Stevia First CEO to Present at 25th Annual Roth Conference

SACRAMENTO, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 20, 2013) - Stevia First Corp. (OTCQB: STVF) ("Stevia First" or the "Company"), an early-stage agribusiness based in California's Central Valley growing region and focused on the industrial scale production of stevia, the all-natural zero-calorie sweetener that is rapidly transforming the food and beverage industry, advised today that Mr. Robert Brooke the Company's president and CEO, will present at the 2013 Roth Growth Stock Conference in Dana Point, Calif. on March 20th at 12:30 Pacific time (Promenade - white track). The company has been advised that a webcast link will be provided and subsequently available for viewing on the www.steviafirst.com website.

ROTH Capital Partners (ROTH), www.roth.com, a relationship-driven investment bank focused on serving emerging growth companies and their investors, will host its 25th Annual Growth Stock Conference March 17-20, 2013, at The Ritz Carlton, located at 1 Ritz Carlton Drive, Dana Point, California. 

One of the largest of its kind, ROTH's flagship three-day investment conference brings together executives from more than 380 growth companies and 1,000 institutional investors. The event provides attendees with investment ideas across a variety of sectors, including Business Services, Consumer, Cleantech, Industrials & Resources, Healthcare, Metals & Mining, and Technology & Media. Company presentations, Q&A sessions, panels and management one-on-one meetings offer institutional clients opportunities for extensive interaction with executive management to gain in-depth insights into each business and sector.

About Stevia First Corp. (OTCQB: STVF)
Stevia First Corp. is seeking to establish a vertically-integrated enterprise in the U.S. that uses technological expertise in fermentation-based stevia production and improves upon traditional stevia farming and processing methods. Stevia First's U.S. operations are located in the heart of California's Central Valley, one of the world's most productive agricultural regions. For more information visit: www.steviafirst.com. 

About the Stevia Industry
The market for all-natural, zero-calorie stevia sweeteners is expanding rapidly. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates stevia intake could eventually replace 20-30% of all dietary sweeteners. The total global sweetener market was estimated at $58.3 billion in 2010. For more information visit: www.steviafirst.com. 

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