FEASIBILITY STUDIES

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

SMALL SCALE GROWER DEVELOPMENTS

OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

TRAINING & TECHNICAL SUPPORT CONTRACTS

GENERAL CONSULTING WORKS

African Projects

Angola

Talisima Estate 2014
Feasibility study to rehabilitate this 5 000ha estate for mixed row cropping and irrigation development.

Botswana

Project Citrus 2020 - 2021

Technical and Commercial due diligence for a new greenfield 1 200ha citrus orchard including the establishment of a packhouse in Selebi Phikwe, Botswana. The project was to be developed in two phases – Phase 1 is 800ha and Phase 2 400ha. All commercial and marketing aspects of this project were reviewed.

Côte d'Ivoire

Borotou & Zuenoula Sugar Estates 2009

Contracted to carry out due-diligence investigation and report for Olam International as to the viability, sustainability and expansion potential for these 2 estates.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

CSKN Estate 2017
Irrigation Conversion Project. A feasibility study to understand the viability of developing 4 000ha of existing cane to irrigation under Centre pivot.

Sukari 2014 - 2015
Review of sugar cane expansion strategy for Groupe Forrest and re-design of a 3 300ha farm with off-river storage.

Ghana

Babator Project, AgDevco 2014 - 2015
Feasibility to develop a green fields agricultural project of 6 000ha of irrigated area for the purposes of producing food crops to include commercial, outgrower and small-grower components. Model farm currently under construction.

SK Basin Development, IWAD 2012 - 2013
Feasibility study of a 10,000ha potential irrigation scheme in Northern Ghana to develop food security for the country.

Babator Farm Development, AgDevco 2016 - 2017
Designed and developed a 350ha multi-crop pilot scheme with a combination of overhead irrigation systems. This is to prove the best way forward for irrigation expansion for commercial and small-holder farming.

Skip Pilot Farm Development 2014 - 2015
Designed and developed a 400ha multi-crop pilot scheme with a combination of surface and overhead irrigation systems. This is to prove the best way forward for irrigation expansion for small-holder commercial farming.

Skip Pilot Farm Development 2016 - 2020
Management contract of 400ha multi-crop pilot scheme with a combination of surface and overhead irrigation systems. This is to prove the best way forward for irrigation expansion for small -holder commercial farming.

Kenya

Mumias Sugar Company 2008 – 2011
Agricane was contracted by the largest sugar producing company in East Africa to provide Management Staff to assist with a strategy to improve sugarcane yields for both the Nuclear Estate and the Out Growers. This also includes the supply of professional services of Engineering, GIS, Agronomy and Training to back up the management supplied on site.

Malawi

Demeter Pre-Feasibility Study 2017 - 2018
Reconnaissance level soils investigation of the project area. Conceptual layout and design for an irrigated organic sugarcane estate, including roads, drainage, housing and processing facility. A capital and operational cost estimate was compiled, together with a market study.

Kaombe Irrigation Project, Illovo 2009 - 2010
Feasibility soils, topological and EIA surveys, irrigation designs, tender for supplies of irrigation and earth moving and land preparation equipment, supervision of construction of 800ha of centre pivot irrigation for sugar cane in the Lower Shire Valley.

Sande Irrigation Development, Illovo 2008 - 2009
Feasibility soils, topological and EIA surveys, irrigation designs, tender for supplies of irrigation and earth moving and land preparation equipment, supervision of construction of 700 ha of centre pivot irrigation for sugar cane in the Lower Shire Valley.

Land Forming – Illovo, Nchalo Estate 2002 – 2015
Survey, Design and Implementation Management. Carry out all replant land forming operations from Survey to land forming design and then Implementation Management for ca 1 200ha per annum.

Kasinthula Sugar Cane Growers Trust 2019 – ongoing
Contracted to resuscitate, rehabilitate, and manage a 2,100ha irrigated smaller holder scheme and to provide critical training to local staff and trust members.

Pyxus Estate 2019 - 2021
Detailed drip and centre pivot irrigation design for 350ha north and south blocks for outgrower farmers for row cropping.

Phata Phase 2 Development, Phata Outgrowers Cooperative 2016
Designed and developed a 300ha irrigated sugar and food security scheme with a combination of overhead irrigation systems. This is an expansion of the very successful phase 1 scheme developed to provide small-scale farmers with a scheme to sell sugarcane to the Illovo factory.

