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Best, John","author_name":"John K Roberts III","votes":1,"created_at":"2023-01-30T03:54:36Z"}]},{"id":232404,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:232404","question":"what is the cost of device to the farmer, how much to make along with software... how are you planning to reach these farmers?","author_name":"Anand Arivukkarasu","votes":1,"created_at":"2023-01-26T20:28:44Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/mariposa.technology.inc#question-232404","answers":[{"id":232409,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:232409","answer":"Hello Anand, we will rent the device to farmers on a weekly basis to start, $150 a week, which will cover the cost of the hardware for us. The data and software will be provided as different SaaS silos. So on farmer may want to subscribe for plant CBD content and another for nitrogen stress and another for everything. We currently have four data sets developed and are working on four more for later this year. In just about every state the cannabis farmer permits are public so we have not had a problem contacting farmers. Over the last 18 months we've visited dozens of farmers and universities across seven states demonstrating our digital farming tool and collecting data. We are becoming pretty well known in the industry to the point some people are contacting us first. Hope this answers your questions. Best, John","author_name":"John K Roberts III","votes":1,"created_at":"2023-01-26T21:15:57Z"}]},{"id":232373,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:232373","question":"Am a gardener and am passionate about natural methods to grow.","author_name":"George Simons","votes":1,"created_at":"2023-01-26T17:28:23Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/mariposa.technology.inc#question-232373","answers":[{"id":232376,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:232376","answer":"Hello George, we share your passion for improving growing methods. We believe our PAMAP tool will help enable a brighter future for gardeners and farmers alike!","author_name":"John K Roberts III","votes":1,"created_at":"2023-01-26T17:41:36Z"}]},{"id":243294,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:243294","question":"Will Mariposa Technologies have another Crowdfunding campaign round again in the future?????","author_name":"George Simons","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-04-17T10:37:48Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/mariposa.technology.inc#question-243294","answers":[{"id":243375,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:243375","answer":"Hello George, the answer is TBD. It depends on a number of factors in the future of which we do not have answers at this point.","author_name":"John K Roberts III","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-04-17T23:23:56Z"},{"id":243376,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:243376","answer":"George, the answer is TBD. It depends on a number of factors for which we do not have the answers.","author_name":"John K Roberts III","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-04-17T23:24:44Z"}]},{"id":243168,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:243168","question":"Kool... Will Mariposa Technology do another Crowdfunding campaign round again in the future???","author_name":"George Simons","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-04-15T20:22:44Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/mariposa.technology.inc#question-243168","answers":[{"id":243177,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:243177","answer":"That is TBD based on a number of factors for which we don't currently know the answers. Thanks for engaging with us!","author_name":"John K Roberts III","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-04-15T22:31:49Z"}]}],"faq":[{"question":"Am a gardener and am passionate about natural methods to grow.","answer":"Hello George, we share your passion for improving growing methods. We believe our PAMAP tool will help enable a brighter future for gardeners and farmers alike!"},{"question":"what is the cost of device to the farmer, how much to make along with software... how are you planning to reach these farmers?","answer":"Hello Anand, we will rent the device to farmers on a weekly basis to start, $150 a week, which will cover the cost of the hardware for us. The data and software will be provided as different SaaS silos. So on farmer may want to subscribe for plant CBD content and another for nitrogen stress and another for everything. We currently have four data sets developed and are working on four more for later this year. In just about every state the cannabis farmer permits are public so we have not had ..."},{"question":"I will invest in this company soon .","answer":"Goerge, we will welcome your investment and confidence in our team. Best, John"},{"question":"Kool... Will Mariposa Technology do another Crowdfunding campaign round again in the future???","answer":"That is TBD based on a number of factors for which we don't currently know the answers. Thanks for engaging with us!"},{"question":"Will Mariposa Technologies have another Crowdfunding campaign round again in the future?????","answer":"Hello George, the answer is TBD. It depends on a number of factors in the future of which we do not have answers at this point."}]}}}