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- Personal data
- Year of Birth
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- TAA Member No
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- Title
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- Forenames:
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- Surname:
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1946 |
810 |
Dr |
Euan Francis |
Thomson |
- Record of posts and assignments
- Year
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- Job Title
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- Organisation
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- Country
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- Responsibilities
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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 |
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2006
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Livestock production expert (6 weeks in
06, 4 wks in 07)
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Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
(AREU)
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Afghanistan
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Research on livestock to inform and
improve policy development in Afghanistan (completing in
2008) |
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2007 |
Leader mid-term project evaluation |
Mission d'Aide au dÈvelopement des
Èconomies rurales, Kabul |
Afghanistan
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Evaluation of an animal production and health
project funded by EC in eastern Afghanistan
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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
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Use field data to evaluate impact of
animal health interventions on flock and herd productivity,
final reporting of findings
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2005
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External project evaluator (six weeks)
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Solidarites (NGO), Paris/Kabul (EU ñfunded
project)
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Afghanistan
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Evaluation of project to restore livelihoods and improve food security in Bamyan Province. |
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2005
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Project researcher (two trips totalling
12 weeks) |
Macaulay Institute, UK / Mercy Corps (DFID-funded
project)
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Afghanistan
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Implemented field work for a 3 month
project on livestock marketing, organized stakeholder
workshop |
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2004
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Team leader, livestock consultant (5
weeks)
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Aga Khan Foundation, Mountain Societies
Rural Support Programme |
Kyrgyzstan
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Identification and prioritization of
priority interventions to generate better incomes for
livestock owners |
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2004
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External project evaluator (3 weeks)
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Solidarites, Paris/Kabul (EU ñ funded
project)
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Afghanistan
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Evaluation of project to restore
livelihoods and improve food security of families in
Bamyan Prov. |
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2002
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Team leader/workshop coordinator (8
weeks) |
ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria
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Afghanistan, Syria
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Needs Assessment (RRA, etc) of the
Livestock, Feeds and Rangelands sub-sectors in
Afghanistan. (USAID-funded) / Wrap-up workshop in Syria |
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2001
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Livestock consultant (5 weeks)
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Macaulay Land Use Research Institute,
Aberdeen, UK
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Kyrgyzstan
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RRA - inception phase of project
supporting the livelihoods of livestock producing
communities in mountain areas. (DFID-funded) |
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99 ñ 01 |
Livestock consultant (3 trips totalling
about 10 weeks) |
Aga Khan Foundation / Mountain Societies
Development Support Programme (NGO)
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Tajikistan
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Needs assessments / training programme to
strengthen livelihoods of livestock-owning communities in
mountainous areas. (Various donors) |
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98 ñ 04 |
Small ruminant/ forage production advisor
(2ñ3 months each year)
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ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria
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West and Central Asia
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Advising / training national programme
scientists in small ruminant / feed production / marketing (EU
(Silsoe College) / IFAD-funded projects. |
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94 ñ 98 |
Principal small ruminant researcher |
ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria
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Syria, Jordan, Uzbekistan
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Coordinating small ruminant research and
collaborating with national scientists. |
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90 ñ 94 |
Team leader, small ruminant / forage crop
/ range advisor
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ICARDA/Pakistan Agricultural Research
Council (Arid Zones Research Institute), Quetta
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Pakistan (Quetta)
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Project management, coordination,
planning, budgeting, reporting to USAID in institutional
strengthening project.
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80 ñ 90
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Small ruminant researcher (post doc,
promoted in í82 and í86) |
ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria
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Syria, Jordan, Tunisia, Turkey
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Established research programme, conducted
collaborative research with national programme scientists on
small ruminant feeding / forage use.
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- Skills, expertise and qualifications
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- Principal Discipline
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Livestock |
- Subsidiary fields
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Animal nutrition, Pasture / fodder crops,
Farming systems, Marketing, Rural livelihoods systems, Participatory
development, Project management, Research, Rural development
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- Higher education
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B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, Wye College (University of London) 1969; M.Phil. Animal Nutrition, Wye College, 1971; Dr Technical Science (PhD, Animal Nutrition/Growth), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1979 |
- Countries worked in
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Afghanistan, Egypt, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan,
Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Tunisia, Uzbekistan
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- Languages
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Arabic, German, French, English |
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one page CV
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>>Download CV with further information and contact
details (Word doc) CV updated March 2009
This webpage was updated on 15 January 2010
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