Phata Phase 1 Development, Phata Outgrowers Cooperative 2012
Successfully sourced funding from EU, designed and developed 300ha small-grower cane farm in the Shire Valley on behalf of Phata community farmer organisation to supply cane to Nchalo estate.

Improved Livelihoods Programme (I-Life), USAID 2005 - 2009
Technical Support in Irrigation. Provision of technical support and capacity building to technical field staff from seven NGO consortiums working in seven Districts in Malawi on irrigation designs and implementation of small-scale schemes (900ha). Irrigation technology includes simple river diversion works and gravity canal reticulation

Small Holder Irrigation Project (Ship), AfDB 2005 - 2008
Providing experts to assist in the feasibility through to development of 980ha of small -scale irrigation development in the Lower Shire Valley.

EPCM, Kasinthula Small Holder Project, Illovo 1997 – 2000
Designed and Developed the first two phases of the ca 1200 ha of furrow irrigation at Kasinthula in the Shire Valley of Malawi. This is a scheme initiated by Illovo Sugar with the idea that it will be totally controlled by Small Growers.

Kasinthula Small Holder Development Project 1999- 2007 & 2019 – Ongoing
Agricultural management contract. Contracted for a six-year period following the construction phase to supply personnel and expertise in managing the complete affairs of this small -holder project. This includes all financial, administration, social and agricultural aspects of the normal running of a sugar estate. Re-engaged 2019 to assist with improving yields and overall condition of the estate.

Phata Outgrowers Cooperative 2013 – Ongoing
Agricultural management contract. Contracted for an initial five-year period following the construction phase to supply personnel and expertise in managing the complete affairs of this small -holder project. This includes all financial, administration, social and agricultural aspects of the normal running of a sugar estate. This contract was extended in 2018 for an additional period.

Kaombe Estate, Nchalo 2009 – Ongoing
Contracted to manage the complete Operations and Maintenance of a 1 000ha farm in Southern Malawi.

Alumenda Estate Management - Illovo, Nchalo 2003 - 2008
To provide full time personnel to undertake the management of this 2 700-ha sugar cane estate including all agricultural and accounting practices. Resuscitated the performance from 87tc/ha to 118tc/ha over 5 years.

Jacoma - Tropha Estates 2021
Client representative for construction supervision for 1Mm ³ zoned earth-fill embankment Kaweche dam and ancillary works

Agrivest - Flue Acres Estate 2021
Client representative for construction supervision for 0.5Mm ³ zoned earth-fill embankment Chitikale dam and ancillary works

Pyxus Estate 2019 - 2021
Rehabilitation of existing river barrage and detailed design of combined spillway and road crossing structures for Lisandwa farm.

Feed the Future Malawi Agricultural Diversification Activity (AgDiv) Resilience Challenge Fund, USAID 2020 - ongoing
Partnered with Palladium & Dept of Irrigation to provide agricultural technical services for small holders – satellite & drone mapping, social data collection, resource audit, site selection, drip & gravity irrigation scheme design and implementation in Mulanje, Thyolo and Chikwawa districts.

AGRER/EU & Dept of Irrigation 2019
Carried out a semi-detailed soils survey for the Kholongo irrigation scheme in Kasungu district to identify potential development areas for further interventions.

COOPI/EU & Dept of Irrigation 2016 - 2019
Carried out rehabilitation and expansion of 110ha Lufuwu irrigation scheme from tender adjudication through to commissioning and training.

GIZ & Dept of Irrigation 2019 - 2020
Feasibility, design, tender adjudication, and management of small-scale irrigation scheme at Thulwe.

Cardno/EU & Dept of Irrigation 2017 - 2018
Carried out drone mapping, scheme rehabilitation and expansion, socio-economic and financial analysis to fund the scheme further.

PCI WALA - USAID 2009 – 2015
Providing agricultural consultancy, training and development to the Wellness from Agriculture and Livelihoods Advancement Project to develop Irrigation schemes in 8 Districts in the Southern Region. Irrigation technology includes simple river diversion works and gravity canal reticulation.

