Agribusiness Project Development & Management:

• Contracted by Egyptian company to produce and implement a Rehabilitation and Organizational Restructuring plan for an integrated Cotton, Sorghum and Wheat company in Sudan. Consisted of an integrated agricultural enterprise of 100,000 acres with production, ginning, milling and marketing internationally.
• Under contract Reviewed, Managed Acquisition and Operated Agribusiness Investments for a $2 billion investment fund. Operated 90,000 acres of high-quality cotton, wheat, corn, soybean, rice, and livestock farms, property acquisition review, investment analysis, operation review of portfolio, liquidation or rehabilitation of underperforming assets, and performance. Increased performance and improved overall quality of the portfolio and introduced new businesses with higher returns.
• Developed and implemented a restructuring plan of a Texas integrated vegetable growing and processing enterprise for the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Court. Included assets in Mexico and the U.S.
• Under contract to a U.S. Seed Company, developed and implemented a plan to establish and implement a seed production unit at multiple locations in Mexico to diversify seed production in years of drought in the U.S.
• Through contract to the Soviet Gosagroprom Minister prepared a feasibility study and developed a multi-year implementation plan for a large U.S. agricultural services firm to provide modern agribusiness management, technical farming skills, state-of-the-art production processing operations and improved production inputs utilization on every integrated large scale kombinaat throughout the Soviet Union.

Privatization, Investment and Restructuring:

• Contracted for Privatization and Assistance in Restructuring of Parastatal Organizations consisting of agribusiness assets consisting of 110,000 acres of arable land, rice mills, maize mills, grain storage, livestock enterprises and vegetable farming in Nigeria.
• Contracted by Ghanaian company for Large-Scale Agricultural company Privatization, Rehabilitation, Technical Assistance in Operations and Organizational Restructuring for an Agricultural complex consisting of 25,000 irrigated acres with maize and sorghum storage and distribution through proprietary channels.
• We were retained by the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture and a large international irrigation manufacturer to conduct a Privatization Feasibility and Land Use Analysis for Restructuring, Privatization and Divestment of a reconstituted state farm. The investment plan for the land development was implemented, a series of privatization schemes were considered, and a plan was undertaken. The land development was completed, a privatization plan was implemented with improved feasibility for sale to one of 5 investors who were bidding at the time the project was completed.
• For the Egyptian Minister of Agriculture, we developed a corporate restructuring plan followed by privatization by the Department of Reclamation and then divestiture. The completed plan for Salhia was a three-year program with implementation targets for the restructuring and the privatization. The restructuring was implemented immediately and was largely completed within 18 months when the Government rejected the plan for privatization but offered no alternatives, with the result that 8 years later the large investment was still state owned and operated, more effectively because of the restructuring, but at a loss because of the poor operation.

Business & Enterprise Development or Sale:

• On behalf of Investor and Operator provided management and growth advisory to a Farm Management, Investment Advisory and Land Acquisition company providing diversified agribusiness services in the Midwest. Sold to a National Real Estate Chain Company when overall viability was proven.
• At the request of a group of private investors a turnaround program was implemented for the Agricultural Services Firm they had just purchased. The company was the largest, and oldest, Farm Management company in the U.S. with 25 offices and 400,000 acres nationwide under management. The company had just come off 3 years of large operating losses, the turnaround effort scaled down the company and at the end of 3 years it produced the largest profit in its history for two consecutive years.

Investment & Trade Promotion:

• Organized and executed Au trade from Asia to Middle East.
• Negotiation and management of joint ventures for US based entities within Asia.
• At the request of the Polish Prime Minister a project to develop a practical private sector training program for specialists in marketing, market assessment, and distribution in the food sector was developed. The objective of the project funded by multi-lateral donor was to improve private sector marketing and business management skills in the food sector.
• Conducted a Market Assessment and then developed an Agricultural Market Development Design for the Polish Senate Agricultural Committee. The plan focused on intermediary trading functions in a commercialized agribusiness sector. It included basic training in international business and marketing for young managers.

Business & Investment Analysis:

• Auditing and consulting services for major municipal organizations, like the City of Los Angeles, performing financial and single audits.
• Performed an investment analysis and portfolio audit of $175 million of agribusiness assets for an insurance company. The portfolio included mortgages and property to be appraised, reviewed for long-term investment value, with recommendations for status.
• Litigation support for top 50 law firms regarding multinational cases.
• A production and investment plan for Integrated Swine Production was researched and developed for a large U.S. feed company as a means of developing a committed market for their feed.
• Undertook a feasibility study, business and investment plan, and market assessment for FMC INTL AG food equipment manufacturing company. The program for Vegetable Production and Frozen Processing at APK Kuban in Krasnodar Kray and ultimate Export of the Finished Product is funded by FMC's European Bank. The project is a 10,000 Ha irrigated vegetable production unit with a $17 million frozen food plant. The export contract was met, the restructuring plan was implemented, but the government rejected the long term privatization plan so after 7 years the plant was repaid by exports and FMC is not obligated to continue to operate or maintain the export production.

Enterprise & Private Sector Development:

• Identified opportunities in the Agribusiness Sector of Egypt for inward foreign investment. An Embassy was interested in encouraging investment via the investment plans we developed for 12 viable business opportunities.
• A Study Tour was planned and organized for the RSFSR Ministry of Agriculture to include Minister Kulik and the General Directors of the four largest kombinaats in the RSFSR. The three week plan included government, agribusiness, and education/extension resources in Washington, D.C., Illinois, Minnesota, and California. A three-year contract for Privatization Support and Technical Assistance in Market Development was implemented with GOSAGROPROM.