I am a Development Finance Expert and a Chartered Accountant with expertise in green and project finance spanning over 20 years of corporate experience.

I am currently the Managing Director and Founder of Panuka Enterprise Limited (trading as Panuka Farm) which is a horticulture farming enterprise currently in the early growth stage, with a focus on high-value horticulture farming products.  

In my corporate career, I have worked for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) as a Technical Advisor on Environmental Finance for the African Region as well as previously being the Country Team Leader under the same program. Previously, I also worked for the  Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) in Zambia as Director of Finance and Administration where I got a lot of agricultural insights prior to starting my horticulture farming enterprise.

I also once worked for the Swedish Embassy as a Financial Controller, the National Aids Council (NAC), Investrust Bank (in corporate finance), and the Zambia Air Force (as a trained soldier).

Academically, I have a Master of Philosophy in Development Finance (Nelson Mandela University, South Africa) and an MBA in Financial Services (University of East London, United Kingdom). I am also a Certified Expert in Climate and renewable Energy Finance (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management-Germany), a Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA), and an Infrastructure Project Finance Expert (Middlesex University-UK).

You can watch the official book launch and initial signing ceremony

This book is targeted at first-time farm owners and those already farming who feel they have been in the "wilderness" for far too long in relation to farm establishment and early growth. The book brings out some juicy titbits that characterize farm establishment, survival, and early growth with a view to ensuring that the transitions across these early stages of a farming enterprise are done in a much shorter period with fewer and less costly mistakes. 

As a practicing farmer, I have endeavored to ensure the perspectives contained herein are written from a realistic and not from an utopian nor an idealistic perspective. I can guarantee you that this book has been sanitized from any form of motivational talk!!

The focus on developing countries is deliberate given some of the unique nuances related to developing countries in terms of access to capital, labour, land issues as well as some entrepreneurial acumen. 

For you to follow through my farming journey which inspired my writing of this book, kindly navigate the following social media platforms. 

Facebook  : https://www.facebook.com/Panukafarms

YouTube   : https://www.youtube.com/@panukafarm156

Twitter       : https://twitter.com/PanukaF

You can purchase the e-book on Kobo. See purchase link below:

https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/farming-as-a-business

If you wish to access the physical copy of the book, you can visit the following outlets: 

Lusaka: Holland Greentech Zambia (Munali) and Hygrotech Zambia Ltd (Showgrounds)

Kitwe: Call Jackie on +260 966616665

Solwezi: TBA

Choma : TBA

On the 1st of April 2023, I had the pleasure of hosting the U.S. Vice President Kamala Devi Harris at Panuka Farm. She was at the farm for a straight 2 hours which was certainly a lion's share of her visit to Zambia. An account of this historic visit can be watched on our YouTube channel using the link below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V-nAGnZt7U&t=4s

On the 28th of June 2022, we had the honour and privilege to welcome and host the World Bank Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer Ms. Anshula Kant and her delegation at Panuka Farm. An account of this high profile visit can be watched here : 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZYFW4H0m0Y&t=358s