Our VisionMaking the world better with better food through bio-innovation
At Ferganix, we firmly believe that transitioning to organic farming practices in our food production can mitigate climate change, remove the use of harmful chemicals and antibiotics in our food and improve our natural environment.
Our MissionEmpowering the organic revolution in food production
Until now, one of the biggest hurdles for organic farming is the high cost of organic nutrients and their lack of availability at a large scale for implementation.
Ferganix empowers farmers to transition to organic farming practices with a cost-competitive and complete package of US-certified organic input solutions.
IntroducingThe Ferganix Team
We’re a dynamic group of individuals who are passionate about what we do and dedicated to helping American farmers go 100% organic.
Thomas Begley
Founder
- Mr. Begley is the managing director at MUNEX360, a SaaS platform offering a comprehensive cashflow solution for Government contractors, service providers, and vendors that monitors and monetizes their outstanding federal debt. As a default function of the platform, MUNEX360 is a source that validates and packages outstanding municipal and federal receivables for capital market aggregators looking for high-quality, short-term, self-liquidating debt for purchase.
- Mr. Begley also serves as President of Marketing Services for Construction Development Services Inc. (CDSI,) a 25-year military and municipal sector developer which has completed multiple large-scale projects for numerous military bases in the eastern half of the United States.
- He is also the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Spectrum UVGI, an industrial-level mobile application of Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation for industrial businesses. Mr. Begley sits on several Boards and has broad corporate experience in marketing, sales, operations, and finance. He served in the U.S. Air Force and graduated from New York University Polytechnic Institute.
David Leong
Founder
- David Leong has more than 20 years experience across various industries. Having been an entrepreneur in ICT and Sustainability, David co-founded Aretae Pte Ltd in 1996 and built the company into one of the leading internet and wireless consulting companies in Asia with over 200 employees in 4 countries. In 2000 David led the company to obtain in principal approval to list on the main board of SGX, the company raised $40M dollars from blue chip investors valuating the company at over S$150M.
- In 2007, Aretae divested the technology business and went into the Carbon Finance as one of Singapore’s earliest Carbon Market participant. David led the company to be one of the leading developers of GHG Emission, securing over 50 projects in China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.
- David developed a good understanding in the Plantations Industry, which has led the company to secure most of their projects in this sector. He was involved with acquisition & consolidation of other carbon developers in a S$600M Reverse Take Over offer by Oculus. He was also involved with M&A of Hydropower Power plants in China, and fund raising for renewable energy projects in the region.
Paul Puthenpurekal
COO
- Paul has over 20 years of professional experience in environment, energy and resource management fields. He started his career with one of the largest global consulting firm, URS Corporation, covering SE Asia region for mining, infrastructure and energy projects.
- He founded his own renewable energy venture and put together several platforms which focus on innovations and disruptive technologies within the framework of Circular Economy, Sustainable Development and Bioenergy domains.
- Paul holds a Masters in Science (MSc) degree in Geology from the University of Pune, India as well as two more degrees; Post Graduate Diploma in Earth Science Engineering from University of Tuebingen, Germany and an Executive MBA from the Asian Institute of Management, Philippines.