Hayo de Feijter  M.Sc Hayo de Feijter first obtained his B.Sc. at the HAS Den Bosch in crop science. After the HAS he studied at Nyenrode University, The Netherlands business school where he obtained his Master's degree in General Management. After Nyenrode he embarked on a trip around after which he went to work in China where he among others also established his own company in the production of vegetables as well as delivering consultancy services with the emphasis on large scale farming. Through his work in China he got involved in switch grass to bio-ethanol production as well as Jatropha production. Besides China he also worked in Australia, Bangladesh and Egypt.