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Paul Schoen BSc, MSc. MSc2 Waddenhall Cottages, Petham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 5PX, UK

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CURRICULUM VITAE

1. Family name: SCHOEN

2. First names: Paul

3. Date of birth: 22nd July 1966

4. Passport holder of: Argentinean/British

5. Residence: UK

6. Education:

Institution[ Date from – Date to ]

Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:

Hull University, UK 1985-1988 BA (Hons) South East Asian StudiesLSE, London, UK 1988-1989 MSc (Econ) International Relations – including

international law, international politics (covering Asia, Africa and Latin America) and economics

Wye College, University of London, UK 1990-1991 MSc (Econ) Agricultural EconomicsBritish Standards Institute (BSI) London - 2016 ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor (certified by

International Registration of Certified Auditors (IRCA))

7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 – excellent; 5 – basic)

Language Reading Speaking WritingEnglish (mother tongue) 1 1 1Spanish 2 2 2German 2 2 2

8. Membership of professional bodies:

9. Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc): Fully computer literate (MS office – Word, Excel and other programmes such as AsDB/FAO/WB’s Farmod and Costab, as well as MS Project).

10. Present position: Independent Consultant

11. Years within the firm: Independent since May 200612. Key qualifications:

Over 25 years of experience in a broad range of economic and natural resource development areas. Missions for donors including UNDP, DFID, IFAD, SNV, USAID, USDA and EC often as Team Leader.

Monitoring and Evaluation: He has been involved in setting up and assessing monitoring and evaluation systems for various projects including several in the Balkan region (Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo) for the EC and Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the sectors of SME and agricultural value chain support and institutional change. Retained as external monitor. He also developed Project Monitoring Plans in Rwanda for USAID for a number of agricultural and dairy projects. Has also been involved in development of Theories of Change and project reviews mapping out processes, results and outcomes at project, programme and strategy for institution’s country programmes (e.g. IFAD, DFID). In Sierra Leone he worked within a DFID project supporting the development of an M&E system for the re-integration of ex-combatant and other war affected persons. He has also carried out benchmarking work for various projects and Investment Promotion Agencies.

Private Sector Development: More than 20 years of specific experience in institutional development and strengthening of public agencies involved in private sector, trade and investment policy matters with a broad range of subject matter areas within agricultural and agro and fishery industrial development from Bangladesh through to Tanzania. Working with SMEs and micro-businesses on business planning, access to finance, knowledge and marketing as well as market access and trade. Experience with Commodity Exchange analysis in West and East Africa and other value chain forums, platforms and associations.



Knowledge management/Lessons Learnt: Assisting projects to meet delivery obligations on performance through leading training, running workshops held and support in Knowledge Management and knowledge sharing as well as knowledge product development such as compendium creation, information mapping and website presentations to illustrate lessons learnt and experiences gained. Significant post-course/assignment follow-up and support to attendees or project staff requiring assistance or query submissions e.g. EBRD training in London, IFAD, UNDP, DFID and EU projects.

SIDS: He has a particular interest in Small Island and Developing States (SIDS) including economic/environmental difficulties posed by size.

Institutional Knowledge and Experience: He has international experience in development projects, either on single assignment or working with, or leading, multidisciplinary teams, at local, regional and international levels in South and South East Asia, South Pacific, Latin America, Caribbean, Africa, Eastern Europe and other transition economies as well as the Mediterranean. He has undertaken work for numerous agencies including DFID, EC, Tacis, Phare, UNDP, EBRD, IFC, DGIS (Dutch Aid), FAO, IFAD, Senter (Dutch Agency), LuxDevelopment, SNV (in collaboration with Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the AfDB.

Assignments have also included examination of institutions, capacity and capability assessments and institutional strengthening and PFM as well as portfolio management and implementation. His work has also covered competitive research grant systems as well as commercialisation of research organisations in East and West Africa for the World Bank and EC.

Macro and Micro-Economic and Financial Sector Analysis. He is particularly strong in project identification, Project Preparation and Formulation (e.g. Vietnam and Laos), appraisal, Monitoring (on-going) and Evaluation (mid-term and final (e.g. Botswana, Bangladesh), final/terminal (e.g. Nigeria, Botswana, Bangladesh, Romania) and ex-post (e.g. India), cost-benefit analysis (CBA) as well as business planning and financial and economic forecasting and logical framework development.

He has been involved in project and strategy costing exercises for a number of agencies including ADB (Vietnam – Productive Rural Infrastructure (including irrigation and roads using COSTAB)) and Agencé Française de Développement (Vietnam Sector Development – again using COSTAB) as well as USAID (Rwanda) where CBA was utilized.

Capacity Building: He is also a Trainer of Monitoring for European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on a long-term arrangement for senior bank staff in London covering all aspects of project monitoring of investment projects in transition economies that the Bank focuses upon. Much of this is on small businesses in the countries of operation and includes HR focus.

Strategy Development: Consultancy areas have included Strategy Development, Policy and Sector and Sub-Sector Analysis (e.g. Tanzania Productivity Assessment which included eight sub-sectors covering fisheries, livestock, agriculture, mining) including programming and country analysis. Sub-sectors have covered local institutional development, food security, rural development and service support systems including community and livelihood development (public and private) (e.g. Vietnam - ADP II, Bangladesh - Chars Livelihoods Programme I and II, Nigeria - MPP3) as well as fund development and design, agricultural economics, irrigation and water economics, fisheries, floodplain projects, food crops, livestock (dairy) and poultry economics, small farm business development and management improvement studies, environmental economics (EIAs).

Advisory Services: Much of his consultancy and advisory work includes analysis of sustainable livelihoods, poverty alleviation, community development and some specialist areas including pastoral development and conflict management. Advisory work has also included support for Associations, membership management, service delivery to members and cost recovery (fund raising and cost coverage).

Quality Management ISO 9001:2015: Shadow status and QMS advisory on several internal Audits of companies in UK from arboriculture, construction to small scale manufacturing (Jenners (http://jenner-group.co.uk), Duramen (http://www.duramen.co.uk), GoPak (http://www.gopak.co.uk).

Business Development: Consultancies have also involved Agribusiness Analysis and agribusinesses in several developing countries as well as transition economies of Eastern Europe, Central Asia and South Asia with a view to identifying export potential and building on existing comparative advantages. Various planning and policy tools such as the Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) including Domestic Resource Costs has been employed.

He has international experience in development projects, either on single assignment or working with, or leading, multidisciplinary teams, at local, regional and international levels in South and South East Asia, South Pacific, Latin America, Caribbean, Africa, Eastern Europe and other transition economies as well as the Mediterranean. He has undertaken work for numerous agencies including DFID, EC, Tacis, Phare,

http://www.gopak.co.uk/

http://www.duramen.co.uk/

http://jenner-group.co.uk/

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UNDP, EBRD, IFC, DGIS (Dutch Aid), FAO, IFAD, Senter (Dutch Agency), LuxDevelopment, SNV (in collaboration with Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the AfDB.