IFAD/WB Dept of Irrigation 2009 - 2013
Carried out rehabilitation and expansion of Muona and Nkhate irrigation scheme from tender adjudication through to commissioning and training.

Improved Livelihoods Programme (I-Life) USAID 2005 - 2009
Provision of technical support and capacity building to technical field staff from 7 NGO consortiums working in 7 Districts in Malawi on irrigation designs and implementation of small-scale schemes (900ha). Irrigation technology includes simple river diversion works, masonry weirs and gravity canal reticulation.

NJIRA Programme (Concern International) USAID 2015 - 2020
Technical partner on irrigation interventions for small scale farmers

Tea Smallholder Support Programme, Solidaridad 2009 - 2011
Contracted for design, development and delivery of training materials through a TOT programme for tea smallholders in Mulanje and Thyolo Districts in Southern Malawi. The overall objective of the project is to improve smallholder tea production and to achieve product certification with leading certification bodies. Funded by DE Foundation, implemented by Solidaridad.

Sugar Outgrower Capacity Building Project, EU 2010 - 2012
Contracted as Technical Assistance Consultancy for design, development and delivery of training materials through a TOT programme for outgrower farmers with the aim to improve productivity of outgrower sugar farmers in Kasinthula and Dwangwa. Funded by EU and implemented by Concern Universal.

Alumenda Estate Management, Illovo, Nchalo Estate 2003 – 2008
Training – 5-year contract to 2008 To provide full time personnel to undertake the estate agricultural training programme to develop an agricultural training manual and institute a training programme for all levels of staff employed

Dwangwa Sugar Estate, Illovo 2004 - 2009
Irrigation Training of all Dwangwa Estate senior staff over 5 years.

Nchalo Sugar Estate, Illovo 2007 - 2009
General Training of all Estate lower management and supervisor level staff personnel - over 2 years. Supply the staff, materials and framework for irrigation and agronomic training and deliver this training to targeted field staff as requested by the estate management.

Macadamia Project – Technical Due Diligence 2020
Carried out a technical due diligence on a proposed 2 000ha irrigated Macadamia project in Malawi. This entailed converting rain fed tobacco lands to irrigated macadamias under drip irrigation. A detailed analysis was carried out on the project capital and operating costs.

Exagris 2016
Aerial drone imagery with 1 200ha irrigation and drainage design for nine commercial farms for row cropping throughout Malawi.

Malawi Mangoes 2015 – 2016
Provided backward integration of drainage requirements and construction for the two drip irrigated farms totalling 1 300ha for bananas and mangoes

Presscane And Ethco Expansion 2015
Carrying out the agricultural expansion for both of Malawi’s ethanol factories to source their own feedstock.

Tropha Estates 2013 – 2016
Carried out resource analysis, aerial imagery and irrigation design for an 800 ha micro-jet irrigated macadamia plantation and 210 ha pivot development providing technical support during construction.

Malawi Strategy Following Eu Sugar Reforms, EU 2006
Complete a study on the mitigation measures including expansion and improved competitiveness to counter the effects of the loss of the preferential market for sugar into EU.

Mali

Markala Sugar Development, Illovo Africa 2006 - 2007
Commissioned to carry out a Feasibility Report to for Phase 1 (4 500 ha) and extrapolate costs to develop from virgin land 15 000 ha of irrigated sugarcane development off the Niger River.

Markala Sugar Development Illovo 2006 - 2007
Commissioned to carry out a Front-End Package to conceptually design and produce tender documents for Phase 1 (4 500ha) and extrapolate costs to develop from virgin land 15,000ha of irrigated sugarcane development off the Niger River.

Markala Sugar Project Feasibility Study, TSB, Illovo 2005 - 2008
TSB and Illovo Carried out due diligence study to determine the viability of establishing 15 000ha of irrigation from the Niger river for sugar development.

Mauritius

Fairtrade Impact Study 2020 - ongoing
This is an evaluative study to assess whether the adoption of Fairtrade standards and the journey with Fairtrade has brought about change and improvement in the sugar cane landscape in Mauritius from Fairtrade farm level up to a change at country level.

Mozambique

ATFC II Agriculture Evaluation with Implementation Budget 2017 - 2018
Resource analysis and soils investigation to identify 1 000 ha of land for rain fed crop production and 500 ha of irrigated macadamias out of the larger project area. The overall capital cost of the project was estimated at US$14 million.

