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Ian Robinson, Managing Director of AA International Ltd |
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Dr W Ian Robinson, the Director of AA International Ltd, has been working in various aspects agricultural/rural development for over 40 years, including 35 years providing technical assistance in Asia and Africa and 6 years in research, teaching and agricultural development in the UK. His key interests are linked to the provision of timely and accurate agricultural/situation assessments related to food security; development programmes in marginal areas, including conflict zones and support programmes to agro-pastoralists.
As Director of the Centre for Arid Zone Studies, University of Wales, Bangor for 13 years, he not only provided regular technical inputs to projects but also directed and managed the Centre’s staff and secured the funding for a wide range of studies, training and development programmes.
As the team leader of some 50 UN Crop and Food Supply Missions he has a very broad appreciation of rural issues and concerns.
If you would like more information about Ian's experience, please contact us .
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Heather Pitcher, Programmes Officer |
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Heather has ten years experience working in a broad range of horticultural projects in the Caribbean, Ethiopia and South Africa. Her work has focused both on pre and post harvest production and management of a variety of horticultural crops from a diverse range of production systems. She has experience in curricula development and teaching as well as practical training of exporters. farmers and householders.
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Angela James, Associate |
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Angela has spent 25 years working in the development NGO sector, providing her with an extensive knowledge and understanding of the organisational, funding and management issues that affect NGOs working in developing countries. She specialises in funding systems of the major donors that affect development NGOs. She designs and delivers workshops on proposal writing, reporting and contract management for NGOs and also operates a funding telephone and email advice line for BOND. She has worked extensively overseas and is fluent in French and English. If you would like more information about Angela's experience, please contact us .
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Pam Gregory, Associate |
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Pam is a specialist in bee keeping, with over 30 years experience. As well as working in apiculture, she also has extensive, practical experience in livestock husbandry, smallholder systems and value added production. She has a special interest in market development and entrepreneurship with a focus on women's development. Her experience in bee keeping has included honey marketing, training of trainers, designing education and training systems and development of bee keeping projects in Malawi, Cameroon, Tanzania, Kenya, Philippines, Nepal and India. She was senior bee keeping advisor for Wales with the UK National Bee Unit for seven years and a field based advisor for 15 years and has 10 years tropical beekeeping expertise. She has extensive teaching experience and has conducted training in participatory techniques, sustainable development and livelihoods analysis. She also has experience in group development; facilitation and support; project design, development and implementation; development of best practise initiatives as well as analysis of and rural and peri-urban development research for policy inputs.
If you would like to hear more about Pam's experience, please contact us .
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Associate Institutions |
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Due to our close relationship with the University of Wales, AAInternational Ltd has access to the expertise of agricultural/environmental/socio-economic specialists based at these institutes, such as CAZS-Natural Resources , University of Bangor; IBERS at the University of Aberystwyth and Bradbury Stewart Agricultural Consulting.
We also work closely with Dulas Ltd, an award winning company specialising in renewable energy systems.
Through our web-based advisory service www.techtalk-international.com we have excellent links with the administators and membership of the Tropical Agricultural Association (TAA) and many staff of the CGIAR network.
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