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MARAEROA C INCORPORATION “Perfect Companions”

MAORI FORESTRY FORUM, ROTORUA

16 August 2013

• 5,500ha Forestry Block, Pureora
• 70% Pinus Radiata 30% Douglas Fir
• Replanted 800sph from 2003 – 2008
• Thinned to 500 final stocking 350-400 sph
• No pruning – Structural grade
• 99 year Variable Stumpage Lease NZFP
• 500 – 700 metres above sea level
• Volcanic Ash Pumice – Soil ph 5
• Climate – Cold winters and dry summers.

Maraeroa C - Key Stats

Ginseng Discovery

• Introduced by NZ Crop & Food 2005
• Field trials undertaken 2006/2007
• Trials moderately successful – 2009 report
• Established 2ha commercial crop 2009
• Commercialisation research 2010 - MoSI
• Established further 2ha crop in 2011
• 5 Maori Forest ginseng trials 2011 - TPK
• Ginseng Nursery established 2012
• Scoping Review of CNI Potential for

Ginseng completed 2013 – MPI

Sowing Seeds by Hand Sowing Seeds by Direct Seed Drill 2 year old plants 4 year old plants

PERFECT COMPANIONS?

CNI pine forests & ginseng appear ideal as Companion crops.

• Ginseng grows in 75-90% shade (300-400sph
• Natural growing environment is under trees
• Needs free draining soils -Taupo Ash, Pumice
• Needs cold (frosty) winters and dry summers
• Will grow on hilly or flat to rolling country
• Ginseng growing window – 15 years (12-27yr)
• 320,000ha of suitable pine forests in CNI
• And only 50ha of ginseng currently grown

SCION CNI Research

The Potential Risks

5 10 15 20 25 30 10 20 30 40 Light transmittance (%) Age

100 200 300 400 500 600

Stems/ha

Needs 80% to 90% shade Needs free draining soils with pH of 6. Forest risk Cut worms and slugs are pests Fungal disease Rabbits Birds Man

The Potential Returns

for Wild Simulated Ginseng Root

Estimates for 7 year old ginseng 2013 Ave Fresh Root weight (g/plant) 15 Ave Dry Root weight (g/plant) 5 Ave Number of plants per m2 15 Number of m2 planted per ha 3,000 Net weight for 1ha 225kg Root price ($/kg) Average $2k Gross Revenues $450k Less Growing Costs (Years 1-7) $48k Less Harvesting Costs (Year 8) $40k Less Opportunity Cost (5%) $19k Potential Net Return to Grower $343k

Example is for ginseng grown from seed and requiring an 8 year time frame Does not include value added returns

SCION -Profitability Analysis

Forest + Carbon + Ginseng

Harvest Area 2014

Harvestable Products Ginseng Seeds, Ginseng Leaf, Ginseng Roots

Quality Ginseng Product

The objective is to produce high quality ginseng grown in wild simulated conditions:

• Which are high in the ginsenoside active

ingredient

• Without any chemical residues
• Looks, smells and tastes like wild ginseng
• Correctly processed and professionally

packaged

• With Testing Certification to support

Ginseng Examples

5 year NZ Ginseng 15 year Chinese Ginseng 6 year NZ Ginseng Ginseng Forest North China

Efficacy of Ginseng

• Asian - Panax Ginseng (Yang - male)

Heating effect – For older users

• North American – Panax quinqefolius (yin –

female) Cooling effect – For younger users

• Active ingredient – saponins or ginsenoside
• 5,000 year Chinese history of ginseng

herbal medicine use

• Strengthens the immune system
• Promotes energy, strength, stamina and

vigour

American Sliced Ginseng Korean Ginseng Tea NZ Ginseng Manuka Honey Korean Ginseng Liquor Pureora Ginseng Gift Box

Marketing

• The Global Trade in Wild simulated ginseng

is valued at $1b (JCNZ 2013)

• The major demand for Ginseng products is

from China with a growing affluent sector

• Consumers however include Chinese

populations in NZ, Australia, USA, Taiwan. Malaysia etc

• NZ FTA with China – Lower tarrifs means

competitive pricing to USA, Korea, Canada

• NZ can leverage its’ relatively clean

environment

Traditional Medicine Pharmacy Supermarket Shanghai Ginseng Wholesale Market

China Ginseng Outlets

China Herbal Stores

NZ Economic Potential

Nga mihi!

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