TOM THOMAS

Senior Agarwood Consultant

Education.
PHD Industrial Chemistry • 07 1989• CU Cardiff
Studied Agarwood industry with
Dinh xuan, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Travelled to Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore to study the growing and culture of Aquilaria in Asia.

Experience
Senior Chemist • Plantation Int •07 2007 – 03 2019.
Senior lead chemist to develop Aquilaria Inducer to produce high quality agarwood.
Develop Seed germination and improve Seedling stock.
Disease and Pest control.
Published several reports for Research gate and Academia eu for others interested in the industry.

Aquilaria Plantation manager • Agartech • Dates From 03 2019– present

Develop new 6-hectare plantation
Collect data on established Aquilaria plantations. To help the local people to develop the Agarwood
industry to protect wild trees and provide a lively hood for indigenous families.
Develop new Aquilaria Induction techniques with Grafting, fungal Infection and Nanotechnology

Volunteer Experience or Leadership

During the Corvid period during Lockdown I researched every aspect regarding Agarwood Industry and
run a Social media group taught many farmers in Asia seed germination, seedling care and disease and
Pest management, my research has been passed to the University of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and the
University of Mindanao.