He has also undertaken work on Food Security with particular reference to the examination of food security in the agricultural sector covering macro-economic and micro-economic analysis. Other areas include Food Marketing Economics with reference to market performance, structure and conduct as well as pricing policy and value chain analysis, development and monitoring (West Africa, Balkan region).

Commercially, he has prepared (written, identified teams and prepared financial offers) many hundreds of proposals over the last decade for companies competing for donor organisation funded projects, including agribusiness, sustainable livelihoods, poverty alleviation, water and irrigation and policy formulation, and economic development (on average about five a year). He has been business manager, and Head of Section, for a number consultancy companies with responsibility for Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe and as a result have undertaken many business visits to all the donors in country as well as Headquarters respectively. He continues to receive requests for proposal preparation as an independent consultant.

Countries worked (often more than one occasion):Pacific Region: PNG, AustraliaAsia: China, Bangladesh, India, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, PhilippinesAfrica: Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ivory Coast, the Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Mozambique, Uganda, Namibia, ZambiaNorth and South Latin America and the Caribbean: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, USAEurope and Eastern Europe: Albania, Kosovo, Russia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Romania, Hungary, Ukraine, Georgia, Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Netherlands, UK.Mediterranean: Malta (Gozo).

Employment Record:

2006-Present: Independent Consultant 2002-2006: Agrisystems Ltd – Senior International Consultant and Business Development Manager 2001 to 2002: WM Enterprise UK – Senior International Consultant – Natural Resources

997- to 2001: NR International, Chatham, UK, Head of Business Development Unit 1996-1997: Euroconsult, Arnhem, The Netherlands, Agricultural Economist, Eastern Europe and Central

Asia Division, Agricultural Economist - Short Term Contract. 1995-1996: Food and Agriculture International, London, UK, Agricultural Economist 1992-1994: United Nations Development Programme, New York, USA, Programme Officer (Natural

Resources - Agriculture funded by ODA (now DFID). Stationed in Bangladesh for two years as a JPO. 1991-1992: Freelance Consultant, Agricultural Economist 1989-1990: Current Science, United Kingdom, Database/Typeset Manager 1984-1986: BAT Snd Bhd, Malaysia, Farm Planning Assistant



13. Professional experience:

Date from – Date to (mths)

Location Company & reference

person (name and contact

details)

Position Description

February-March 2018

Laos Winrock International Inc, USAMartin West, [email protected]

Agricultural Economist – Value Chain Assessment

Value Chain Assessment: The study’s primary objective was to assess the demand for Sacha Inchi products (predominately oil and powder form), identify constraints faced by agribusinesses in fulfilling the demand, and design interventions to capacitate farmers to grow and sell their production. Developed value chain maps, gross margin analysis, sector analysis and world production and demand both at wholesale and retail levels. Developed an intervention at farm and processor level for industry response to trade demand for the product.Prepared a Deep Dive Supplement report on market demand in terms of volume, value and import conditions on quality and food safety standards.

Fo entry November 2017

Nigeria Value Chain Development Project, Ministry of AgricultureProject Director – Dr Ameh Onoja [email protected]

Agricultural Economist – Benchmarking – Team Leader

Independent Benchmarking the Performance of Value Chain Development Project (IFAD supported). The overall goal of the Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) has been to reduce poverty and enhance accelerated economic growth in a sustainable way. The specific programme development objective is to increase incomes and food security of 45,000 rural poor households engaged in production, processing and marketing of rice and cassava in the five targeted LGAs of six focus States. The assignment involved developing a set of metrics (quantitative and qualitative) to measure the states with each other. These were tested and then full data collection was undertaken. Project staff, stakeholders (farmers, value chain players, government and service providers were interviewed). Scoring was carried out on agreed weighted metric indicators including jobs created, OECD-DAC criteria (relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and impact), thematic balance and least variability, cost per beneficiary and expenditure.

October 2017

El Salvador (desk based)

GDP LtdMario Adrianzen (Peru)[email protected]

Benchmarking Consultant

Benchmarked Agro-Industrial Sectors for El Salvador Investment Promotion Agency (IPA). Benchmarked sugar, coffee, cocoa, flowers and fisheries sectors against each other for El Salvador, Guatemala, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico and Thailand using a prescribed range of benchmark indicators to make an assessment of sector performance.Main activities, research and data collection and compilation.

February-August 2017 (on-going support for various elements of the Liberia and Sierra Leone IFAD supported

Liberia and Sierra Leone

IFAD – Ndaya Beltchika Country Programme Officer (CPO)[email protected]

Agricultural Economist/M&E Expert/KM

Supervision Mission for Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) Sierra Leone. Supervision Mission for the Smallholder Tree Crop Revitalization Support Project (STCRSP) –

Coffee and Cocoa. The main objectives of the STCRSP direct supervision mission were to: (i) assess overall achievement and progress made in the implementation of the project against the 2016-2017 AWPB and procurement plan and against recommendations arising from previous supervision missions; (ii) review the AWPB and procurement plans and propose any necessary adjustments; (iii) identify actual and potential/emerging operational problems and challenges; (iv) provide recommendations for improved implementation; (v) assess the STCRSP exit strategy and identify remaining work that needs to be done to consolidate project gains, and; (vi) assess progress with the implementation and planning of wind-up activities and the project completion process.

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projects) Supervision Mission (March 2017) and Project Completion Review (June-July 2017) for the Agriculture Sector Rehabilitation Project (ASRP): The main objectives of the ASRP direct supervision mission were to: (i) assess overall achievement and progress made in the implementation of the project against the 2016-2017 AWPB and procurement plan and against recommendations arising from previous supervision missions; (ii) review the AWPB and procurement plans and propose any necessary adjustments; (iii) identify actual and potential/emerging operational problems and challenges; (iv) provide recommendations for improved implementation; (v) assess the ASRP exit strategy and identify remaining work that needs to be done to consolidate project gains; (vi) assess progress with the implementation and planning of wind-up activities and the project completion process, and; (vii) follow up on the linkage modalities with the Japanese Grant: 'Economic Recovery of Liberian Rice Farmers in Ebola Affected Counties'.

In both projects examined AWP&B, Logframe and data collection system, including reporting and knowledge management.

Contributed to the Aide Memoire and Appendixes for specific sections on M&E. Knowledge Management support for ASRP and STCRSP (May-June 2017) Liberia – support to

KM team including review and guidance on product development Cocoa Concept Note and Project Design for a new Tree Crops Enhancement Project II (TCEP II)

project in Lofa County, Liberia (June-July 2017). Designed the new project to centre around value chain development, relationship strengthening and access to financial services.

