Robert was born into a farming family in Zimbabwe and has worked in a practical capacity in agriculture from an early age having gained a Higher Diploma in Agriculture from Gwebi Agricultural College, Zimbabwe in 1979.

Robert joined Dangote Rice Ltd. last year in May 2014 and employed as their General Manager of Rice Farming in Nigeria.

Robert has been involved in Nigerian agribusiness for the last 4 years with his main focus on developing Greenfield rice farms.

Over the last eighteen years he has experienced senior management in large-scale global agriculture institutions in Russia, Romania, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia – Robert has extensive first-hand experience of providing business and technical management skills in hardship agricultural locations, focusing on making farming businesses more effective and delivering returns to the investors and employers.