|
2006
|
Non-timber Forest Products |
Department for International Development (DfID) |
India |
Evaluation and design of phase two for Madhya Pradesh
Rural Livelihoods Project. |
|
2006
|
Agricultural Consultant
|
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) |
Indonesia
|
Re-design of Rural Empowerment and Agricultural
Development project. Responsible for design of on and off-farm enterprise
development component. |
|
2006
|
Evaluation Consultant |
Oxfam and EU |
Tajikistan
|
Mid term evaluation of a joint Oxfam-EU project tackling
food insecurity: A Livelihoods Approach for Tajikistan. |
|
2005 |
Extension and Marketing expert
|
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) |
Ghana
|
End of project evaluation of Upper West Agricultural
Development Project and Upper East Land Conservation and Smallholder
Rehabilitation Project, Ghana. |
|
2003-05
|
Cropping systems co-ordinator
|
Western Orissa Rural Livelihoods project.
|
India
|
Designed cropping systems strategy, annual work plans
and assisted in analysis and incorporation of findings from participatory
on-farm trials. |
|
2002-05
|
Farming Systems Consultant
|
Karnataka Watershed Development Project (KAWAD), DfID,
member of core team. |
India
|
Support and strengthening of community organisations and
development of rural livelihood systems. Produced final technical report
on land development and farming systems activities and two policy briefing
papers. |
|
2001-03
|
Farming Systems Consultant
|
Western India Rainfed Farming Systems Project, DfID
funded. |
India
|
New crop identification, participative crop testing and
selection, cost benefit and risk analysis for cultivation of newly
introduced crops. |
|
2001-02
|
Documentation and Dissemination
|
Technology Transfer for Sustainable Development, EU
project. |
India
|
Research documentation. Documentation strategy
development and documentation implementation with BAIF Development
Research Foundation. |
|
1991-01
1997-00
1996-00
1996
|
Principal Scientist
|
Natural Resources Institute
|
UK based Extended travel to India Zimbabwe Ghana Nepal
Bhutan South Africa
|
Led multicultural teams in the development and
implementation of two three-year research projects. Integrated vegetable
production and processing within dry-season farming systems. Improved
strategies for fodder production and management in the mid-hills region of
Nepal. Mid-term review of Cultivation of Medicinal Plants Proj, EU. Programme
development and research strategy development for Natural Resources Systems
Programme. Deputy manager of the £1.2 m Agronomy and Cropping Systems
Research Programme. Post-graduate and VSO training. Cover crop review and
database development. |
|
1991-93
|
Agroforestry Research Officer |
Nepalese Forestry Research Division |
Nepal
|
Institutional strengthening of National Forestry
Research Org |
|
1991
|
Extension Researcher |
Lumle Agricultural Research Station. |
Nepal
|
Evaluation of extension activities and experimentation
with different extension methods. |
|
1982-86 |
Community mobilisation |
British VSO |
Philippines |
Community-group and co-operative development, income
generation through improved farming techniques and development of
revolving loan credit systems.
|
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