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View Our Services Below: Bio-Fuels Goat Meat Organic Farming Aqua Farming		What's so great about goats? Organic Farming Aqua Farming Blue Diamond Ventures, Inc. (OTC: BLDV) is an agriculture, bio fuels (ethanol and bio diesel) and commercial development company with operations in Belize and the US. The company recently announced plans to break ground this year on a million dollar goat processing facility in Belize and aggressively market the world's most eaten meat throughout the U.S., Central America and the Caribbean. The goat market has been growing at an annual rate of 30 percent since 1990. Blue Diamond will utilize 3,000 acres for a goat ranch, research center and processing facility in Belize. The company will utilize 1,200 acres in Oklahoma. However, local farmers in Belize and Oklahoma, under a cooperative agreement with Blue Diamond Ventures, will raise the goats and process them at the company's facilities. Blue Diamond's overall business plan includes ethanol production, tilapia and shrimp aqua farming and raising thousands of acres of soybeans. The company is presently in discussion with various large refining and supply companies that have offered to purchase the company's energy futures. The second phase of Blue Diamond's goat initiative in Belize will be goat-fiber production of mohair and cashmere. Blue Diamond Ventures has established a partnership with Langston University, home of the renowned E. (Kika) de la Garza Institute founded in 1984 to generate and disseminate technical information on goats, advance the knowledge of goat production and enhance the utilization of goat products. What's so great about goats? The most consumed meat in the world isn’t beef, chicken or pork – it’s goat. Goat meat hasn’t yet caught on in the United States like other parts of the globe, but that’s why experts believe the domestic market has tremendous potential for growth. That could mean profits for producers and greater access to this desirable meat option for consumers. The USDA reports the saturated fat in cooked goat meat (chevon) is 40% less than that of chicken - even with the skin removed. Out of 4 favorite exotic meats (venison, rabbit, buffalo, and chevon), chevon is the lowest in cholesterol. Chevon (aka cabrito) is 50-65% lower in fat than similarly prepared beef, but has similar protein content. Goat meat is most popular in the United States with certain ethnic minorities, including Chinese, Middle Eastern, Latino, African and Caribbean. In California, Latinos represent nearly half of the state’s population, a huge built-in market for goat meat. Current goat meat import figures demonstrate an established market for the product in the U.S. The United States was a net exporter of goat meat until 1991. There were no exports at all after 1993. In 2003, the U.S. imported more than 18 million tons of goat meat. With an average carcass weight of 35 to 40 pounds, an estimated 500,000 goat carcasses were imported. Top of Page Organic Farming In the United States, retail sales of organic foods have been growing rapidly. Since 1990, organic food sales have grown at 20% per year. The projections for the future show continued growth, with the industry publication, Nutrition Business Journal, estimating organic food sales to reach $24 billion by the year 2010. Organic refers to agricultural production systems used to produce food and fiber. Organic farming management relies on developing biological diversity in the field to disrupt habitat from pest organisms and the purposeful maintenance and replenishment of soil fertility. Organic farmers are not allowed to use synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. The cost of organic food is higher than conventional food because the organic price tag reflects the true cost of growing the food: substituting labor and intensive management for chemicals, the health and environmental cost of which are borne by society. Blue Diamond Ventures has formed partnerships with three universities and selected world renowned researchers to assist with the project. Blue Diamond Ventures will also build laboratories, greenhouses and other facilities necessary to operate a model soybean operation. Recent developments in Belize's economy have brought a high demand for soybean meal as a component for production of shrimp, chicken, pork and other animals. The rapid growth of the shrimp farming industry in Belize coupled with the growing demand for chicken, pork and beef has spawned a need for greater production of soybean products as a means of substituting importation. Belize imports thousands of tons of soybeans every year, so there is a huge market for soy grown in Belize. Local farmers raise livestock and have to spend hard cash to purchase feed made from imported soy. Soy has an unlimited market in that it can be used for livestock feed, milk and protein based table fare. Soy is easily grown in the Belize climate with multiple crops per year from the same land. The land can be planted easily by tilling the soil with plows and discs and seeded by automated seeding machine or simply planted by hand using a stick to punch a hole in the soil and dropping 3-4 seeds into each hole as done by some local Mayan Indians. Top of Page Aqua Farming Agro-Tourism is fast becoming an important sector within the tourism industry. In recent years, Agro-Tourism in the Caribbean region has also prompted the hotel sector to make serious investments in eco-tourism projects based on organic agriculture, enabling them to provide naturally grown organic food on their menus. While the number of health conscious tourists and travelers multiply, demand for organic food around the world continues to increase, however production and supply remain lagging. Tourist and travelers to nations like Belize have expressed serious interest in visiting organic farms to view the natural process of growing food. The organic and integrated fresh water fish farming project that Blue Diamond is implementing is a "one of a kind" and will be a highly sought after tourist destination. Belize has a large population of domestic fresh water fish. It is important to protect the domestic species and raise them in a natural environment. Over the last twenty-five years, several species of Tilapia have escaped into the wild from various farm ponds, while some have also entered Belize from neighboring countries. Having adapted to the environment, various species of Tilapia can now be found in streams, rivers, lagoons and brackish coastal waters. Tilapia research specialists from Langston University will help Blue Diamond Ventures to identify and develop "brood stock" from the wild Belizean Tilapia at the company's project hatchery-nursery. The company hopes to develop a strain free from pollutants to meet the requirements for Organic Tilapia Fingerlings. Top of Page

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