Mark Lewis, BSc (Agric) Hons, co-founding partner, has 40 years’ experience in over 94 countries, with involvement in over 500 agri-business projects.

Jane Lewis, FRICS, co-founding partner, as a chartered surveyor, provides extensive experience of operational administration in Europe & Africa. Specialising in, agricultural, rural, commercial & industrial property, she has significant experience of land acquisition, building construction, management & tenure and is responsible for human resources, public & investor relations, property & contractual related matters.

LEWIS & LEWIS trading as DEM-INTER, was founded in 1991, to provide professional agri-business consultancy and management, initial in Europe. The services expanded to Eastern Europe after the “wall” came down and then moved to the CIS, as these countries opened up and now covers most of Africa too. Dem-Inter is focused on lowest possible cost of production, adding value for local and export sales, combining this with staple food production to reduce import levels, increasing local food security.

Dem-Inter brings together experienced agri-business professionals, who combine modern, global, agri-business techniques with in-depth, country-specific, operational expertise to create a sustainable business.

Dem-Inter is fully experienced in building design and layout, together with overseeing construction, to ensure the most efficient systems are created. This includes crop storage and processing together with livestock production and processing.

Dem-Inter works with experienced partners to create energy and water efficient irrigation systems, to maximise returns for the agribusiness.

Dem-Inter provides non-executive directors, together with consultancy and operational contracts to provide professional agri-business management and advice.

Dem-Inter establishes sustainable systems through suitably targeted areas of operation, community involvement and empowerment, together with sympathetic environmental operations.

Dem-Inter possesses the expertise and knowledge to produce under extreme conditions, turn around existing businesses and create successful start-up operations.

Dem-Inter’s basic requirements are attractive markets, suitable soils and climate, sustainable water supplies and secure land tenure, to be able to apply economies of scale, resulting in low-cost food production.