COMPANY CO-FOUNDER

RORY TWOMEY-BIRKS

Rory is an experienced entrepreneur with a background in business management, the IT industry and media. Through the globally recognised Cann10 Cannabis Leadership Program, he was trained directly by many of the world's leading scientific researchers, legal practitioners, horticulturalists and entrepreneurs on the commercial, scientific, cultural, historical, legal, and agricultural elements of this ever-evolving industry. For the last 14 years he has been focused on continually expanding his extensive knowledge base on the cannabis species, its sub variants, medicinal value and the global emergence of the industry.

COMPANY CO-FOUNDER

GARIKAI JANI

Garikai was born and raised in Zimbabwe, his education until university was in Zimbabwe. In 2004 he moved to Melbourne Australia where he attended Deakin University and completed his bachelors is I.T and Business Commerce. Garikai has spent the last 12 years working in the I.T industry and has an extensive business network through projects and ventures he has been part of.

A primary driver for starting AfriCann has always been his desire to learn from his time and exposure to different approaches in the developed world that Garikai believes can be implemented back home and throughout Africa. The best quality of life is something that all people should strive for and as a community can work towards building and developing. Garikai believes with the correct people, strong will, positive attitude, a desire to learn and improve Africa as a region can develop the same practices and maybe even elevate the industry with time.

MANAGING DIRECTOR

AARON DENENGA

Aaron is an agricultural entrepreneur, running a successful award winning farm exporting to the Asian market. He was awarded the National Young Farmer of the Year on two occasions.

Additionally, Aaron is the Co-Managing Director of Kuvimba Harvest, a farm development and production company which has interests in East Africa and Zimbabwe.

His diverse experience and background has also afforded him a position on the board of a major agricultural enterprise listed on the Zimbabwe stock exchange and an advisory board position for the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Recreation. Aaron is also the, recently elected, President of the Federation of Young Farmers Club Zimbabwe which has over 8000 members with agricultural interest.

Aaron, always excited to see growth and development, having built their farm from the ground up, will be key in providing strong growth in the region and ensuring ground production is carried out efficiently with his best growers.

MANAGING DIRECTOR

DANIEL BURGER

Daniel Burger is a 4th generation farmer in Zimbabwe and part of a long line of farming family in Southern Africa.

Over the past 12 years his major role has been growing the family business primarily focused on land development, livestock and crop production currently feeding both the local and export markets.

More recently in the past few years the focus has grown towards developing agriculture enterprises and the value addition of produce.

Daniel is the Managing Director of his family farming business, Sherwood Park Estate PVT Ltd, as well as the Co-Managing director in the agriculture development company, Kuvimba Harvest PVT ltd, with interests in East Africa and Zimbabwe.

Daniel has won various agriculture production awards such as Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) exporter of the year award for Midlands Chapter 2018 as well as, Zimbabwe Young Farmers award for horticultural producer of the year 2019 and runner up Top young farmer of the year 2019.

He has held multiple community related service and trustee posts and recently he has also been elected Vice president of the Zimbabwe Federation of Young Farmers, forming part of his service of giving back to the community and growing the agriculture industry as a whole in Zimbabwe.
Daniel's vision is to drive regional growth within the agriculture sector.