Experience

South African Sugarcane Research Institute (SASRI)

• South Africa
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Extension Specialist

  • Jul 2019 - Present



Mtibwa Sugar Estates Limited

• Tanzania
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Agricultural Manager

  • Feb 2017 - Mar 2019

  • Manage Estate Farm Operations with a total of 5000 ha’s under sugarcane.• Manage the Cane Supply, harvesting and transporting operations.• Manage Out-Growers department.• Leading a team of Managers.• Planning, organising and controlling cane production activities in collaboration with Managers by managing resources to achieve agreed targets.• Deliver agreed crop estimates.• Ensure that all farming operations are conducted according to agricultural best practices and operational resource plans.• Achieve overall irrigation efficiencies.• Achieve overall manpower efficiencies.• Compile and control agricultural budgets.• Control agricultural operational expenditures.• Delivery of 5 year strategic plan.



Illovo Sugar Africa

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cane Development Manager

  • Oct 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Manage all cane development work programs in collaboration with growers to deliver the growers cane development plan objectives. • Develop and maintain an accurate crop disposition database. • Promote best farm management practices to sustainably reduce production costs. • Persuade growers to develop new areas to cane and to expand their current cane enterprises. • Drive the area under cane expansion and yield improvement programmes. • Manage and govern cane farming incentive schemes to grow cane supply in an economic manner. • Maintain open communication with growers, milling team and other stakeholders.



Nordzucker AG

• Germany
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Agricultural Consultant (Sugar)

  • Oct 2014 - Mar 2015