Key Staff

Our company consists out of a well-diversified and devoted team of Africans and non-Africans with experiences ranging from agriculture, agribusiness, aquaculture, project management, marketing, and commercial & financial development.

Gerrit Valkenburg Founder and Managing Director Gerrit is a seasoned constructional engineer and visionary entrepreneur with over 21 years Africa experience. He has got a strong business philosophy and strategy based on sustainability. His clear view of agriculture development in Africa is based on bringing small scale farmers together to create a commercial and viable farming cluster.

Maurice Valkenburg Supply Chain Manager Maurice is a certified supply chain expert with well over 30 years’ experience of which 10 years in Africa. He has got extensive experience in food procurement, warehousing, distribution, and marketing. His competence ranges from HACCP controlled (cold) storage and distribution to commercial sales activities. Next to that he has built up experience in chick hatchery management and catfish breeding.

Marzuka Labante Hatching / Breeding Manager - African catfish Marzuka has a strong background in agribusiness management and agriculture production. She acquired the necessary knowledge in sustainable aquaculture production systems over the years. She has strong communicative skills and a solid logical approach to the tasks at hand. These skills are beneficiary to her responsibility of the catfish operation at our farm.

Christopher Ampong Marketing and Sales Lead Ghana / ECOWAS Christopher is a strongly motivated marketer with a vast experience in direct sales. His communicative skills and capability to build a solid team of sales representatives will be beneficial. Next to this he is a small-scale broiler farmer himself.

Toon de Kievid Sales Lead Europe Toon has 28 years of experience in the food and beverage industry, mainly for leading European companies in the retail and wholesale sector. His competences range from sales, marketing and building up market share. He is a strong leader capable of creating a solid sales team.