Valcent Products Inc. (VCTZF)

VALCENT PRODUCTS INC. (VERTICROPTM) is a leader in the development and manufacturing of commercial vertical crop technology for global markets. Valcent is a pioneer and leader in eco-technology with its core research and development in sustainable, renewable, and intensive agricultural products.

Valcent's VertiCrop™ offers a cost effective solution for crop production with significant operating and capital cost savings over field agriculture. It also increases returns by using only a fraction of the resources required for traditional agriculture. In trials the unit increased some crop yields by up to 20 times the normal production volume and only required 5% of the average water used in conventional growing conditions.

There are also geographical benefits as VertiCrop can be installed in virtually any location and therefore adjacent to local communities and markets. Tailor made to growers' specific requirements it enables producers to grow a variety of salad crops, vegetables or flowers in a controlled eco-friendly environment, eliminating the need for herbicides and with efficient management can all but reduce the need for pesticides. VerticCrop can provide a secure and profitable growing solution to cultivating high quality, nutritious produce by reducing both food miles and distribution costs and ensuring a fresh food supply that is close to consumer markets. Marketing of the fully commercialized VertiCrop is project managed by Valcent EU Limited.

Valcent EU Limited also announces increasing sales of their Tomorrow Garden plant growing kits in UK markets. Recent developments include an approach from the world renowned Eden Project to develop a range of kits under the Eden brand name for distribution through multi-national outlets in the UK and Europe. The Eden brand is recognized as being among the top one hundred brands worldwide, and this project will have a significant impact on Valcent EU's development in the retail plant sector. The potential joint marketing venture with Eden comes in less than a year from the launch of the Tomorrow Garden range, which has now been extended to include a wide variety of plant species from Chinese flowering herbs to carnivorous types such as the Venus Fly Trap, particularly popular with younger plant enthusiasts.