Metuchira Tongaat-Hulett Açucar 2012
Conducted a feasibility for Acucariera de Mafambisse to undertake the development of a 4 100ha sugar development to supply an extra 400,000t of cane to Mafambisse mill.

Xinavane Small Growers, Açucareira De Xinavane 2009
Feasibility study to raise funds for the development of 1 200 ha of small grower cane using a consortium of funds from EU to commercial banks. This project was implemented in 2010 and 2011.

Massingir Ethanol Development, Procana Ltd 2006
Carried out a Pre-feasibility study to develop 15,000ha of sugarcane for Ethanol production and Co-generation situated South East of the Massingir Dam in Gaza Province, Southern Mozambique.

Tica Feasibility Study, Tongaat Hulett 1995 - 1996
Produced the feasibility study to develop 2 500ha of Sugar cane on land attached to the Mafambisse Sugar Mill in Mozambique. This is envisaged as an irrigated scheme and would include 500ha of Small Growers as well as 1500ha of large private growers and some Miller -cum-Planter cane.

Xinavane Agricultural Expansion Project- Tongaat-Hulett Açucar 2006 – 2014
Contracted as the Agricultural Project Managers to develop 12 000 ha of new irrigated sugar cane production over a period of 8 years at Tongaat Hulett’s Xinavane Estate in Southern Mozambique. Responsible for project costs of over US$ 100 million.

EPCM, Marromeu Sugar Development, Sena Sugar 1997 – 2002
Tasked to redevelop 11 000 ha of Irrigated and Dryland sugarcane in Sena district, Mozambique. This entailed the complete costing, design and engineering package for all aspects of the development including Irrigation, Roads Water Distribution systems, Drainage and all other land preparation procedures up to ridging in readiness for planting. Project budget of US$70million.

Xinavane Small Growers Expansion, Acucareira De Xinavane 2007– 2014
Contracted by Acucareira de Xinavane as EPCM to design and develop of a total of 3 000ha of various expansions to Maguiguane and Macuvulane small-grower schemes and new development of the 3 de Feveiro small grower land.

EcoFarm 2021
Technical due diligence on an existing irrigated organic sugarcane estate, including the comment and review of the proposed expansion of an additional 1 000ha under out-grower co-operative arrangement. The assignment entailed reviewing the agronomic practices, bulk water supply and infield irrigation systems, as well as the harvesting and transport logistics.

Mafambisse 2015 – 2016
Carried out a drainage and irrigation review to provide a yield improvement plan for the home estate.

Xinavane 2012
Consultants employed to carry out a strategic study of all land and water opportunities within an 80km radius of Xinavane for both greenfield and brownfield expansion of sugarcane.

Energem Bio-Fuels 2008 – 2009
Contracted to provided Consulting to develop 15 000ha of Jatropha in Southern Mozambique. This includes Bush-clearing, Land Preparation, Agronomy, Planning and GIS operations.

Mozambique Reconnaissance Survey, BP Plc 2007 - 2009
Contracted by BP Alternative Energy Division to identify areas in Mozambique where at least 100 000ha could be developed to sugarcane over a period of about 20 years. This project should ultimately produce around 1 billion litres of ethanol per annum. The project required verifying the climate, the soils and water supplies are sufficiently adequate for a sustainable economic venture and understanding the associated social, environmental and infrastructural needs.

Chokwe Rice Development 2006
Carried out a preliminary study for Mocfer SARL to design and cost for budget purposes the bulk water systems required to develop 13 000ha of rice from the existing canal system off the Limpopo River in Southern Mozambique.

Nigeria

GNA – Jigawa State 2021
Feasibility design for 13,000ha greenfield irrigated cane development split between drip and centre pivot irrigation including 15km long bulk water supply system of canals and large bore steel piping all fully compliant with Bonsucro standards.

OLAM Rice – Nasarawa State 2011, 2018, 2021
Feasibility designs for already completed phase 1 (4,400ha) and phase 2 (2,000ha) paddy rice irrigation scheme including bulk water pumping system, internal drainage, flood protection works and drainage pumping arrangements. Ongoing technical backup on road and drainage construction works.

