Veteran Agribusiness Leader
John Lennos Makoni is a veteran agribusiness leader with over 40 years of agricultural experience across the value chain. His profile combines deep technical expertise with executive commercial leadership, making him well suited to lead a regional platform that spans genetics, production, aggregation, trade, and investor engagement.
- Education: Diploma in Agriculture, Degree in Crop Science, MBA in Food & Agribusiness, and DBA in Agribusiness.
- Industry Experience: 26 years in the seed industry, managing genetics, seed production systems, and distribution networks.
- Practical Experience: 9 years of practical commercial farming, providing operating insight into producer economics and agronomy.
- Mandate: Build a commercially viable, climate-smart regional food security platform across SADC.