Summary
Miguel Chaves is a managing director and agricultural economist based in Portugal with over a decade of experience spanning farm production, supply chain management and global grains and oilseeds research. He leads a vertically integrated Mediterranean almond business, overseeing operations, marketing, finance and HR while applying state-of-the-art processing technology to drive quality and scale. Previously he managed global commodities research and supply functions at COFCO Agri and Noble Resources, bringing market insight to production decisions. His background in agronomy and multifunctional farm management underpins a pragmatic focus on sustainable intensification and value-chain optimization. Unusually for an agribusiness leader, he also codes mobile apps (iOS and Android), reflecting a hands-on, tech-savvy approach to solving operational challenges.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer