Euan Thomson CV | TAA Online Directory of Consultants

Year	Job Title	Organisation	Country	Responsibilities
07, 08	Leader, mid-term, final project evaluations	Mission d’Aide au dévelopement des économies rurales, Kabul	Afghanistan	Evaluation of an animal production and health project funded by EC in eastern Afghanistan
06, 07, 08	Livestock production expert (6 wks in 06, 4 wks in 07, 8 wks in 08)	Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), Kabul	Afghanistan	Research on livestock to inform and improve policy development in Afghanistan
2007	Animal health and live-stock specialist (4 wks)	Hunting Technical Services PE, Hemel Hempstead UK (ADB-funded)	Kyrgyzstan	Identify and prepare animal health and livestock production components of an investment project on agricultural land improvement
2007	Small ruminant value chains expert (3 wks)	Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs, Washington DC (USAID – funded project)	Pakistan	Assess current livestock situation, prioritize small ruminant value (VC) chains, prepare implementation plans for VC activities
2006	Livestock production expert (6 weeks in 06, 4 wks in 07)	Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)	Afghanistan	Research on livestock to inform and improve policy development in Afghanistan (completing in 2008)
2007	Leader mid-term project evaluation	Mission d'Aide au dÈvelopement des Èconomies rurales, Kabul	Afghanistan	Evaluation of an animal production and health project funded by EC in eastern Afghanistan
2005 - 06	Monitoring expert (2 trips totalling 5 weeks in 05, 1 trip of 4 weeks in 06)	Dutch Committee for Afghanistan (Rebuilding Agricultural Markets Project, USAID-funded)	Afghanistan	Use field data to evaluate impact of animal health interventions on flock and herd productivity, final reporting of findings
2005	External project evaluator (six weeks)	Solidarites (NGO), Paris/Kabul (EU ñfunded project)	Afghanistan	Evaluation of project to restore livelihoods and improve food security in Bamyan Province.
2005	Project researcher (two trips totalling 12 weeks)	Macaulay Institute, UK / Mercy Corps (DFID-funded project)	Afghanistan	Implemented field work for a 3 month project on livestock marketing, organized stakeholder workshop
2004	Team leader, livestock consultant (5 weeks)	Aga Khan Foundation, Mountain Societies Rural Support Programme	Kyrgyzstan	Identification and prioritization of priority interventions to generate better incomes for livestock owners
2004	External project evaluator (3 weeks)	Solidarites, Paris/Kabul (EU ñ funded project)	Afghanistan	Evaluation of project to restore livelihoods and improve food security of families in Bamyan Prov.
2002	Team leader/workshop coordinator (8 weeks)	ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria	Afghanistan, Syria	Needs Assessment (RRA, etc) of the Livestock, Feeds and Rangelands sub-sectors in Afghanistan. (USAID-funded) / Wrap-up workshop in Syria
2001	Livestock consultant (5 weeks)	Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen, UK	Kyrgyzstan	RRA - inception phase of project supporting the livelihoods of livestock producing communities in mountain areas. (DFID-funded)
99 ñ 01	Livestock consultant (3 trips totalling about 10 weeks)	Aga Khan Foundation / Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (NGO)	Tajikistan	Needs assessments / training programme to strengthen livelihoods of livestock-owning communities in mountainous areas. (Various donors)
98 ñ 04	Small ruminant/ forage production advisor (2ñ3 months each year)	ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria	West and Central Asia	Advising / training national programme scientists in small ruminant / feed production / marketing (EU (Silsoe College) / IFAD-funded projects.
94 ñ 98	Principal small ruminant researcher	ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria	Syria, Jordan, Uzbekistan	Coordinating small ruminant research and collaborating with national scientists.
90 ñ 94	Team leader, small ruminant / forage crop / range advisor	ICARDA/Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (Arid Zones Research Institute), Quetta	Pakistan (Quetta)	Project management, coordination, planning, budgeting, reporting to USAID in institutional strengthening project.
80 ñ 90	Small ruminant researcher (post doc, promoted in í82 and í86)	ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria	Syria, Jordan, Tunisia, Turkey	Established research programme, conducted collaborative research with national programme scientists on small ruminant feeding / forage use.