Plantation Management & Contract Farming

1. Strategic Purpose

Plantation Management & Contract Farming model allows the company to scale plantation footprint without owning all the land, while generating early, recurring cash flows and securing long-term supply of high-value crops.

This focus area:

  • Reduces capital intensity
  • Accelerates geographic expansion
  • Strengthens farmer and landowner partnerships

2. Plantation Management Services (End-to-End)

  • Core Services Offered
    • Site assessment & agroforestry design
    • Land preparation and planting supervision
    • Seedling supply and species matching
    • Fertilization, pruning, and pest management
    • Agarwood inoculation scheduling & execution
    • Growth monitoring and harvest planning
  • Delivery Model
    • Per-hectare or per-tree management contracts
    • Multi-year agreements (3–10 years typical)
    • Performance-based management benchmarks

3. Contract Farming Framework

  • Partnership Structures
  • Management + Profit Share
    • Landowner provides land
    • CAPI provides technology, planting material, and management
    • Harvest profits shared by agreed ratio
  • Buy-Back / Offtake Model
    • Guaranteed purchase of agarwood or perfumery outputs
    • Quality and grading standards defined upfront
  • Joint Plantation Ventures
    • Special purpose plantation blocks with co-investment
    • Structured exit options at harvest stage

4. Revenue Streams Generated

  • Annual management fees (stable, recurring)
  • Technical service fees (planting, inoculation, training)
  • Share of harvest revenues
  • Supply margin from secured raw material inflow
  • Optional premium from certified or traceable outputs

5. ROI Logic (Investor Perspective)

  • Asset-light revenue improves cash flow in early years
  • High ROIC: expertise monetized repeatedly across hectares
  • Profit share delivers biological upside without land CAPEX
  • Early revenues de-risk long biological crop cycles
  • Contracts create predictable income profiles attractive to investors

6. Risk Management & Quality Control

  • Standardized SOPs and plantation protocols
  • Centralized monitoring and reporting
  • Controlled inoculation timing to optimize resin formation
  • Harvest-grade quality assurance to protect pricing
  • Legal contracts with clear tenure and harvest rights

7. ESG & Social Impact

  • Inclusive growth through farmer participation
  • Skills transfer and technical training
  • Stable rural employment
  • Encourages sustainable land stewardship practices
  • Enhances social license to operate

8. Strategic Advantage

  • Rapid footprint expansion without heavy balance sheet strain
  • Secured future supply for downstream Crown companies
  • Builds farmer loyalty and ecosystem lock-in
  • Enhances scalability and valuation multiples

Investor Soundbite

CAPI’s Plantation Management & Contract Farming model converts expertise into recurring income while securing long-term biological upside—without the capital burden of land ownership.