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    Bob Fraser-Mackenzie

    Bob Fraser-Mackenzie

    GIS specialist

    Harare, Zimbabwe

    I trained in agriculture at The Royal College of Agriculture (Cirencester) between 1981 and 1983 in England, then returned to work for a period of 16 years on the family farm in...Read moreI trained in agriculture at The Royal College of Agriculture (Cirencester) between 1981 and 1983 in England, then returned to work for a period of 16 years on the family farm in Zimbabwe. This was a large cattle and intensive cropping farm, growing mainly tobacco, maize, soya beans, forestry and a variety of horticultural crops for the local and export markets. I established a GIS to assist with planning and recording the various enterprises on the property which extended over 8,000 hectares (21,000 acres) and also assisted with monitoring water usage in our catchment area.

    Subsequent to forced eviction from my farm I worked in Malawi for Limbe Leaf Tobacco company for 4 years ending up as the Agronomy Coordinator overseeing 17 commercial estates producing 4,5 million kgs of tobacco, 2,000 tonnes of maize and annual plantings of 800 hectares of forestry. Further to this I was frequently asked to assist with a parallel project involving another 67 commercial tobacco estates and their various maize and forestry obligations. On this spatial scale GIS proved invaluable again. I left when these projects were sold on.

    I returned to Zimbabwe to open a small GIS and agricultural consultancy of my own working with a large sugarcane to ethanol project, and an extensive tobacco estate. I have also consulted to tobacco companies and NGOs on reforestation and reclamation of degraded land.

    Local politics have crippled Zimbabwe and our currency. There is currently very little work locally and I would welcome the opportunity to assist agricultural investors in the region surrounding Zimbabwe which is enjoying a great deal of attention.

    The region is relatively undeveloped and mapping is old and rudimentary. I feel my 15+ years of experience with GIS, land cover, African agriculture, irrigation, soils and the systems and controls required to set up agricultural enterprises in Africa, is invaluable for a development project requiring GIS and mapping of any sort.

    Area Covered: SADC Southern Africa
    Company Name: Hawkeye Global
    Industry: Information Technology
    Employees: 1
    Work Experience Summary: Subsequent to forced eviction from my farm I worked in Malawi for Limbe Leaf Tobacco company for 4 years ending up as the Agronomy Coordinator overseeing 17 commercial estates producing 4,5 million kgs of tobacco, 2,000 tonnes of maize and annual plantings of 800 hectares of forestry. Further to this I was frequently asked to assist with a parallel project involving another 67 commercial tobacco estates and their various maize and forestry obligations. On this spatial scale GIS proved invaluable again. I left when these projects were sold on.

    I returned to Zimbabwe to open a small GIS and agricultural consultancy of my own working with a large sugarcane to ethanol project, and an extensive tobacco estate. I have also consulted to tobacco companies and NGOs on reforestation and reclamation of degraded land.


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    Degree: Diploma
    Field of Study: Agriculture
    University / College: Royal College of Agriculture
    From:03/Sep/1981 To:30/Jun/1983

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