Design of Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (VCDP) – Sierra Leone (August-October 2017) Coffee and Cocoa. Designed the new project to centre around value chain development, relationship strengthening and access to financial services. Economist/M&E/Theory of Change/Budgeting and Costing

28 July-16 October 2016

Pakistan and UK

MSI Inc,Shahid UmarM&E SpecialistPERFORM - Performance Management, [email protected]

Expatriate Evaluation Expert

Final Evaluation of the Balochistan Agriculture Project (BAP) (financed by USAID/Pakistan’s Economic Growth and Agriculture (EGA) and implemented by FAO: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) began implementing the activity as a pilot in 2005 and then received two extensions to expand the project scope from three districts to eight. The project focused on community development and capacity building; improving agricultural and livestock productivity through interventions in water management and improved crop and livestock technologies and practices; and building sustainable market linkages including development of a province agricultural strategy.The evaluation focused on the relevance of project interventions to the needs of beneficiaries, the effectiveness of the project in achieving objectives, the prospects for sustainable results, and the project’s contribution to women’s empowerment.Analysis involved looking at two sources of data collected: quantitative (through a survey of nearly 700 respondents) and qualitative (through 45 key informant and group interviews which were then analysed using MAXQDA 12). Presentation and report preparation to USAID the funder are planned).

14-20 July 2016

Nigeria IFAD - Dr Ben Odeomena – Country Programme Officer (CPO)[email protected]

Theory Of Change/M&E

Country Strategic Opportunities Programme (2016-2021): Development of numerous theories of change based on the future direction/strategy of the country programme for Nigeria. Developed a set of Theory of Change on the three broad intervention areas of interest based on current projects and new projects coming on stream. Worked with the Country Programme Managerial team, Headquarters IFAD staff and key governmental personnel to facilitate an approach that reflected the justification and change anticipated.







8-29 May 2016

Nigeria IFAD - Dr Ben Odeomena – Country Programme Officer (CPO)[email protected]

M&E Expert/ Implementation management/ Economics

1st Supervision Mission for Value Chain Development Project (VCDP) and 12 th Supervision Mission for Rural Finance Institutional Strengthening Project Nigeria (RUFIN): Provided implementation support to RUFIN on all aspects of their M&E Progress Report, data collection system with meetings with RUFIN staff, Central Bank of Nigeria and The Apex Associations (NAMB and ANMFIN). Technical Assistance of both teams to develop and enhance their log-frames, monitoring and data

collection instruments as well as process (Theory of Change), job definitions and tasks. Provided feedback on TOR development and system improvements. Similar task for VCDP with field visit to Minna, Niger State, which also included a look at

association/private sector platform development and HR capacity planning of project staff. Provided written input for both Aide Memoires on M&E, AWPB and Knowledge

Management/Communication.February-April 2016

Kenya Absolute Options LLc/Agha Khan Foundation (financed by GIZ/SOGA) [email protected] /[email protected]

Value Chain Development Specialist/Study Lead

Catering Value Chain Analysis in Lamu County: An assessment of the catering value chain was conducted with the express purpose of identifying the food products in most demand in Lamu County and developing a strategy to support small and medium enterprises respond to the demands for food expected in the future. Specifically the tasks were: Assessment of demand for agribusiness products; Identification of constraints as well as opportunities faced by local food producers and value chain

players; Designed interventions and support measures to assist the focus communities, enterprises and

other players to participate more fully in the catering value chain. A contributing element of the study was the development of a number of scenarios as to what might

happen if the oil and gas sectors were not to develop at the pace expected. A number of recommendations were presented as sector interventions and support measures that

AKF and GIZ could consider during the life of the SOGA funding initiative including the development of associations and support such institutions need.

Data collection tools included direct interviews, FDGs and the a survey of key value chain players in numerous sectors these being agricultural (including coastal coconut production, maize, vegetables (horticulture) and oils), livestock (dairy), fisheries and understand market demand generated from developments as a result of the LAPSSET oil, gas, road and rail plans for Kenya.

November-December 2015

South Sudan ECO sprl, Belgium - Giulia [email protected]

Economist and M&E Expert/Mission Contact

EC-ROM - EU: To review and assess/evaluate the performance and status of an EU supported project implemented by Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany (VSF-G) “Food security through enhancing sustainable agricultural production” (FESAP) - DCI-FOOD/2014/337-937, based on the criteria of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability. Acted as Mission Contact for the ROM mission as a whole (11 consultants) whilst in country and coordinated both briefing and debriefing sessions at the EU Delegation in Juba. Monitoring Questions Report and Monitors Report prepared and submitted. Sectors in agriculture were livestock (cattle) and agriculture (horticultural produce)

September-October 2015

Nigeria IFAD - Dr Ben Odeomena – Country Programme Officer (CPO)bodeomena@ifa

Economist and M&E Expert

Value Chain Development Project (VCDP) and Rural Finance Institutional strengthening Project (RUFIN). Short Term Staff Training in M&E in these two IFAD supported project’s. Worked with both teams to develop and enhance their log-frames, monitoring and data collection instruments as well as process, job definitions and tasks. Lessons learning and recommendation support to M&E Project Officers so that project monitoring can add value resulting in better project management.











d.orgJuly 2015 Kyrgyzstan ACDI VOCA,

Martin West, [email protected]

Dairy Economist Agro-Horizon Project (USAID Financed) – “Development of a Winter Milk Model” – A Study: Identification of detailed cost structures of a proposed winter milk model and recommendation of economic structures and implementation of winter milk production that the project might be able to adopt. Worked with a Livestock Production Specialist on both enterprise development (processing) as well as production (farming/animal management).

June 2015 Rwanda Land o’ Lakes, Frank O’Brian [email protected]

Dairy Economist and Project Costing/ Business Planner

Rwanda Dairy Competitiveness Program II - Business Plan for Mukamira Dairy (financed by USAID): Review and recommendations of the business plan for a new dairy plant in North West of Rwanda on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI) and Ministry of Commerce and Trade (MINCOM). Worked with a dairy technology/processing plant specialist. Presentations to MINICOM and MINAGRI at Director General level of the government owned company including its reform and structural changes needed to ensure its sustainability and potential player in the dairy sector.

Jan2015-April 2015 (40 days)

Nigeria Adam Smith International

Team Leader DFID – Climate Change Portfolio Development and Access to Climate Financing Consultancy: working within the Environment and Climate Change Unit (ECCU) within Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Abuja. Identification of a series of projects that can respond to the Nigerian Agricultural Resilience Framework (NARF) and National Policy on Climate Change objectives to develop a projects that are climate smart, build resilience and allow for improved management of risk. Some of the projects identified intend to use climate smart ICT4D approaches to information development and dissemination, linkages with the private sector and public bodies. Mind mapping the financial sources for climate change activities including the UNFCCC, donors sources and foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Ford Foundation. Team of 4 people. Two visits.

