We were founded in 2012 by Mário de Matos, Bsc, Agr., to provide agriculture consultancy services to governments and private companies.
The company embodies decades of experience managing and implementing agricultural, logistical and development projects in 30+ countries over more than 45 years.
Our team brings extraordinary expertise to every project we are involved, and our hollistic approach to complex issues has proven successful time and time again.
We use our knowledge and expertise where our clients and partnwers need it the most: on the fields.
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This is a sample of all we have done so far.
2014, 2021, 2023, 2025 – MACE BIOCOM, & Malange MEP
2019 -Poultry Project AGS
2023 – GAM, MACE & MEP
2020 – Agropoles Cacuzo & Quibala, UTTAM, BIOCOM
2025 – Multiple crops, poultry, cane sugar industry
1985 -1986 – BEST FOODS, Whaganya, Victoria – Food Industry (snacks, musli bars) (2012 BSES Brisbane) cane sugar industry
2025 – Dec 7th to 25th – Feasibility Study Modernization NBSM cane sugar industry
2012 – SAVANA / 2025 – EUROFORTE, Uberaba crop biostimulants “cycloheptose” cane sugar industry
1998 – 2000 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES | SN SOSUCO cane sugar industry
2004 – REVISION RAPPORT SOSUMO cane sugar industry
2025 UTTAM – Attended the ISSCT centenary Congress at Cali. Cane sugar industry
2012 – TATE & LYLE SUGARS | KSL KOHKOON white leaf disease control, and 2014 Court defence auditing cane sugar industry out growers case.
2012 – EUROPEAN UNION – SARIS Sugar and Centre de Recherche de la Ludima.
SARIS CONGO approval of the FR variety cane sugar industry
2018 SAVANA-FRANCE, Lubumbashi & Kolowezi Commercial Maize Farms mission,
2020 Oct – Lotokila Sugar Factory Reabilitation UTTAM FRM & Africa Foods
2023 – Bandundu Cane Sugar Industry feasibility study
2024 – Rio Tinto Auditing GoCongo Maize and Wheat farming, cattle and biscuit factory
2025 – SODEFOR Soya and Palm Oil Feasibility Study at NIOKI, Maindombe Province
2004 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES) RIO HAINA & COOPCAÑA cane sugar industry
2016 – HORYAL INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS) AFREXIM BANK ATIAK, Uganda cane sugar industry financing
2004 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES) – BIOKO DESTILLERY cane sugar mill rehabilitation study and mixed farming
2012 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES and TATE & LYLE/ASR SUGAR) UBOMBO RANCHES cane sugar industry
2000 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES
2002 – SAVANA/ALM | FINCHA cane development
METEHARA & WONJI SHOA cane sugar industry and GoE cereals and vegetable seeds treatment industry
1990-1992 – SOMDIAA SOSUHO, Gabon cane sugar industry)
2002 – SAVANA/ALM – multiple MISSIONS (sugar cane, rice and potatoes)
1990-1992 – SOMDIAA
2012 – ASR- SOSUHO cane sugar industry
1986-1989 – TIDEWELL CORPORATION & SEMUNDO/AGRI cereals, oil crops and vegetable seed industry
2005 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES power cogeneration from solid waste
2014 – IFDC rice study
2017-2018 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES) & EXIM GLOBAL PARTNEERS KOBA brown field Cane Sugar Project, Rice and Palm oil industries
2009 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES Caju nut industry
2017 – SOFRECO Saum Laki cane sugar industry study
2014 – HAFT TAPPEH & A. KOUMENY – GROUP SOPEX cane sugar industry
1978-1984 – FERKE 1, FERKE 2, ZOUENOULA & BOROTOU – KORO – SODESUCRE
2001 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES) cane sugar industry, rice and vegetables
2024 GINGER SOFRECO auditing SUCRIVOIRE
1997 & 2006 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES FOR DEG BANK 6 SUGAR MILLS and KISCOL FOR SOFRECO several missions
2016 – HORYAL INVESTMENTS cane sugar industry
2012 – TATE & LYLE SUGARS) KSL SAVANAHKET white leaf disease control cane sugar industry
2008, 2009, 2010 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES Farm Builders) Hevea and food crops (vegetables, maize, rice, cassava)
2018 – GREEN ASSETS & Co. financing GOL
2008, 2009, 2010 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES Farm Builders) Hevea and food crops (vegetables, maize, rice, cassava)
2018 – GREEN ASSETS & Co. financing GOL
1976 – 1978 – LONRHO Agronomist & (2012 EUROPEAN UNION Consultant Out Growers dispute) NCHALO & DWANGWA cane sugar industry
2000-2014 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES – Markala Sugar Project Project Manager cane sugar industry feasibility Study
2012-2014 – GROUP KEITA GENERAL MANAGER of CAI SA, Potatoes, Maize, Onions and Rice
2026 – Slaughterhouse, Forage, Feedlot
1974–1976 – SENA MARROMEU & LUABO, BUZI, MARAGRA & XINAVANE
1974 BOROR
2008 – Schaffer & Associates
2012 – ASR-TATE & LYLE SUGARS) CAM (DAI)& ASR) and MASSINGIR
2021 & 2022 – cane sugar industry
2001, 2003, 2005 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES FOR DANGOTE & IFDC
2015/16 – BUA GROUP LAFIAGI BASSA cane sugar industry feasibility studies Jigawa and Hadedja and SAVAHNAH Privatisation Study IPAO EKITI cassava green field development project (2022)
1985-1986 – BOOKER AGRICULTURE INTERNATIONAL) Senior Agronomist, cane sugar industry
1986-1989 – TIDEWELL CORPORATION OWNED BY HONS. JASSIM ALBAKER AND AMIR ALBAKER) cereal seeds imports and distribution
2004 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES) AGUADA & COLOSSO cane sugar industry
1997-1998 – MADHVANI GROUP) cane sugar industry, rice and vegetable crops
2009 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES) RICE SILOS & CSS Richard Toll, cane sugar industry
2004 & 2012 – SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES) ILLOVO & TSB cane sugar industry
1996 – MADHVANI GROUP & 2006 SCHAFFER & ASSOCIATES FOR DEG BANK) – MTIBWA Privatisation Study cane sugar industry
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