Mr Cosimo Faiello - Australian Association of Agricultural Consultants WA Inc.

Experience:

Australia

Europe                                                                                                                                                     

Olive & Horticultural Consultant (conventional & organic farming)                                                                                                                                    Managing Director (faiello olive, citrus and grape organic estates)                                                                                                                                        Parliamentary Consultant (Italian Chamber of Deputies and the Italian Senate on matters relating to horticulture, agriculture, the environment and European Union Policy)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Court consultant (as an expert agronomist and horticulturalist) 

Profile:

Postgraduate Diploma of Agronomy (University of Catania - Italy)
Doctor in Agricultural Science (Coursework) - Specializing in Mediterranean Crops ( University of Catania - Italy)
Degree in Agricultural & Horticultural Science - (University of Catania - Italy)
Master of Business Administration (MBA Advanced), The Graduate School of Management (The University of Western Australia)
Master of Marketing (sustainable & environmental marketing), UWA Business School (University of Western Australia)

Competencies:

Compentencies include providing agronomic, horticultural and economic advice to both conventional and organic farming.  Expert and specialized knowledge relate to Mediterranean crops such as oloves, citrus and grapes grown both conventionally and organically.  Specific competencies include: Horticultural, economic and environmental feasibility analysis;  site and variety selection; plant management including tree planting and training, pruning, propagation, pest/disease prevention and control; soil management, plant nutrition, weed control and irrigation. Other competencies include agronomic and horticultural risk assessment and risk mitigation; fruit harvesting, processing and marketing; sustainable agribusiness management, strategic and operational agribusiness planning and execution.

Professional memberships:

AAAC (WA)
Protection of Earth & Wildlife
Graduate Management Association (UWA)
Order of Agronomist (Italy)