October 2014 – June 2015

West Africa – Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Niger

Itad, UK – Project [email protected]

Team Leader DFID - Evaluation Management Unit (EMU) of the West Africa Food Markets Pilot Programme (WAFM). The overall impact, which the programme aimed to contribute to, was a “better functioning regional staple food markets in four focus countries”. The outcome was to have an impact in terms of contributing to “more staple food traded and more farmers and farming households benefiting from cross-border value chains”. Agricultural produce included staple crops produce such as cassava, potatoes and other staple foods.Responsible for leading a team of researchers, reviewers and statisticians. Developing, producing or supporting the preparation of various key documents including Modus Operandi between the different programme partners, the Inception Report and other supporting reports such as the Theory of Change for WAFM, Logframe Analysis, Literature Review, Communication Plan.

January 2013 to December 2018 (on-going)

UK EBRD – private company

Trainer in Project Monitoring

EBRD Trainer in Project Monitoring: Training EBRD Bank Portfolio Staff in all aspects of monitoring. The course will be run 4 times a year for about 16 people (delegates) each time. The course covers all aspects of monitoring including issues project development and design (results frameworks), of indicator setting, KPI/OVIs and logframe construction, mission preparation, risk assessment and project performance review. The delivery mechanism is a combination of e-learning and face-to-face classroom interaction on site in Bank Headquarters in London. Developed the course content and curriculum and follow through delivery. Pre-Course and post-course support through engagement with delegates three months after the face-to-face course. Management of seven participating Departments from the Bank whose workshop inputs through presentations complement the course. Two person Trainer Team.

October-November

Nigeria IFADDr Ben

Economist and M&E Expert

16th Supervision and Implementation Mission of IFAD, Federal Government of Nigeria and NDDC jointly funded “Community Based Natural Resource Management Programme (CBNRMP)”.










2014 Odeomena – Country Programme Officer (CPO)[email protected]

CBNRMP is an ongoing eight-year programme implemented in the nine states of the Niger Delta (Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers States). The programme which was approved for a loan of USD 15 million on 23 June 2003 became effective on 06 July 2006. Its global value is USD 84 million. The programme goal is to improve the livelihoods and living conditions of at least 400,000 rural families of the Niger Delta states; with strong emphasis on women and youth and in the key area of natural resource management.Tasked with the responsibility of examining in particular the M&E system as well as examination of the Impact Study produced by the project M&E Unit and other knowledge management systems and products produced by the project over a 10-year period. Advice provided on the process and range of lesson learning documents that could be written.

June-December 2014

Home based IOS Partners Katty Metreveli- Programme Manager - [email protected]

Economist – Cost Benefit Analyst

World Bank - Value Chain Analysis, Warehouse Receipt System Development and Commodity Exchange Privatization. Development of financial models and a Business Plan for WRS as well as the considerations for the privatization of the existing Abuja Commodity Exchange. Four principle crops were considered including Maize, Sorghum, Cocoa and Sesame. This work supported the analysis conducted in the value chains around these commodities with a view to developing an understanding of the key drivers of decision-making for farmers and aggregators as they decide to store or sell their produce.

June-November 2014 (intermittent to Mid 2015

Tanzania (Regional base) and Home based

DAISuan HansonProject ManagerDAI, [email protected]

Economist – Cost Benefit Analyst

FoodTrade East and Southern Africa (FoodTrade ESA) – Cost Benefit Analysis: Food Trade ESA is a 5-year programme aimed at improving national and regional markets efficiency in the trade of staples. FoodTrade ESA based in Dar es Salaam, covers 9 countries namely Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda (East Africa) and Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe (Southern Africa). FoodTrade ESA systemically improves the functioning of national and regional staple food market systems and is designed to impact directly on over 400,000 households and consumers through stable markets for staple food products such as cassava, beans and other crops. Through the Project Management Unit (PMU) it fosters catalytic and innovative solutions through the use of two facilitative tools: a Challenge and Development Fund. The assignment focused on conducting cost benefit analysis on four Development Fund proposals, producing both IRR and NPVs, working with PMU staff on the methodology and application of DFID cost benefit analysis and consultation with DFID.The four proposals with durations of around 3 years were:1. Border Monitoring to Provide Market and Trade Intelligence to Market Actors and Policy Makers (to

be implemented by Agri-Inspect worth GBP 0.85 million);2. Improving Structured Trading Systems for Maize through Implementation of Regional Grades and

Standards in East Africa through a developed Warehouse Inventory System including E-platform for commodity sales (to be implemented through East Africa Grains Council (EAGC) worth ca. GBP 3.7 million);

3. Domestication of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Seed Trade Harmonisation Regulations (all crop seed production) in the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Region (to be implemented by ACTESA worth GBP 1.3 million); and

4. Strengthening the soy market coordination for improved regional trade (to be implemented by Technoserve and worth ca. GBP 2.5 million).

Other projects included improved bean production, standards and aflotoxin prevention.May-June 2014

Botswana FAO – Investment

Economist – Mechanisation

Mid Term Review (MTR) - Agricultural Services Support Project (ASSP) (Government of Botswana and IFAD co-financed (USD 25 Million). The main objectives of the MTR were to conduct a







Centre (TCI)

Brent Simpson, Senior Agricultural [email protected]

Expert strategic assessment of the outcomes of the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Crop Production (MOA) implemented ASSP to date and of the Project’s continued relevance and effectiveness in view of developments in the agricultural sector in Botswana (cassava, potatoes, sorghum, corn and yams). The development objective of ASSP was “to achieve a viable and sustainable smallholder agricultural sector based on farming as a business, which is not reliant on subsidies or welfare measures.” Key anticipated results included a significant increase in household income from crop production in 13,000 of the 20,000 targeted households, and an increase in average cereal yields from 0.25 t/ha to 1.0 t/ha. In addition, the ASSP was to construct and render functional 15 Agricultural Service Centres (ASCs) located in seven districts and build and implement a 29 ha pilot irrigation scheme using treated wastewater to grow horticultural produce.Tasked with the responsibility of examining progress in the areas of agricultural mechanisation, agri-business potential and establishment of the ASCs. Recommendations mapped out business planning, cost benefit analysis and feasibility work of the ASCs, as well as encouraging the development of a Position Paper on mechanisation based. Economic calculations were developed on the choice of what to do with State owned mechanisation. Fieldwork to all infrastructure sites were undertaken, interviews with stakeholders, farmers, private sector agri-suppliers, tractor operators and owners and MoA departmental staff. Presented findings and suggested ways forward.

