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AgraFlora’s Updates on Cultivation at Delta Greenhouse

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AgraFlora Organics International Inc.  (“AgraFlora” or the “Company”) (CSE: AGRA) (Frankfurt: PU31) (OTCPK: AGFAF) is pleased to provide an update on the progress of cultivation at Propagation Services Canada Inc., the Company’s flagship cultivation asset located in Delta, British Columbia (the “Delta Facility” or “PSC”) which commenced cultivation using a curated portfolio of live-plant genetics (the “Elite Genetics”) in June 2020 (See Press release dated June 15, 2020).

The Delta Facility expects to move to first harvest by early Q4 with first product available for sale of low-cost high potency cannabis strains expected in Q1 2021 on a wholesale basis.

The Elite Genetics at the Delta Facility have been tailored to go to work with PSC’s infrastructure and cultivation program and are expected to yield up to 44 varieties of strains to offer the Company’s wholesale clients a robust product offering while maintaining strong cannabinoid and terpene content plant yield and crops per year.

“The team has been doing a great transition from Tomato cultivation to Cannabis,” stated Ruben Houweling, General Manager of Houweling Nurseries. “Our preparation has paid off and we have had great results this summer in plant health and scale up. We are getting ready to start our first flowering cycles this fall.” 

About the Delta Facility

The Delta Greenhouse is scalable, providing up to 2,200,000 sq. ft. of cannabis cultivation. Phase 1 of the cultivation strategy includes 422,828 sq. ft. of growing space utilizing a state-of-the-art pressurized, semi-open Venlo greenhouse design considered to be one of the most technically advanced and environmentally friendly greenhouse platforms in North America and is located in a unique agricultural micro-climate on the shores of the Pacific.  Key features of the Delta Greenhouse include:

• Fully integrated on-site natural-gas-powered power plant;
• Advanced climate and humidity control management infrastructure;
• Proprietary energy-efficient air exchange to maintain stable climate conditions at a fraction of the cost of traditional HVAC systems;
• Ebb-and-flow watering systems to enhance complete irrigation recapture and water treatment;
• Multistage supplemental lighting augmented by natural sunlight to foster optimized illumination equilibrium; and
• A proprietary ERP system to allow for efficient resource management and cost tracking.

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