CO2 GRO Inc. Continues to expand its International Marketing Partners engaging South Africa’s Pharmacrop Pty Ltd. In an Exclusive Marketing Agreement

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / December 8, 2020 / Toronto based CO2 GRO Inc. (“GROW“) (TSXV:GROW)(OTCQB:BLONF)(Frankfurt:4021) is pleased to announce that it has signed an Exclusive Marketing Agreement with South Africa’s Pharmacrop (Pty) Ltd. (“Pharm“) to introduce and install CO2 Delivery Solutions™ systems into covered horticulture markets in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region.

The South African (“RSA”) Covered Grow Market

A 2020 GreenCape Sustainable Agriculture study for the South Africa (“RSA“) Department of Agriculture stated there was a 171% and 55% growth during 2013-2018 in covered shade netting and tunnel grow facility hectares. Since that 2017-2018 census, an additional 2,822 hectares of shade netting grow structures have been added in RSA.

RSA’s covered grow market size is accelerating due to food security issues and high value fruit and nut export opportunities. Shade netting and tunnel grow facilities cannot supplement with CO2 gassing but can apply aqueous CO2 mist using GROW’s CO2 Delivery Solutions™.

According to Jason Field, principal of Pharmacrop “I was really excited to discover the benefits which GROW is able to offer Southern Africa’s covered facility farmers. CO2 enrichment offers a unique opportunity for them to enhance their plant yields and increase profitability. We have the perfect blend of technical knowledge and practical experience to be able to successfully offer GROW’s innovative CO2 Delivery Solutions™ to covered facility farmers that face unique agricultural challenges. Our team of professionals have an integrated plan to roll out CO2 Delivery Solutions™ in the SADC region to showcase the region’s true agricultural potential.”

According to Aaron Archibald, “Pharmacrop has the necessary engineering and regional agricultural background to secure and support covered grow facility customers and install our CO2 Delivery Solutions™ technology in the Southern Africa region. We are delighted to work with Pharm marketing CO2 Delivery Solutions™ in the SADC, a significant covered grow facility market. We look forward to significant business development opportunities working with Pharm. The marketing agreement with Pharm is another milestone as we work to engage marketing partners to penetrate international markets.”

To contact Jason Field, please call +27 82 560 3618 or e-mail at jason@pharmacrop.co.za

Visit www.co2delivery.ca for more information on CO2 Delivery Solutions™ or watch this video. To see a CO2 Delivery Solutions™ VCO2 system installation,  watch this video.

About CO2 GRO Inc.

GROW’s target markets are focused on the 50 billion square feet of global greenhouse and covered cultivation space (USDA). Atmospheric enrichment of CO2 by gassing has been practiced in indoor and expensive sealed greenhouses for decades resulting in enhance crop yields of up to 30%. However, 85% of the world’s greenhouses are unsealed and have open-venting designs for heat ventilation which makes CO2 gassing uneconomical and impractical since the CO2 gas easily escapes. GROW’s CO2 Delivery Solutions™ naturally and safely dissolves CO2 gas into water creating an aqueous CO2 solution which is then misted directly on plant leaves. GROW has demonstrated its technology to be as effective as CO2 gassing by improving crop yields up to 30%, while using a fraction of the CO2 gas. The CO2 solution’s micro droplets create an aqueous film around the entire leaf surface, isolating the leaf from the atmosphere. This creates a diffusion gradient favoring CO2 transport into the leaf and other gases out of the leaf. Increased carbon availability enhances photosynthesis resulting in faster and larger plant growth. CO2 Delivery Solutions™ has been demonstrated on crops including Cannabis, hemp, lettuce, kale, microgreens, peppers and flowers. In addition, aqueous CO2 misting offers pathogen Perimeter Protection™ for plants by slowing the spread of micro pathogens such as E. coli and powdery mildew. Greenhouse growers everywhere can now supplement CO2 to their crops using CO2 Delivery Solutions™, increasing plant yields and profits.

Forward-Looking Statements  

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For more information, please visit www.co2gro.ca or contact Michael O’Connor, Investor Relations Manager at 604-317-6197 or michael.oconnor@co2gro.ca

SOURCE: CO2 Gro Inc.

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