April-May 2014

Nigeria IFADDr Ben Odeomena – Country Programme Officer (CPO)[email protected]

Co-Team Leader - Co-Mission Leader – Economist and M&E Expert

15th Supervision Mission of IFAD, Federal Government of Nigeria and NDDC jointly funded “Community Based Natural Resource Management Programme (CBNRMP)”. CBNRMP is an ongoing eight-year programme implemented in the nine states of the Niger Delta (Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers States). The programme which was approved for a loan of USD 15 million on 23 June 2003 became effective on 06 July 2006. Its global value is USD 84 million. The programme goal is to improve the livelihoods and living conditions of at least 400,000 rural families of the Niger Delta states; with strong emphasis on women and youth and in the key area of natural resource management.Tasked with the responsibility of examining in particular the M&E system as well as gender and providing overall Mission Leadership with IFAD’s CPO. Undertook review of programme documentation, interviews with agri-business SME owners and operators, village/community organisations managers, programme staff and other Government and Ministry of Agriculture personnel. Presented overall findings, conclusions and recommendations to a plenary session of Governors and Senior Ministry personnel.

January-February-March 2014

Nigeria IFAD – Dr Ben Odeomena – [email protected]

Co-Team Leader - Co-Team Leader

Rural Agribusiness Sector Enhancement Programme (RAISE), Inception Mission: Poverty Analyst, and Programme Implementation Specialist. Sector focus was on employment of youth and agrarian development including value chain promotion and poverty alleviation for small businesses. Identified major reasons for poverty, social exclusion, changing social structures at all levels and key development constraints faced by target communities and target group (women and youth). Assessed specific gender and youth issues and strategies by which practical and strategic needs could be addressed. Identified and defined the target group. Worked with the IFAD Country Programme Manager to develop the goal, purpose, objective, components, outcomes, and outputs of the programme and the related targets and number of beneficiaries. Developed a concise result-based log-frame with indicators, means of verification, assumptions/risks along the formulated components and defined the monitoring and evaluation system. Provided concise information on the content of the components and sub-components, comprising the key activities and developed the knowledge management, monitoring and









evaluation process as well as issues of VC development such as agrarian based associations.Reviewed cost and benefit calculations and assumptions of the business models developed in the agricultural sector. Prepared and finalised the Identification Report for submission to IFAD Rome.

May 2013-August 2013

UK (Sierra Leone)

ACDI-VOCA/Moneval

Project Director/QA

Mid Term Evaluation service of the “Sustainable Nutrition and Agricultural Promotion” (SNAP): the program aims to improve food security of vulnerable people in numerous Districts through an integrated approach to implementing two Strategic Objectives (SOs) these being heath and agricultural promotion. SNAP is a five-year United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Food for Peace (FFP) Multi-Year Assistance Program (MYAP).

May 2013-August 2013

UK (Liberia) ACDI-VOCA//Moneval

Project Director/QA

Mid Term Evaluation service of the “The “Liberia Agricultural Upgrading, Nutrition and Child Health” (LAUNCH): the program aims to improve food security of vulnerable people in Bong and Nimba Counties through an integrated approach to implementing three Strategic Objectives (SOs). SO1 ‘Increased Availability of and Access to Food of Vulnerable Rural Populations’; SO2 ‘Reduced Chronic Malnutrition of Vulnerable Women and Children’ and SO3 ‘Increased Access to Education Opportunities’. Included substantial writing of the draft final report and all QA tasks.

April-June 2013

Tanzania FAO Investment CentrePFEIFFER, Hermann (TCIA) [email protected]

Economist Agricultural Sector Development Programme II (ASDP): Member of a team of specialists formulating ASDP II with the responsibility of developing the commercial farming and farmer organisation component of the programme. The focus was on developing supportive interventions as a follow on to ASDP I but with reference to five commodity value chains (dairy, rice, maize, oilseed and sugar). The programme itself contained 4 components including agricultural technology and research, irrigation and institutional strengthening as well as M&E. the overall value of the strategy was costed at USD 700 M.

April 2013 UK (Home based)

Private Client Advisor Proposal Advisor: Advice to private client on a large (GBP 6 M) DFID tender in Malawi on oilseeds on all areas including budgeting and commercial preparation, value for money and technical contribution to the proposal.

November 2012-February 2013

UK/ Bangladesh

ACDI VOCA/Moneval

Project Director/QA

Mid Term Evaluation service of the “Program for Strengthening Household Access to Resources (PROSHAR)”. The main objective of the mid-term evaluation (MTE) is to assess the progress of program implementation in the first two and half years of the MYAP, specifically progress made in achieving the program’s strategic objectives of: (i) Improved income and access to food for poor and ultra poor households; (ii)Improved health of pregnant and lactating women and children under 5 years of age (with particular attention to children under 2 years); and (iii) Increased capacities and abilities of institutions and households to respond effectively to shocks and emergencies. Implemented by ACDI/VOCA.

Nov 2012-January 2013

UK (Home based)

Private Client Advisor Proposal Advisor: Advisor and partner to private client on a large (GBP 28 M) DFID tender in Africa on all areas including budgeting and profit margin setting, staffing, programming, value for money discussions and technical contribution in M&E as well as comments on ToR.

December-2012 January 2013

Home Base IMC, Sarah Goodman [email protected]

Agricultural Economist

Researcher: Response to a DFID Helpdesk Enquiry to identify statistics that highlight the shortage of transport research compared to the large sums invested in transport infrastructure. Undertook rapid research into US $ investment in agriculture and health and the related research spend (so as to make a comparison between sectors). Worked with researcher at Transport Research Ltd (TRL). (Helpdesk managed by HTSPE and IMC).

9 July-19 August

Vietnam IMC, Monica Inkpen,

Economist/ Finance and

PPTA TA-7943 VIE: Productive Rural Infrastructure (PRI) Development Project for Central Highlands (PRIDP) - AsDB: This is focussed on the economic and financial assessment of rural and







2012, AND November-December 2012(2 visits)

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Project Costing including CBA

PRI development (irrigation systems and rural roads principally) and involves the use of AsDB’s COSTAB and preparation of AsDB processing documents. It will identify likely ranges of project benefits based on the results of the sub-project feasibility studies and prepare the cost estimates and other financial due diligence (including financial management assessment, financial flow arrangements and Cost Benefit Analysis of farm business models (sectors included vegetables, rice and other crops) of the proposed sector modality project including proposed financing arrangements. Conducted financial and economic analyses of representative core subprojects.

