Organisation
How TDG Works:
TDG works on the development of Africa, zooming in on economically viable and sustainable business. Chain development through improvement or establishing new connections in existing value chains has the priority, with strong focus on food crop production and processing.
Partnerships are established with local entrepreneurs, industrial business is build with agro production to ensure supplies of raw material.
After processing, the finished products are either marketed for local or sub-regional consumption or exported to a TDI subsidiary for further marketing in the international value chain.
Investments:
TDG investments are product driven with priority on cashew processing and macadamia growing and processing. However, other food crops are worked with as well; Tea, Edible and Non Edible Oils; Water; Sheanuts and Sheanut products; Palm kernels and Palm Oils.
Main drivers for partnerships are :
* Product fits priority of TDG.
* Local partner has existing network and has (field) experience of operations.
* Acknowledgement of need to grow & process food products.
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In the Group (TDG, TDI & WBI) there are 10 people working in our office in Sliedrecht (the Netherlands)
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Gerard Klijn is the CEO of the company.
Specialism: Tree Nuts, especially in Macadamia and Cashew Nuts.
Teus Visser is the General Manager of TDG
(Trade and Development Group).
Ronald Zaal is the Project Manager of Benin and Burkina Faso.
Specialism: Cashew Nuts
Rob Wiersma is the Project Manager of Mozambique
specialism: Potatoes and Water
Edwin Versluis is the Project Manager of Ghana
Specialism: Logistics and Construction.
Siebold Freeke is the Project Manager of Malawi
Specialism: Rice and Communication
Coen van Genderen is a junior Project Manager
Specialism: Castor and Tea
Kees Cozijnzen is the Quality Manager of WBI
Specialism: BRC and BSCI
Annelies van Houwelingen is Secretary of TDG and WBI.
IJmert Muilwijk is Advisor for WBI
Specialism: Agriculture Development