Nasarawa Sugar Project, Dangote Sugar Refineries 2018 - ongoing
Feasibility study for the ongoing development of a 20 000ha sugar estate in central Nigeria, Nasarawa State.

Outgrower Development Study, Sunti Golden Sugar Estate 2017
Feasibility study to determine the areas and their associated costs of development for 3 000ha of estate and small-grower sugar production.

Savannah Estate, Dangote Sugar Refineries 2013 - 2014
Feasibility study to rehabilitate the 6 000ha sugar cane plantation and to expand by another 4 000 ha.

Nasarawa Sugar Project, Dangote Sugar Refineries 2016 - 2020
Feasibility and Front-End Package Detail design of 20 000ha sugar estate in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Design of Bulk Water Supply, Irrigation, Roads, Drainage and overall project masterplan.

PJS Rice – Niger State 2018 - 2019
Aerial survey, detailed design and engineering supervision for 700ha paddy rice irrigation scheme including the introduction and operation of precision land forming and training operators

Sunti Golden Sugar Estate, Flour Mills of Nigeria 2015 – 2017
Provision of Design of 3 000 ha of overhead irrigation and drainage systems to assist the development program to achieve the target of 600,000 tons cane per annum. In addition to design the Bulk Water structures for this development.

Savannah Rehabilitation Project, Dangote Sugar Refineries 2014 - 2016
Agricultural Engineering Advisors to DSR. Carries out the Pre-feasibility for the Backward integration program. General consulting and implementation of resuscitation works of the existing furrow irrigation layouts at Savannah Sugar, Yola.

Sunti Golden Sugar Estate 2016 – 2019
Provision of Agricultural Management and Survey team to assist the development program to achieve the target of 600 000 t/annum cane.

Coscharis Rice 2015
Carried out soils, imagery and complete irrigation and land-forming design for the new 4 000 ha flood irrigated rice scheme in Anambra State. Construction underway.

Dangote Sugar Refineries 2014 - 2015
Rehabilitation Works. Involved in the irrigation and fields rehabilitation project to resuscitate the 4 000ha Levee blocks in Adamawa State.

Rwanda

Nasho District Resource Analysis 2012
Contracted to undertake a resource study of the Nasho region in Western Rwanda to analyse the potential for sugar production from the lakes off the Akagera river system. This included soils, irrigation, logistics, climate and yield consideration.

Sierra Leone

Addax Bio-Energy Project 2010 – 2014
Contracted to design and implement the development of 10 000ha of irrigated sugarcane for ethanol and power generation over a period of 5 years. Budget of US$120 million.

Addax Bio-Energy Project 2009 – 2014
Contracted to supply basic training needs for machine operators for the operations for this 10 000ha development.

South Africa

Crop Diversification Study 2020
A study to identify potential alternatives to sugarcane in the South African sugar industry. The assignment included identifying suitable areas for respective crops with the cane growing areas on the industry. Gross margin analysis for each crop was carried out and comparted against sugarcane for each region within the industry.

Swaziland

Lower Komati Basin Development Project - Swaziland (1999 - 2002)
Sub-consultants to Stewart Scott (International). This project in Swaziland uses water from the newly built Maguga Dam – annual yield for the project of 83 000 Ml. Work included soil analysis, site selection, land use planning, and providing a Framework for operations and management for about 7 000ha of irrigated small growers development in sugarcane.

Tanzania

Bankable Project Document, Sekab Bio-Energy 2007 - 2010
This project was planned to develop 17 000ha of sugarcane in the Bagamoyo region for Ethanol production for a Swedish Ethanol manufacturing & distribution Company.

Kagera Drainage Design and Installation, Kagera Sugar Limited 2004 – 2006
Agricane Limited were contracted to design and install all surface and main drainage systems at Kagera sugar estate in the North Western part of Tanzania. This is predominantly a centre-pivot irrigation system covering a planned 5,000ha.

IDC 2020 - 2021
Lenders Technical Advisor to IDC for the 2,400ha irrigated land development project including the bulk water supply and 1Mm ³ off-river storage dam at Dakawa and de-bottlenecking the factory to achieve a 160tch capacity.

Mtibwa & Kilombero Outgrowers, EU 2010 - 2011
Provided technical assistance to both outgrower projects to implement EU adaptation strategies for an expansion of 7 000 ha of sugar cane.