October-January 2013

Rwanda Carana Martin West [email protected]

Economist and Project Costing/PMP Development

Market Price Information System (e-SOKO) - USAID: To develop a comprehensive strategic plan linked to a process with critical stakeholders to develop a budgeted strategy (the purpose this consultancy) for market information in Rwanda. This strategy was to provide policy guidelines for the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources with the aim of creating reliable information for all stakeholders in the agricultural/horticulture/livestock fields.

August -Sept 2012

Rwanda Land O’ Lakes, Frank O’Brian [email protected]

Economist and Project Costing/PMP Development

Developing a National Strategy for Improving the Rwandan Dairy Sector Competitiveness (USAID): The primary objective of this assignment is develop a 5 year budget for MINAGRI’s dairy strategy. This is to be produced following detailed consultations with relevant GoR institutions linked to the dairy sector in particular MINAGRI, MINICOM (trade including Cross Border Trade) and Rwanda Agricultural Board (RAB) and in collaboration with the consultancy team appointed to produce this dairy strategy. Tasks a) detailing the costs and activities required to implement the strategy and which will fall under PSTA III and b) Strategy Monitoring Plan with milestones detailed.

24 April to 8 June 2012

Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan)

ECORYS Brian Morgan, [email protected]

Monitor EC - ROM: To review and assess/evaluate the performance and status of an EU supported project implemented by OECD called “Eurasia Competitive Programme (ECP)” supporting three prime areas: human resources (education), Access to Finance of SMEs and Investment Promotion and Policy based on the criteria of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability.

2-7-2011- 31-10-2011

Eritrea VetEffect Remco Schrijver: [email protected]

Team Leader – Economist/Grant Applications

EC - Grant Application Completion and Submission following EDF procedures/PCM And Contract Discussion: Assistance to the Ministry of Agriculture in all Zobas (Districts) of the country to develop, complete and submit agricultural/rural development projects/applications for financing from the EU. Projects were to be funded under the 10th EDF programme for country assistance to improve both food security and income/livelihood options for poor households. Programmes included support for animal health, bee keeping, irrigation and dam systems, poultry and horticulture. Work included leading workshops, technical discussions and application completion following EU formats.

1-3-2011- 3-5-2011

Home based ADAYANA - Andrew [email protected]

Value Chain Analyst - Cotton

Private Machinery Company - Uzbekistan Value Chain Analysis: Data collection and analysis of the cotton value chain covering inputs, production, processing and consumption in Uzbekistan. Total value of each stage on the value chain calculated and presented in graphic and written form in order to determine cost benefit ratios and cash flow models. Interviews conducted with industry sector specialists and traders.

May-July 2011/April-August 2012

Home based Private Company/AMCD Sinojmeri [email protected]

Researcher/ Backstopping

Preparation of the 2010 and 2011 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) for AMC. Involved data analyse and preparation of report content that complied with GRI requirements.Involved in data analyse and preparation of report content that complied with GRI requirements. The submission of the report earned AMC Grade C standard and put them in a good position to gain Grade B standard in 2011. Contract re-awarded to Private Company to develop the GR Report for 2011. In partnership with Albanian Association of Marketing (AAM)


















10-1-2011 to 31-1-2012 Ongoing

Rwanda Carana Martin West [email protected]

Economist/ Budgeting and Monitoring Expert

Rwanda Post Harvest Strategy (Policy) - Budgeting and Monitoring and Evaluation: a) The overall objective of this is to develop a budgeted comprehensive action plan linked to a process with GOR covering all aspects of the Rwandan harvesting, post-harvest handling, and storage policy document. This policy action plan will provide detailed inputs and interventions primarily for the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources with the aim of reducing post-harvest losses (including but not limited to beans, cassava and potatoes) and further develop the relevant staples value chains, based on the presently available draft policy paper. b) Also developed the Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) utilising the criteria of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability and the implementation plan for the duration of the five year Strategy. Design of the Secretariat for the implementation of Strategy. (Home based and Rwanda). TOR development for the Strategic Grain Reserve Operations Manual.

9-11-09 to 4-12-09 and April, September 2010 Ongoing

Albania/UK SNV/D-MoFA(Martin West /[email protected]

Monitoring Programme Specialist

Danish Foreign Ministry of Development - Performance Monitoring Programme (PMP) for Pro Mali Programme. Development of a programme of monitoring including framework, templates to be used, monitoring schedule to support sustainable livelihood changes, SMEs strengthening and government policy response in the three value chains of apples, herbs and spices and small ruminants. Criteria of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability have been monitored. Planned external regular monitoring visits anticipated into 2010-14. Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and SNV (Netherlands Development Organisation). Two core missions to design PMP undertaken.

28-8-2010 - 15-9-2010

Cambodia ECORYS Cecile Delhez, [email protected]

Monitor-Asia Monitoring

EC - ROM: Reviewed and assessed/evaluated performance and status of two EU projects based on the criteria of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability: 1) Development of SMEs in the Agro Industry Sector in Cambodia (rice and cashew nuts as examples) (€ 8.9 Million) and 2) Public Financial Management (PFM) Reform Programme (€3.0 Million) (co-financed with SIDA and several other donors)

7-8/2010 Home/ Brussels

NR International Liz McVeigh [email protected]

Business Planning

EC - Strengthening Fishery Products Health Conditions in ACP/OCT Countries - ACP Secretariat Programme Management Unit: Guidance (business planning) to assist countries in making cost-effective choices in the national interest of having their own national analytical laboratories – entitled: “Guidelines for Developing Business Planning for Fisheries Laboratories”.

23-June-20 July-2010

The Gambia Egis BDPA - Frederic Frédéric Bourdillat [email protected]

Business Planning Specialist

EC - Strengthening Fishery Products Health Conditions in ACP/OCT Countries: Small country context. a) Collection of information on market trends for the Gambian fish products, contacted sources of financing, b) initiated and ran two workshops in the Gambia on the development of business plans for four fish processing industries c) on an individual basis, assisted each factory in the development of a business plan relevant to the identified sources of finance and d) trained the factory owners in presentation skills to increase their chances of gaining investment from sources of finance.

20-7-09 to 1-11-09

Bangladesh/ UK

DFID/Maxwell Stamp (Cat Vignon /[email protected])

Lead Economist (member of core team)

Design of Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP - Phase II)– Phase 2 (Management and Technical Support): Design of second phase of a GBP 70 M programme in the riverine areas of Bangladesh by linking people to services prior to “exiting”. Responsible for full Cost Benefit Analysis and economic analysis of the second phase. (two missions) including rates of return and cash flow scenarios.

