Agricultural and Operational Framework
The European plantation is structured as a permanent agro-industrial installation.
Location Strategy
Planned Region: Northern Italy (Piemonte)
Selection criteria:
- continental-alpine climate compatibility
- frost tolerance suitability
- bio-compliant zones
- soil drainage stability
- long-term land security
The cultivation model does not rely on irrigation.
Mechanical Harvest System
Designed for mechanized leaf collection.
Operational flow:
- Structural pruning
- Mechanical harvest
- Transport to drying unit
- Controlled drying
- Bulk packaging
Manual harvesting is not the long-term model.
Post-Harvest Handling
- airflow-controlled drying
- humidity stabilization
- batch traceability
- bulk industrial packaging
Primary output: dried leaf raw material.
Timeline
2026 – laboratory screening
2027 – in vitro clonal propagation
2029 – plantation establishment
2033 – first structured harvest
The infrastructure model ensures predictability and uniformity before EU deployment.