Rufiji Rice Project 2015 – 2016
Carrying out the soils and a pre-feasibility study for this 4 000ha paddy rice development in southern Tanzania.

Uganda

Kinyara Sugar Estate, Gov of Uganda 2002, 2005, 2006
Due Diligence Reviews sub-consultants to Imara (Botswana & Malawi) for Priv.Unit. Conducted site studies of the farming systems, field and milling equipment and management structures and analysed the current capacities of KSWL and proposed expansion plans - including outgrowers. Site and expansion reviews repeated in 2005 and tender evaluations reviewed in 2006.

Zambia

Zambia Sugar, Illovo 2007 - 2009
Survey of a 42 km pipeline and canal bulk water system. Survey, design and drainage of 3 000 ha agricultural expansion project and precision land forming.

EPCM, Maggobbo Small Holder Project - Zambia (2000)
Designed and Developed 500ha of furrow irrigated sugarcane for the Maggobbo farming community in the Mazabuka area of Zambia.

Mazabuka Cane Growers Trust, Manyonyo 2013
Contracted to complete the designs for the 500 ha small scale farmers furrow irrigation scheme initially funded by AfDB.

Kascol, EU 2010
Provided technical assistance for the enhancement and expansion of outgrower operations to implement EU adaptation strategies.

Sinde Farms 2015 - 2016
Commissioned to carry out drone imagery and micro-jet irrigation designs for a 750ha phase 1 macadamia plantation.

Kafue Sugar 2013
Carried out an assessment of the existing conditions and potential for the possible acquisition of the 7 000ha sugar enterprise on the Northern banks of the Kafue River.

Zambia Sugar Ltd 2006 - 2007
Commissioned to carry out the furrow and drainage elements of a Front-End Package design and costing to develop 3 200ha of sugarcane for expansion to existing estate.

Zambia Sugar Ltd, Mazabuka, Illovo 2006 - 2007
Commissioned to carry out the furrow and drainage elements of a Front-End Package design and costing to develop 3 200ha of sugarcane for expansion to existing estate.

Zimbabwe

Hippo Valey/Triangle Expansion 2012
Conduct feasibility study to expand the operations of Triangle and Hippo Valley by a further 4 000ha on land in Triangle and Hippo Valley estates for small-holder allocation. (US$150 000)

Lomaz Small Holder Sugar Project 1997
Feasibility for the Development of a 1 000ha of Small Grower Cane in various communal and resettlement areas in the Bindura district.

Hippo Valley Small Grower Development, Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe 2012
Consultants to Tongaat Hulett (Zimbabwe). Feasibility of development options for the expansion of sugarcane area of 4 000ha to be divided into 200 small scale farm units.

Lomaz Small Holder Sugar Project, Bindura 1997
Carried out a Pre-Feasibility study for development of a 1 000ha of Small Grower Cane in various communal and resettlement areas and was officially awarded the contract to carry out the full study and development programme prior to the project being shelved due to political uncertainties in Zimbabwe.

Catholic Relief Services - Zimbabwe – (2019-2020)
Conducted a rapid assessment of water catchments, sub-catchments, watershed, and small-scale irrigation potential in Nkayi, Lupane, Bubye, Tsholotsho, Hwange & Binga districts of Matabeleland.

Triangle Development Options 2009 - 2010
Consultants to Tongaat Hulett (Zimbabwe). Analysis of development options for the Zimbabwe sugar industry - using existing & projected water supplies. Work included project analysis from soil surveys to semi-detailed block designs for 5 000 ha of cane on Triangle and Mwanezana.

Zimbabwe Strategy Following Eu Sugar Reforms, EU 2006 - 2007
Contracted to supply agronomy support for a study on the mitigation measures including expansion and improved competitiveness to counter the effects of the loss of the preferential market for sugar into EU.

Lomaz Sugar Project, Tongaat Hulett Ltd 1995 - 1997
Project Agricultural Consultants for Farmers and Tongaat Hulett Ltd Consulting to the project board on all aspects relating to the establishment of 8 500ha of commercial sugarcane grown by private farmers. Work included the production of a bankable viability report to source the funding required for the farmers, planning of irrigation and the cane haulage practices, the establishment of the 300ha nursery.

African Projects