1-5-09 – 30-5-09 (13 December 2009

Home based (and Shanghai presentation December

DFC (Tiphaine Laurent /[email protected]

Analyst and Writer

EC - Background discussion papers for ECFIN Conferences – Preparation of a discussion paper on “the Asian Experience in Financing rural development”. Experiences including, case studies, differences and similarities and identification of best practices. The role of the IFIs, the private sector as well as the regulatory environment will also be a focus. Paper served as background document for

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presentation) 2009) conference held in China in December 2009. Paper was presented in Shanghai.23-3-09 to 1-5-09

Pakistan UNDP (Direct contract) Cyra Syed /[email protected]

Team Leader/Evaluation

Mid Term Review of Community Empowerment through Livestock Development and Credit (CELDEC) – review of all elements of this 3-6 year project in partnership with the Government of Pakistan and private sector corporations Nestle Pakistan and Engro Pakistan. CELDAC is designed to enhance income and employment generation of rural women through livestock skills development, improved livelihoods and food security at the household and community level. It is a component of UNDP’s and the Government of Pakistan’s overarching Gender Support Programme (GSP). The initiative is implemented in Punjab and Sindh. Also was invited to develop a Public Private Partnership (PPP) programme for UNDP and the Private sector as the relationship with the private sector needed redefinition.

2-09 to 7-09 Tanzania Innovex Ltd (Leonard Chacha /[email protected]

Team Leader Productivity Analysis Study: Collection and analysis of data relating to 8 sub-sectors (agriculture, fisheries, forestry, mining, manufacturing, bee keeping, livestock and wildlife) in the Tanzania n economy with respect to production, productivity and efficiency. Recommendations on performance enhancement and policy direction. Team of 6. Made keynote presentation of Study at Workshop in Dar Es Salaam (three missions).

10-1-09 – 12-2-09

UK and Albania

SNV (Netherlands Development Organisation) Courtney Bickert/ [email protected])

Technical Advisor/Monitor and Evaluator

Assistance in programme and assignment indicator setting for Balkan Region. Review of documentation related to indicator setting and monitoring and evaluation system approach.

12-08 to 01-09

UK Private consultancy (Sivlia Finizio /[email protected]

Proposal writers Preparation of two proposals: South Africa – SURUDEC and Swaziland - Smallholder Sugar Support Project (small country context)

7-20/10 2008

UK DFC S.A. José Luis Mombrù/: [email protected]

Economist – Poverty Alleviation Strategist

Strategy Formulation: Development of a Strategy for Poverty Alleviation to compliment the peace mediation functions for the newly established Foundation in Geneva. Analysis and review of poverty and conflict resolutions and strategy for the intervention of the foundation post peace settlement.

03-09/2008 Nigeria EPOS (Aida Bayou /[email protected]

Team Leader - Economist

EC - Study for the Provision of Future Routine Immunization Services - Study to explore the transition of EU PRIME (Partnership to Reinforce Immunization Efficiency) from EU supported project to service entity and review of services that LGAs and State could themselves undertake and either funded directly or through alternative means and methods including other donors and private corporations. Followed EDF procedures for a transition of EU PRIME to other institutional ownership modalities.

Months 06-07 2008

Botswana Atkins International Ltd

Team Leader - Economist

EC - Final Evaluation: Land and Water Management Applied Research Programme - Project No. 8 ACP RAU 018: The overall objective of the Programme was to increase the availability of improved and












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appropriate L&WM technologies to R&D institutions in the SADC region for subsequent dissemination to farmers, particularly smallholder farmers. It is in line with the boarder development goal of increasing regional crop production, whilst conserving finite natural resources, and is consistent with the programming guidelines of the 8th EDF Regional Indicative Programme for SADC. The overall objective of the Final Project Evaluation was to assess the relevance, impact, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of the programme against the results anticipated in the project logical framework.

25-4-08 to 25-5-08 and 3-11-08 28-11-08

Mauritius Landell Mills Timothee Maurice /[email protected]

Resource Economist

Development of an Integrated Coastal Zone Management Framework – Financed by the Government of the Republic of Mauritius. The outputs of this work include an Integrated Coastal Zone Strategy, National Policy and Legislative Framework and ICZM Area and Action Plans for Pressure Zones. Undertook economic valuation of the coastal zone area as well as development of financing options and strategies for ICZM implementation. Two missions.

2-12-07 to 31-3-08

Nigeria EPOS (Aida Bayou /[email protected]

Team Leader – (Health) Economist

EC - Health Cost Study on Routine Immunization.The specific objectives included: Total cost to fully immunise a child taking cognisance of cost categories and quantities of inputs from

all stakeholders at federal, state and LGAs (e.g. vaccines, consumables, transport, cold chain procurement and maintenance, personnel, etc) for routine immunization (excluding supplemental immunization activities) using available data;

Cost projections for routine immunization at federal, EU PRIME focal states and LGAs for 2007 to 2010; and

Current and anticipated financing of routine immunization at all levels against projected costs.Several missions undertaken between December 2007 and end of March 2008.

14-10-07 to 15-11-07

Laos Agrifor Renaud Jumet/ [email protected]

Team Leader – Local Development/ Fund Management/ Economist/Rural Development

Formulation Mission for Khamkeut Integrated Local Development Project (KILODEP). Leader of formulation mission for new Provincial Development Project comprising a Local Development Fund, Capacity Building for Local Government and Public Finance and Sustainable Service Delivery. Formulation of various funds including a priority, competitive and credit fund. The project was expanded from €4 M to close to €8 M covering the whole province of Bolikhamxay.

11/12-10-07 Hungary TETT Bohus Péter Pál/[email protected]

Presenter Presentation on EDF tendering, contracting and consultancy rules and procedures for new member state consultants and state operators.

16-4-07 to 11-05-07

Vietnam SOFRECO)/ Julien Guillaud/ [email protected]

Project Costing Specialist/Economist

Agricultural Diversification Project II (Preparation/Formulation), Agence Française de Développement (AFD). The proposed ADPII aims at increasing farmers’ incomes and creating rural employment through promoting market-oriented diversification of agriculture in the central highland and coastal provinces of Vietnam. Achieving this objective would contribute to increasing and stabilizing the incomes of smallholders in the central highland and coastal provinces, thereby leading to the growth of the rural economy and the reduction of rural poverty in the country’s central region. The expected specific outcomes of the proposed project would be that: (i) farmers adopt new crops and new and environmentally sound production and post harvest techniques; (ii) farmers adopt new livestock








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production and animal health techniques; (iii) farmers increase productive on-farm investments; and, (iv) farmers have increased access to market infrastructure and information. Responsible for preparing project costs (in COSTAB) for all components as well as Economic and Financial Analysis Chapter of Preparation Report.

a) 26-3-07 to 5-4-07 b) 11-6-07 to 28-6-07 c) 10-9-28 to 28-9-07

Bosnia- Herzegovina

EURECNA/(Sivlia Finizio /[email protected]

Monitoring Specialist

EC - Indicator Setting – EU Regional and Economic Development II (REDS II). Review of monitoring activities of Regional Development Agencies Monitors’ Network, mentoring and training sessions as well as imparting best practice on monitoring techniques and skills, including identification of proper indicators, information collection, preparing operational plans, conducting interviews, documenting evidence and preparing comprehensive reports. Reports on individual RDA monitor skills and recommendations on further individual capacity building. Development of Monitor’s Manual and Flow Chart of steps involved.

