Casterra Ag
Yoash Zohar is an experienced executive in the agricultural and energy sectors, currently serving as the CEO of Casterra Ag, which specializes in the production of premium castor seeds since January 2024. Previously, Yoash was the COO at Global NTM, focusing on solar and storage project development across Israel, East Africa, and Europe. As Managing Director of Global Group South Sudan from April 2017 to October 2023, Yoash managed the Green Horizon national agricultural project. Yoash also has a background as an independent consultant for agricultural projects in Ethiopia and Angola and has held leadership roles at Agropeace Bio Ethiopia Plc, APH, and Agroproect Holding in Ukraine. Educational qualifications include a degree in Senior Business Management and a B.A. in Architecture and Urban Design.
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Casterra Ag
Casterra offers an integrated solution based on all essential cultivation components to enable industrialized cultivation that supports a steady and stable supply of castor grains to the castor oil value chain. As a result, Casterra is leading a change in the castor industry, turning castor crop into an industrialized single-season crop. Casterra employs advanced breeding technologies using unparalleled genetics knowledge to breed stable castor varieties that can be cultivated using mechanized agro-technical practices. Casterra is securing the cultivation results by diminishing the expected losses through its proprietary, developed, cost-effective machinery explicitly designed for castor beans: harvesting header and dehulling machine. Agronomical support is provided by Casterra agronomists delivers accumulated knowledge, and profound know-how on the castor plant needs to enable best cultivation practices that bring high yield and high oil content. Casterra offers the best economical solution through excellent agro and technical solutions combined with superior genetics of its seed varieties. It is essentially creating a continuous, high-quality supply of grains. Casterra is a fully-owned subsidiary of Evogene (NASDAQ: EVGN), a leading computational biology company.