Open Projects
Nature Mushrooms
Share
24.000 €
100% funded by 410 investors
instalment
monthly
term
5 years
yearly interest
6.4%
risk rating
B-
NR Nature was founded in 2011 to focus on the production of shiitake mushrooms on wooden logs.
Its production is located in Mosteiró, Vila do Conde, in 2200m2 of greenhouses. The promoter aims to contribute to a balanced and healthy diet for its consumers, to the sustainability of natural resources, and to boost local economy.
This campaign's goal is to co-finance the purchase of 3 refrigerated containers to increase production capacity, grow the incubation capacity of the mushroom substrate, and improve quality control throughout the process. The refrigerated containers allow for better control of incubation conditions such as temperature and ventilation.
This is the promoter's second campaign after Solar mushrooms, through which the company has reduced energy costs by installing solar panels.
NR Nature predicts that the investment will enable the company to achieve two main objectives:
Direct
Indirect
Goparity investors will finance 24.000 euros, approximately 55% of the overall project cost. This investment will lead to an improvement on the company's production capacity, allowing for better quality control throughout the entire incubation process, and reducing production costs by 17%. The loan will be repaid with income the promoter will generate through its operations.
Download the Financial Statements for the promoter here: Financial Statements - NR Nature.pdf
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Loans granted to the promoter NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, LDA by investors will have the following guarantees, provided for in the loan agreements associated with the campaign:
NR NATURE (NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, LDA) is a Portuguese company, located in Vila do Conde, specializing in the production of Shiitake mushrooms on wooden logs, active since 2011.
The promoter decided to dedicate itself to mushroom production for the following reasons:
After several tests, at the end of 2021, the promoter innovated his production method by switching to wood substrate, which proved to have several advantages over traditional production on wooden logs, without compromising the quality of the end product: reduced waiting time from purchase to production; less labor required; increased production capacity of the facilities (ten times higher).
The consumption of shiitake has been growing in Europe and Portugal, due to its properties and in line with a general increase in mushroom consumption.
Over the last few years, the developer has been adapting to market demand. At the moment, NR Nature is working with producing partners to whom they offer training, technical support, and access to their substrate, in order to increase production while maintaining centralized marketing. NR NATURE's aim is, on the one hand, to support producing partners to guarantee high-quality mushrooms in competitive quantity and conditions and, on the other, to enable growers to achieve a stable business in the medium term.
With this model, NR NATURE has increased its capacity to compete in larger markets, and the company is now exporting to several European countries.
The mushrooms produced by NR NATURE and its producer partners are sold mainly to national (60%) and European (40%) distributors. With the expected increase in production, exports could reach around 70% of the total sales. The promoter's main markets are Spain, Holland, France, Italy and Germany.
The company's goal is to reach an average annual production of 200 tons/year of shiitake mushrooms within 3 years, which corresponds to an annual turnover of €1 million.
The company is testing the production of other mushroom species in order to diversify and increase the range of products.
Active since
2011
Fiscal country
PT
Operating In
Industry
Agriculture
Number of Goparity Loans
2
Women Shareholders
No
Website
https://www.wix/nr-nature.com2024-10-30
410 investors successfully raised 24.000€
2024-10-25
This campaign is open for investment