About me
This Consulting enterprise was initiated by Willie Pretorius who has a wealth of experience as a Businessman and Agricultural Scientist.
He obtained a master’s degree in agriculture focusing on Horticulture, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry from the University of Stellenbosch and an Honors MBA from the Stellenbosch Business school in South Africa.
He managed several Agro processing businesses ranging from Fruit and Vegetable canning, Juice concentrating, Mushroom cultivation, Asparagus growing and processing. All these businesses were in financial trouble when he was appointed, and he was able to turn them around into a profit-making enterprise. He also started a Vegetable freezing business from scratch.
As an Agricultural Scientist he identified the Sunblotch virus disease in Avocados as initiated through a graft incompatible condition.
Established a procedure for the evaluation of Mycorrhizae root colonization as well as Rhizophagy activity using PLFA and NLFA technology and has a wealth of knowledge and experience on soil health testing and result evaluation.
Developed a good understanding of soil health with a particular interest in how plants utilize the resources provided by nature.