QuintaQuanta Silver Coast
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QuintaQuanta Silver Coast

Transmutation of algae and native halophytes from the silver coast (Portugal).
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Economia azul
Tipo de investimento
Empréstimo
Juro anual
4.7
%
Prazo
60
meses
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Promotor

QuintaQuanta is an innovative concept, aligned with the Blue Growth concept defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: a strategic, innovative approach to improving the use of aquatic resources while simultaneously increasing social, economic and environmental benefits for communities dependent on fisheries and aquaculture. The promoter company is Mermaid Fragrance, Lda.

QuintaQuanta is dedicated to the identification, enhancement, and promotion of the natural heritage of native algae and halophyte plants, from the Portuguese Silver Coast (West), as well as the production of aromatic plants, in a biodynamic way.

Photographer: Pedro Cabral.

Bold algae are harvested by hand and halophytes and aromatic plants are produced in a dynamic farming mode on their own land with biological certification or harvested in places where they grow spontaneously and in the wild. The transformation processes consist of drying, steam dragging to produce dehydrated extracts and essential oils, and Hydrosols/Hydrolates. All processes, from harvesting to transformation, follow the guidelines of biodynamics, which ensures their sustainability.

On top of this, QuintaQuanta promotes knowledge sharing about native algae and halophyte plants from the Portuguese Silver Coast in partnership with universities and competent entities. This contributes to the regulation of the macroalgae sector in Portugal and Europe, which is essential for the sustainable management of marine biological resources. The project also includes studies at a global scale using algae to reduce emissions of methane, a major greenhouse gas.

To respond to the new socio-ecological challenges that lie ahead, as well as the needs of emerging markets, QuintaQuanta intends to expand its range of products and is therefore starting to develop extracts of various types, such as resinoids and absolutes through innovative and environmentally sound production methods. The funds raised through this campaign will be invested in the improvement of infrastructures, the reinforcement of equipment, the creation and maintenance of jobs, and the work of prospecting markets, with a view to the growth of the operation.

Qual é o impacto?

Direct:

  • Sustainable use of land, biological production, and biodynamics: halophyte and aromatic plants are produced on their own land with biological certification or harvested in places where they occur spontaneously. All processes follow the guidelines of biodynamics (Demeter certification), which ensures their sustainability. Now, there are already 6 hectares being converted to agriculture and soon more land will be used to produce aromatic plants. Additionally, the promoter demonstrates the viability of biodynamic practices to farmers in the region, who use conventional farming practices and who are faced with the devaluation of their products.
  • Job creation: in this first phase, it is planned to maintain 4 full-time jobs, 3 part-time jobs, and seasonal work teams.

Indirect:

  • Promotion of scientific knowledge: promoter's partnerships with universities, technological centers, and customers increase knowledge sharing about the characteristics of macro-algae and native halophyte plants in Portugal and their uses, increasing the availability of products of natural origin. QuintaQuanta is also investigating the feasibility of applying clean methods in the production of extracts, which are alternatives to the use of hydrocarbon-based solvents, often used in the perfumery and cosmetics sector. In addition, it is involved in an international research project that seeks to include algae in animal feed to reduce methane emissions, contributing to the mitigation of climate change.
  • Valorization of the natural heritage: the harvesting of seaweed for fertilizing the land, feed, and the pharmaceutical industry was once an important economic and social activity in several locations in Portugal. QuintaQuanta counteracts the decline of these activities by promoting their appreciation.
  • Promotion of the local economy: maintaining jobs generates income in an area with limited job offers. In addition, a sea science and technology park, the Smart Ocean, will be born in Peniche, with which QuintaQuanta intends to establish synergies, with a positive impact on the local economy, joining 10 other companies in the areas of food security, digitalization, restoration of ecosystems and decarbonization of the oceans.

Indicadores de impacto

7
jobs
created by our projects
6
hectars
of sustainable water and land management

Contribuição para os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável

Sobre o promotor

About
Mermaid Frangrance, Lda

Fundada em 2020 por Mário Pedro, a empresa conta atualmente com três sócios e tem presença nos mercados do retalho e da perfumaria e cosmética. Em breve, irá entrar no mercado alimentar.

A Mermaid Fragrance dispõe ainda de um armazém em Peniche, meios de produção (unidade de destilação composta por alambique de coluna dupla em inox com capacidade para 1200L) e viatura própria. O armazém e laboratório encontram-se em processo de certificação biológica.

Além da comercialização de produtos já conhecidos, irá também dedicar-se a projetos de investigação para caracterização de algas autóctones e descoberta/comprovação dos seus benefícios, bem como à sua aplicação na mitigação de alterações climáticas.

Paralelamente, conseguiu suscitar interesse de entidades como Astier Demarest, ODYCEA e outras que pretendem estabelecer parcerias de longa duração para a implementação de projetos piloto com potencial de dar origem a áreas de negócio, como por exemplo a produção biodinâmica de plantas aromáticas.

O empresário conseguiu obter um financiamento do Mar2020 que lhe permitiu adquirir equipamento de maior capacidade, como os alambiques e colunas, e passar a produzir maior quantidade, rentabilizando a produção. Com este passo Mário Pedro, em 2020, fundou a empresa Mermaid Frangrance Lda e motivou um conjunto de especialistas em áreas que vão da química, à logística, marketing e gestão de projetos para criar o conceito QuintaQuanta.

Todos os processos seguem as diretrizes da biodinâmica, estando o empresário em processo de obtenção da certificação Demeter. A QuintaQuanta surge assim como pioneira na produção em modo biodinâmico de plantas halófitas e aromáticas. Com a investigação que desenvolve será em breve também pioneira nas vertentes da transformação.

Website do promotor

https://quintaquanta.com/

Equipa

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Progresso da campanha

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do objetivo

4000000

Mínimo

4000000

Objetivo

4000000

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