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Michael Bolton CV

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Year of Birth
TAA Member No
Title
Forenames:
Surname:

 1960

 106

Mr

 Michael Frederick

 BOLTON

Record of posts and assignments
Year
Job Title
Organisation
Country
Responsibilities
2007 Evaluation Consultant Action Contre la Fiam Lao P.D.R. 6 week mid-term evaluation of EU-funded project improving food security for minority upland villages.
2006-07 Consultant Bioversity International (formerly IPGRI) Italy

 

7 months employment as acting project coordinator for start-up of $10.5 M Phase 2 of World Bank -funded project to improve security and use of CGIAR genetic resources collections.
2006 Consultant Vakasis International Cambodia 6 week input to EU-funded ECOSORN project in NW provinces, describing farming systems in project area and assisting in development of criteria for selection of target villages.

2006

Consultant

Norwegian People’s Aid

Cambodia

6-week evaluation of land-use and socio-economic impact after landmine clearance.

2005-06

Livelihoods Coordinator

Oxfam GB

Indonesia

Post-tsunami reconstruction, Meulaboh, Aceh. Worked with local staff to implement livelihood recovery activities, focusing on provision of small cash grants to beneficiary households to (re)start economic activities. Agricultural inputs to affected communities and funded proposals from local NGOs.

2004-05

Project Manager

CARE International

Lao P.D.R.

Manager of EU-funded 3-year Khammouane Food Security Project. Duties covered all aspects of rural development project in UXO-affected area.

2003

Consultant

Handicap International Belgium (HIB)

Cambodia

Team leader for 6-week evaluation of HIB’s project on Land Use Planning Units for mined areas.

2001-02

Food Security Advisor

CARE International

Lao P.D.R.

Savannakhet Disaster Preparedness Project. Counterpart to local manager on food for work project.

1999-2001

Agriculture Trainer

Save the Children Australia

Lao P.D.R.

Upland crop development and extension as part of integrated village development project.

1996-99

Extension Agronomist

EU/PRASAC

Cambodia

Development of extension and seed multiplication programme and supervision of extension staff.

1994-96

Agronomist

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) (VSO)

Cambodia

Re-establishment of agricultural research station and supervision of field trials.

1992-93

Consultant

International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)

Italy

Database creation and production of reports on various aspects of plant genetic resources.

1990-91

Associate Professional Officer

DfID/ICRISAT

Niger

Evaluation of forage germplasm and conducting field trials.

1988-90

1986-87

Consultant

International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)

Italy
Mali

As 1992-93 above.

Seed collecting mission.

 

Skills, expertise and qualifications

Principal Discipline 
Rural Development
Subsidiary fields
Agronomy; Project Management; Extension; Genetic Resources; Rice; NGOs; Participatory Development; GIS;
Higher education 
BSc (Hons) Botany IIi; 1984, Durham University, UK. MSc Agronomy; 1986, Nottingham University, UK. MA Geographic Information for Development; 2003, Durham University, UK
Countries worked in 
Cambodia, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Mali, Niger
Languages
French, Lao, Khmer, Italian
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