Why are we the best in the agri tech industry.
Over decades, the team has broad expertise in building and financing companies dedicated to agriculture, technology, and water lentil production.
LemnaPro, a spin-off from the ETH University of Zurich, has been integrated into the venture, which the University Wageningen in the Netherlands also supports.
Our talented & experiencedTeam
Sven Kaufmann
CEO
Over 25 years as a tech entrepreneur with strong experience in building and supporting companies. 100% committed to combating climate change and providing solutions in food production through project development in the sustainable protein sector and in plant medicines.
Susan Payne
COO
30 yrs Finance & Project Management
Financier, lawyer, and emerging markets specialist with 20 years of experience at top investment banks and hedge funds focused on emerging markets trading, structuring, and marketing. Dedicated to food security for over a decade, operating large-scale food and land projects across sub-Saharan Africa, including in Mozambique, taking greenfield and distressed sites to profitable enterprises. Previous member of World Bank and FAO committees addressing global agriculture.
Jakobus de Klerk
Chief Agriculture Officer
30 years Agriculture Expert
30+ years of experience in African agriculture, having part-owned one of Zimbabwe’s most extensive horticultural operations. His current focus is on Zambia, South Africa and Mozambique. Jakobus has excellent experience in project planning and enterprise implementation, having run several agri-businesses as a business development manager and operations manager.
World-class Advisors
Cyrill Hess, MS
Switzerland Environmental Science ETH
Jakobus De Klerk
Zimbabwe Chief Agri Officer Holistic Investments
Amaya Dresner
Water Conservationist Expert
Dr. Walid Darwish
Belgium Political and Business Expert
Michael Guffanti
Switzerland Sales & Finance Expert
Benjamin Bartle, MA
Australia Climate Finance Access Network Rocky Mountain Institute
Atehnkosi Peter, MD
South Africa Emerging Market expert
D. Ingrid Van der Meer, Ph.D.
Netherlands Molecular Genetics Wageningen University
Dr. JJ Mes , PhD
Netherlands Molecular Biologist Wageningen University
Dr. Paul Fourounjian, Ph.D.
USA Moleculare Bioscience Rutgers University Director of the Lamna Association
Dr. Klaus Appenroth
Germany Plant Physiologist Jena University
Thavrak Huon Ph.D.
Cambodia Vice Rector Royal University of Agriculture