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Neil Morton CV

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Year of Birth
TAA Member No
Title
Forenames:
Surname:

 1942

644

 Mr

 Neil

 MORTON

Record of posts and assignments
Year
Job Title
Organisation
Country
Responsibilities

2003

Pest Management Consultant

Nam Theun Power Consortium

Laos

Devise pest management plan to prepare for regional impact of major hydroelectric scheme. To support World Bank environment submission.

2000

Commercialisation Specialist

World Bank

Uzbekistan

Assess commercial viability, local and international, of entomophage production and dispersal equipment, and novel crop sprayer.

1994-present

Crop Protection Specialist

Produce Studies Ltd. (now Kynetec Ltd.)

Thailand, Greece, Russia.

Market research and analysis; annually in countries on left. Ad hoc studies in other countries, incl Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Hungary, Netherlands etc.

1998-99

Crop Protection Specialist

World Bank

S.E. Asia

An eight country review of crop protection for Environment Division.

1997

Management Consultant

EU

C. America

Management appraisal of 4 year multi-part crop protection project.

1996-97

Entomologist

EU/OIRSA

C. America

Full phytosanitary/quarantine inventory and review; establishment of computer data base.

1990-94

Devel./Mktg. Director

Deputon Co., UK

Russia

Established a horticultural peat processing, logistics, marketing co. throughout W. Europe.

1976-90

Regional Technical Manager

ICI/Zeneca

L. America, Canada, USA

Agrochemical development; Spray system development; Product positioning/ marketing.

Research Entomologist

ICI/Zeneca

UK, Spain, India, Australia, etc.

Spray decision support system; IPM/environmental studies; Pesticide resistance; pesticide screening.

1968-75

Senior Research Entomologist

Cotton Research Corporation/ODA

Swaziland

Development of complete cotton pest control system – biological/ pesticides/ resistance/ application and farmer extension.

Skills, expertise and qualifications

Principal Discipline 
Agriculture
Subsidiary fields
Agrochemicals, Crop Protection, Entomology, Marketing, Pest Management, Horticulture (Peat), Project Management, Project Appraisal, Quarantine
Higher education 
Management of Technological Innovation, Univ. Bradford, 1982
MSc (Applied Entomology), Imperial College, University of London, 1967-68
BSc Agric. (Honours Zoology), University of Aberdeen, 1962-67
Countries worked in 
Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, France, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, UK, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
Languages
French, Spanish
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