Agricane

Key Personnel

The following team make up the core service team of Agricane Limited. Backing this up there are permanent technical and administration staff of around 20 personnel placed in various countries and contract staff of between 35 and 50 personnel employed on various project sites across the continent. A critical success factor has been that most of our key professionals have had line management experience on operating estates or farms and so can give practical advice and guidance in the Operations and Maintenance of any agricultural enterprise.

SENIOR CONSULTANTS

CHRIS MATHEWS

C.MATTHEWS

W.McKERSIE

B.Sc. (Ag Eng Hons), 1984 Silsoe UK
Founder Agricane Limited
30 Years in agriculture
Irrigation Engineer, Triangle Ltd, Zimbabwe
Agricultural Engineer, Nchalo Estate, Sucoma, Malawi
Project Management, Africa
Executive Management Agricane

B.CARRUTHERS

Assoc. Degree Sugar Cane Tech. Nicholls State University, (Louisiana) USA. Anglo American scholarship 1982 - 1984
30 years in Agricultural Management.
Agronomist, Hippo Valley (Zimbabwe) & Nchalo (Malawi)
Training development, Lomaz & Nchalo estates, Malawi
Commercial farming (Maize, soya, potatoes, wheat, citrus)

B.BIJL

B.Sc. (Ag Eng. Hons), 1985 Silsoe, UK
29 years Irrigation & Drainage Engineering, Africa & Central America
Irrigation Equipment Supplies, Zimbabwe
Agricultural Engineer, Triangle Ltd, Zimbabwe
Irrigation training specialist
Fellow South African Irrigation Institute, SABI
Member South African Institute of Agricultural Engineers, SAIAE

B.Sc. (Agric), Wageningen Univ. (Neth)
M.Sc. (Land Resource Management), Wageningen (Neth)
25 years Agricultural Management
Agronomist, Nchalo Estate, Malawi
Estate Manager, Coffee & Macadamia estate, Malawi
Agricultural. Manager, Lujeri Tea Estate, Malawi
Country Manager, Malawi

SPECIALISTS

Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

B. FARFAN

Civil Engineering

B.Sc. Engineering (Civil, Hons); PrEng

Berardo has over 30 years’ experience as civil engineer involved in a wide variety of projects covering the full range of hydraulic engineering, including water supply, sanitation, pipelines, pumping schemes and irrigation. He is highly experienced as a design engineer in all project phases: feasibility studies, design, tender, procurement and construction management of projects.

M. VON KAUFMANN

Mechanisation

B.Sc. (Hons) Agric. Engineering 1977 Silsoe Univ., UK

Mike has over 32 years specialised experience covering sugarcane mechanization and operational experience with irrigated sugar cane agriculture. Over and above specific Mozambique experience in sugarcane and smallholder operations and small-scale sustainability. He has undertaken consulting assignment in 16 African (and 8 other) countries. Mike has excellent analytical, conceptual, investigative and reporting skills

DR R SMITH

Engineering/Economics

B.Sc. (Hons), Mechanical Engineering; Univ. Cape Town

M.Sc.; Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering; Purdue Univ.; IN, USA,

Rob has over 27 years in Project management & Agricultural consulting and research.

R. LONGHURST

Agricultural Engineering/GIS Specialist

B Eng. (Ag Eng.) (Higher Hons) (Harper Adams University UK)

Russell has more than 16 years’ experience as a development manager and resident engineer. He has been an agriculture and irrigation engineer ranging on project sizes of up to 10,000 ha. Russell has further developed himself as a GIS expert in the field of UAV and satellite aerial survey and analysis, becoming a leader in the agricultural industry.

M MATTHEWS

Agricultural Engineer

B.Eng. Ag. Eng - Harper Adams University, UK

Murray has over seven years’ experience as an Agricultural Engineer, most specifically, in the planning and detailed design of irrigation for agricultural developments. Further, he has undertaken construction management of numerous irrigated agricultural projects in remote parts of Africa. Murray undertakes all aspects of design work required for the project, including the design of irrigation systems, pump stations, bulk water supply, drainage and electrical reticulation.

M. OBERHOLZER

Financial Manager

BCom (Accounting) RAU, Johannesburg

Morné has over 18 years management accounting at Tongaat-Hulett Xinvane

5 years financial accountant in South Africa

3 years auditing and accounting in SA

M. VAN DYK

Bookkeeper

Monya van Dyk 24 years’ Bookkeeping & Accounting experience

24 years bookkeeping & accounting experience - Duties include administration, purchasing & receiving, daily data capture, pay roll and financial statement compilation