Meet our Expert
A recipient of a few awards and recognition, including the Mahindra Agro-Innovator of the year 2020 in Zimbabwe. Clarence Mwale has over 14 years of working experience in the food production, handling, processing and manufacturing industries in Africa. He has vast knowledge from a number of trainings in international food and agriculture standards, marketing, integrated pest management, auditing and EU/UK regulations. Clarence Mwale has trained a number of farm and pack-house workers, managers and agronomists in Africa with regards to GlobalGAP, Fair-Trade, HACCP, BRC, Tesco’s Nurture’s, BSCI, Sedex and SMETA, Rainforest Alliance and ISO etc. He is excellent manager and good team player with a fervent quest for success.
Master of business administration
Degree in International Relations and Diplomacy
Degree in Business Administration
(BASIS)-Nairobi, Kenya
(FACTS)-Nairobi, Kenya
Cologne, Germany
Harare, Zimbabwe
Integrated Pest Management for Managers
Fair-Mark also employs associate experts in various disciplines of food safety and social responsibility for compliance to international standards.
Fair-Mark has a strong position in development of value chains in food production in Africa, through vast knowledge, experience and respect of societies and cultures.
Fair-Mark
He founded company, Fair-Mark
Key responsibilities include:
Preparing farmers, both commercial and small scale, and packhouses for accreditation in various international private standards. Liaison with the certification bodies (NSF, SGS) and aid-organizations. Has been working with various NGOs in a bid to promote capacity building programs in the country for good agricultural practices (GAP), for purposes of exporting into the E.U. And poverty alleviation. Mr. Mwale has good relations with export agencies in the country and beyond.
He is ear-marked to participate in capacity development projects organized by non-governmental and governmental organizations in the region. He has managed to get accreditation for 17 standards including GlobalGAP, Tesco Nurture’s Choice, BRC, Albert Heijn, SEDEX-SMETA, Fair-Trade, BSCI, ISO, SAS-RFA, etc. Has also been involved in contracts to train and audit in Private Voluntary Standards around ACP Group of States during this period.
Selby Enterprises (PVT) Ltd, Zimbabwe
He comes from a highly reputable past relationship with the biggest export company in Zimbabwe where he was responsible for training of employees and internal auditing of the company. Overseeing GAP implementation on over 100 commercial farmers dotted around the country, and over 500 small scale initiatives. Successfully trained and managed accreditation processes of the numerous projects, large and small, over the 5-year-stretch.
Has been management delegate in many negotiating forums especially for sustenance of the various synergies that existed between the export agents (Selby Enterprises and Migros Syndicate) and various markets at a time when Zimbabwe was reeling under a massive economic and political downturn. Has been an interceding office-bearer between management and the workforce in social welfare discussions and initiatives.
He was responsible for research and implementation of changes in standards. Worked hand-in-hand with the agronomy and quality control departments to ensure that set standards and regulation (local and market requirements) are adhered to. He has been a management representative on Fair-Trade Joint Bodies for fruit and vegetables and cut flowers.
Linkfront Farming, Zimbabwe
In charge of managing all personnel, conducting company marketing, public relations, and quality control. Responsible for assuring adherence to local retail standards.
Afruita
Forrester Estates
Selby Enterprises
Husquarvana