Microbe bioscience
for a better world
CSE:VBN
Pedro Resources Ltd. is presently finalizing a private placement for 5 cents per common share in order to raise CAD 600,000 to advance its business purposes. Click here to read more.
Pedro Resources Ltd. is in the process of a Change of Business application presently under way with the Canadian Securities Exchange. The company is transitioning to a bioscience field to positively impact production in the agricultural, forestry, and associated plant growing industries and businesses.
The primary business activity of the Company will involve the use of microbes for the benefit of several worldwide environmental challenges. Our focus is on agriculture and food production; reforestation; land reclamation, remediation of properties contaminated by hydrocarbons; clean-up and restoration of sites contaminated by PERC chemicals (formerly solvents that were almost impossible to break-down such as dry-cleaning chemicals, etc.) and PFAS chemicals known as "forever chemicals" (impossible to breakdown such as fire-fighting foams) as well as products, applications and solutions for a variety of consumer environmental issues.
In conjunction with the Change of Business, management intends to change Pedro's name and brand to MiGlobe Biosciences.
Please note that there is no assurance that our final approvals will be granted by the CSE. In addition, we will require approval of Pedro’s shareholders.
To know more, click here. To see our updates on Change of Business, click here.
Overview
Pedro Resources Ltd. is a public company listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE: VBN).
As we move into the biosciences field, we don’t want to just provide microbe-based products and services for cleaner future. Our mission is to also educate and inform our audience about the potential of using microbes and related products to solve a myriad of soil and water contamination and agricultural challenges.
Our primary focus will be on 2 key elements: reclamation and remediation.
Reclamation lies in addressing the elimination of harmful conventional fertilizers while significantly increasing food production. It is all about building back the soil plant web for healthy and nutritious crops. The best part is that local microbes do not intervene with soil’s chemistry or leave a carbon footprint while assisting with longer-lasting and top-quality plant life.
But, to feed the world, we need soils that are both clean and productive. Cue remediation. Our collaboration partners produce biological amendments to clean and rebuild polluted soils, getting them ready for a fresh start with healthy, low-carbon plants. There is absolutely no need to dig up the site—it’ll look good as new and won’t require as much time and costs as traditional alternatives. That’s how along with our collaboration partners we intend to enhance reforestation with the use of our proprietary natural, non-toxic microbial blends.
Let’s look at some facts:
In Canada there are 189,874 farms on 62.2 million hectares/ 153.7 million acres of land, according to Statistics Canada (1).
In the United States there are 1,890,000 farms on approx. 355.7 million hectares/ 879 million acres of land according to the US Department of Agriculture (2).According to Maria-Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, the world's topsoil could be gone within 60 years if current rates of degradation continue. We intend to augment present fertilizer use with proprietary microbes, which assist in plant growth, productivity, and vitality, and improve disease and climate change resilience. The use of the microbes would not change soil’s natural chemistry (3).
Chemical-heavy farming techniques currently used in the agriculture industry can lead to soil contamination, erosion, fewer and poorer crops, flooding, and increased carbon emissions in the atmosphere.
Microbes can reduce the use of fertilizers, in turn reducing production costs and the negative effects that they have on earth and climate, while increasing crop production.
Protecting and building forests is a worldwide concern. Microbes can assist seedlings in the efficient use of water and in delivering critical nutrients to boost their survival rate. Applying microbes to damaged forest environments can reduce the time and cost involved in reforestation and ecosystem restoration initiatives. Pedro Resources Ltd. along with its Collaboration partners, intends to target reforestation in areas impacted by wildfires and industrial degradation.
We have some results to show! In collaboration with our Fixed Earth, we intend to publish a tree planting study based on 30,000 seedlings that were microbe treated and planted in a remote area in British Columbia, Canada in 2022. The document is coming soon. See Fixed Earth page to learn more about their technology and achievements.
1. Statistics Canada “Overview Of Canada's Agriculture And Agri-Food Sector”. Published July 6, 2023. Available at: https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/sector/overview
2. USDA Economic Research Service: “Farming and Farm Income”. Published on February 29, 2024. Available at: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the-essentials/farming-and-farm-income/
3. Scientific American “Only 60 Years of Farming Left If Soil Degradation Continues”. Published on December 5, 2014. Available at: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/only-60-years-of-farming-left-if-soil-degradation-continues/
Oil-Out
A specially formulated microbial cleaner that is used for removing oil and grease stains on most hard surfaces including concrete and asphalt.
Collaborations
Dirty Dirt Services
A service provider for the use of Oil-Out and Fixed Earth products, creating custom batches of microbes for specific projects with heavier hydrocarbons contamination. Years of experience working with the petroleum industry in Northern BC.
Fixed Earth
Enhancing food production systems through the deployment of plant-growth-promoting microbes and using biological means to destroy PFAS and other chemicals.
Ure-Out
A highly efficient microbe-based odour and black mold remover that permanently eradicates these problems.
Team
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Brian Stecyk
Director
• An extensive background in both communications, corporate and political networking and public relations
• Operated a successful advertising and public relations firm for over 36 years and served as a CEO, President and director of several public companies
• Previously a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers
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Albina Minaj, CPA
CFO
• A Chartered Professional Accountant with over 18 years of experience in accounting
• Previously a Senior Accountant of Shoppers Drug Mart and Loblaw group of companies
• Extensive experience with corporate audits, prospectus filings, private placements, financings, and corporate acquisitions
• Holds a Bachelor’s degree in finance
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Ron Mercier
Interim CEO, Director
• A leader in the real estate industry since 1973, while recruiting and managing over 300 realtors
• Experienced in commercial and industrial land development, particularly in investment in Western Canada
• Focuses on particular developments for Northern Alberta and BC resource-based communities
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Will McInnes
Director
• A founding member of Oil-Out Ltd. & Dirty Dirt Services
• Collaborated with others to combine multiple technologies for dramatic results in remediation of various types
• Joined with the team forming Fixed Earth Innovations to create an adaptable biotech company for the ever-changing impacts humans have on the planet
Technical Advisors
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Timothy Repas
President & Director of Fixed Earth
• BSc Biochemistry, Elmira College (USA)• MSc Biology, University of Saskatchewan
• BCIA, Professional Agrologist
• Over 8 Years of Experience Environmental Consulting
• Multiple Published Papers and Presentations at Conferences
• Involved with Biotechnology Since 2010
• Wide Range of Experience in the Environmental Field
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Daniel Lanman
Executive Vice President & Director of Fixed Earth
• Oversees Contracts and Administrative Aspects of Company
• Years of Experience in Business Operations and Control
• Involved with Biotechnology Since 2018
• Passionate About Technical Writing and Business Operations
• Wide Range of Experience Brings Diversity of Knowledge
Disclaimer
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Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are included or incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
