AREA ONE FARMS USA LTD.

Area One Farms is a Canadian agricultural investment group specializing in equity partnerships with farmers. The company's model enables farm operators to expand by partnering with investors. Area One Farms focuses on investing in undervalued land and growing farms in a way that allows farmers to maintain ownership. They aim to provide an alternative to traditional financing methods, such as bank loans, by offering equity partnerships, which share profitability and capital appreciation between farmers and investors. Area One Farms has raised $450 million in committed and invested capital, and manages over C$700 million in assets under management across more than 180,000 acres through over four-dozen farm partnerships. They have also restored over 40,000 acres of retired farmland.