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Dairy Tech Transfer will assemble the very best team possible to deliver agricultural developments that are right for the client. A key feature of our service is to offer a ‘best of breed’ solution – we don’t have preferred supplier contracts which could limit access to new and improved technologies. Instead we scope and choose the very best products and services to fit the agricultural need. Having said that, there are a core team of NZ suppliers who offer superior service and skills and can operate in a global context – we have established excellent working relationships with this core of companies and can swing a project into action very quickly as a result.
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Derek Fairweather
Managing Director

Derek is the CEO of Dairy Tech Trasnfer specializing in the transfer and adaptation of NZ pasture based systems and technologies to tropical climates. Derek was the Chief Executive Officer of Waikato Innovation Park Ltd from 2003 to 2012 and had accountability for all aspects of the Waikato Innovation Park. Derek has led a number of key initiatives for WIP including Integrated Farm Management, facilitating the Ag Bio NZ Cluster and establishment of the NZFIW, NZs only independent product development powder drying factory. Derek has moved full time to CEO for Dairy Tech Transfer. Prior to this role Derek was a specialist in asset management at Ernst & Young.

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Muhammad Naveed Alyas
ICT Project Manager

Naveed is working as ICT Project Manager and is taking care of ICT projects initiated by the organization. Naveed has over 21 years’ experience in computer software development industry specifically in business process evaluation & re-engineering, system analysis, architecture, development, deployment, support, integration, training, quality assurance, and customer services with the focus on providing the recipient with the highest quality software and IT products. Naveed has developed and deployed software solutions in Telecom, health, dairy & agriculture, education, and supply & chain industry.

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Ali Issa
African Representative

Ali was previously a commodity trader between Ethiopia and Djibouti. Commercially speaking, he has been very influential both at Government and Community levels in Ethiopia, Ghana, among other African countries. Ali is very well acquainted in both East and West African culture and is familiar with many business and Governmental personnel in these regions. At the moment he is looking for new business opportunities for DSL in Ethiopia and other African countries as well as Middle East. Ali is also multilingual , he is fluent in Arabic, English, French, Somali and Amharic.

Paul Sharp
Chief Technical Officer Pasture Plus

Paul is a dairy farmer with 17 years expertise in pastoral dairy farming systems development, implementation and monitoring in NZ and internationally as a private consultant. Previously he has held positions in research/management at AgResearch, and nutrition business development with several NZ feed companies.