Our main focus going forward is to add significant value in this arena. The Nexus between water, energy, and food in the majority of countries is a critical aspect of building sustainable social-ecological systems. Many countries face unique challenges due to climate, limited water resources, and the need to ensure a secure food supply for its population. The interconnections between water, energy, and food systems have far-reaching implications for the environment, economy, and social well-being.
De-globalisation and climate change will have a wide range of impacts on countries. De-globalisation will reduce trade, investment, and labour mobility, leading to slower economic growth, higher unemployment and lower wages. It could also lead to increased regional tensions as countries become increasingly inward-looking and protectionist.
This will add significant strain and cost to maintaining international value chains, especially within Food Security. Over reliance on inputs and outputs have been clearly identified at a Geopolitical level as a strategic threat to any national Food Security policy and management.
Climate change is likely to bring more extreme weather patterns and sea level rise, which will threaten coastal infrastructure, increase food insecurity and water scarcity, and put additional pressure on already strained natural ecosystems.
Our firm conviction is that a thorough comprehension of the Macro Environment, coupled with the identification and acceptance of associated risks, enables us to effectuate meaningful change at the Micro Environmental level through risk mitigation. While our influence on the global environment may be indirect, we are confident that positive interventions at the Micro Environmental level can catalyze broader societal improvements.
The need to change the way we look at the development of both industrialised agricultural and tourism is not only informed by the real threat to rural life and poor ecological management practices and climate change, but the real threat of the El Nino effect, that will result in drought conditions over the next 5 years - this is real and immediate.
We need to build solutions around rural sustainability via changing agricultural practices away from industrial fertilisers and inputs, focus on Rural Development through Eco-tourism or specific country strengths to ensure a future that is greener, food secure and more sustainable economically proven, financially viable projects for its citizens.
We have significant experience in Food Security and Rural Development within Strategy and Policy development, project development and implementation at a National and Regional Government level, NGO and Statutory Agencies such as the EU, DFID and others.
Current Projects
Akamas Ranch: https://www.akamasranch.com/
Project Responsibilities:
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Business Plan Development
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This a personal project we are engaged with
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Website and Multimedia development
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Funding Stack Development
Posidonia Seagrass Organic Seagrass Compost Production and facilities setup
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10% shareholder
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Business Plan Development
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Website and Multimedia development
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Funding Stack Development
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Success negotiation of investor into project
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Negotiation with Governmental and regulatory entities
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Project Implementation Management
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Negotiation of Carbon Credit contracts
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Financial Structuring of on going project
Past Projects
Aqua and Mariculture Projects
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Brightwater Aquaculture
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Onshore Mariculture Production (RAS) of 3000 ton per annum reticulation farm within Southern African Countries of South Africa and Namibia
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Areas of Focus:
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Concept Development
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Funding management
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Identification of partners and negotiation
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Regional Food Security Blueprint - Aquaculture and its role in Food Security in Sub Saharan Africa
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Feasibility Study- suitable finfish identification and development of business plan – Lake Tanganyika
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Feasibility Study – subsistence aquaculture – Tilapia business case and market development - Zambia
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Review of cage farming operations – South America
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Full Greenfield Value Chain Development – Feasibility Study – small to medium fish farmers utilising combination of Aquaponics and ponds – DRC
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Development of Greenfield Abalone and Prawn Farm
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Private Sector Joint Venture
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Concept Design
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Stakeholder management
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Funding Stack
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Food Security Programs
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Design and Implementation of School Food Security Program
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Supply Chain Management of project for inputs, repack into class size packaging
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Delivery of daily meals to 430 000 school children per day
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European Union PPP Farmers World / Farmers Financing Company - Managing Director
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Responsible for the general management of a company with an annual turnover of US $7 000 000-00
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Managing country-wide operations of retail, wholesale and credit organisation.
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Staff complement of 637.
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215 000 smallholder farmer portfolios
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Implementing and developing unique business systems for developing countries
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Negotiating at National Government and Regional Sub-Saharan entities on behalf of the European program level
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Working as a member of the National Redesign team aimed at developing a financially sustainable National Wholesale bank to develop agricultural production of both cash and food crops. Team members include national government, European Commission, national banking sector, private input suppliers and other parastatals.
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Development Business Plans for the development of the wholesale bank and policies governing loans.
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Responsible for the marketing of Farmers Financing Company regionally
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negotiating joint ventures in Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe
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Food Security Blueprint for the Office of the President
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Lead Strategic resource.
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Health Nutrition and Disease
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Poverty Alleviation
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Socio Economic and Rural Economic Development
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Education and Training
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