02-2007 Trinidad And Tobago (Desk Based)

Agrisystems Mike Gutteridge/[email protected]

Economist EC - Financing Proposal for Trinidad and Tobago Sector Policy Support (EU): The strategic basis for the Financing Proposal (following EDF rules and procedures) was the formulation of a National Adaptation Strategy (NAS) which was designed to establish a comprehensive framework to support national adjustment to a combination of reforms to the EU Sugar Protocol and a 2003 economic policy decision by the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) to terminate its support for, and direct involvement in, the sugar cane industry’s commercial activities. Financing Proposal written and presented to EU.

14-11-2006 to 15-1-2007

Nigeria Agrisystems/ Mike Gutteridge/[email protected]

Team Leader – Economist/ Evaluation

EC - Final Project Evaluation of Micro-Projects Programme in the Delta Regions. The overall objective of MPP3 was to help improve the living standard in poor settlements of the Niger Delta (Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta States), contributing to the reduction of the poverty, social tensions and crisis. The project purpose was to implement basic infrastructures and support income-generating activities. The results would be the implementation of around 5,000 micro-projects (MPs) ranging from € 1,000 to € 20,000 mainly in the sectors of water supply, village transport, health systems, income generation or micro-credit schemes. Special attention was given to non-physical results of projects including capacity building of local organisations and improvements of skills and technical knowledge of local craftsmen and contractor.Followed EDF procedures and the EU evaluation rules on using OECD-DAC criteria covering relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability. Leader of mission comprising 5 people.

9-31/10 2006

Romania IFAD(direct contract) Mark Keating [email protected]

Socio-Economist/ Evaluation

End of Project Evaluation of the Apuseni Development Project, which was a 5-year IFAD-initiated project working through a revolving credit fund functioning as a discount facility for the provision of both investment and working loans for qualifying beneficiaries/SMEs. The activities eligible for financing included improved livestock production, small processing plants, and income and employment facilities, such as agro-tourism and other small business activities (a pseudo public support for PSD). The evaluation assessed project performance, the impact on project users and the performance of project partners. As part of the assignment a small survey was supervised to analyse impact on direct and impact beneficiaries. A Socio-Economic Impact Chapter constituted the output.

09 –2006 through to 02-2007

Liberia FAO (direct contract with TCAS) Vito Cistulli vito.cistulli@fao.

Agricultural Economist (Crops)

Comprehensive Assessment of the Agriculture Sector in Liberia (CAAS-Lib – Sub-sector Study). Member of a team drafting an assessment document indicating and specifying the potential role of specified agricultural commodity value chains and associated SMEs (i.e. cereals (rice upland and lowland), root crops (cassava), vegetables) in achieving the priority objectives of Government with a focus on smallholders, traditional farming and food security. Also identification of inputs for the



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org preparation of a strategic orientation framework to achieve sustainable food security and nutrition, agricultural development and medium and long term investments needed in the sector. Calculation of DRCs and competitive advantage ratios undertaken to develop a strategy for agricultural advancement.

06-07/2006 Pakistan SOGREAH – Agrisystems/ Mike Gutteridge [email protected]

Monitor - Asia Monitoring

EC – ROM Monitoring - Member of a team of monitors to review and assess performance and status of various projects funded by the EU including those supporting SMEs. Projects assigned included “Financial Sector Reforms Programme” (i.e. for SMEs and Micro-Finance Institutions) (project value €50 million – €5 Million in TA and €45 Million in grant assistance) and “Institute for Educational Development (Phase II)” (project €10 million Euro).Monitoring reports prepared in line with EC OECD-DAC guidelines and criteria set by the EU and Asia-Monitoring team.

02-3 2006 Bangladesh DFID – seconded to Aquaconsult/ Harold Lockwood/[email protected]

Economist – Evaluation

Output-to-Purpose Review (OPR) of DFID-WFP programme support. Reviewed 2 projects supported by DFID – Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme and DFID Partnership Agreement (PA) with WFP. Lead responsibility for the OPR for WFP.

02-03-2005 / 10-2005

Bangladesh UNDP/ Shireen Sayeed/[email protected]

Team Leader/Economist/ Livelihood Specialist

Best Practices Mission (Knowledge Sharing/Management and Lessons Learnt Support Mission: Develop a series of Knowledge and Best Practices Products that further the replication potential of livelihoods and community development projects in Bangladesh and elsewhere. Two-person team. (Up to three visits – March and October 2005.

11-04 to 04-06

Georgia Pollard Blakeley [email protected]

Project Director Project Management: Increase of Financial Management Capacity within the Ministry of Agriculture and Food: Project direction and operations manager of a team of international and national consultants providing TA to the Ministry of Agriculture in increasing its ability to manage, plan and budget its agricultural and rural development and food security funds over a period of 18 month. Visits undertaken in February, March, June and August 2005 and March 2006.

11 2004 / 03 2005

Bangladesh UNDP/ Ayshanie Labe/[email protected]

Fisheries Livelihood /Economist/ Evaluation

Two Project Review – Horticulture and Fisheries Projects: Review and comparison of two UNDP funded project which were evaluated in the last 12 months (one of which refers to the Empowerment of Coastal Fishing Communities for Livelihood Security: (BGD/97/017). The purpose was to provide UNDP with lessons and recommendations for the design, management and development of future rural development and community/livelihoods projects in Bangladesh. Member of a five-person team to cover horticulture, nutrition and policy formulation. Worked closely with Team Leader on finalisation of the report covering all the sections required.

07-08 2004 India EC/ Agrisystems/ Mike Gutteridge [email protected]

Team Leader - Social Development/ Assessor

Small Projects Facility Programme (EC) – Civil Society: Technical and Financial Assessor of NGO proposals submitted to the Small Projects Facility (SPF) Programme in the area of civil society, development and contribution to EU-India social and economic relations. 70 proposals reviewed by the team in a highly transparent and organised manor over a period of two weeks in the EU-Delegation in Delhi. Proposals were assessed according to 5 criteria: Financial and Management Capacity, Relevance to the SPF Programme, Methodology, Sustainability and Budget/Cost-Effectiveness. Team Leader/Coordinator of 8 consultants (4 Indian and 4 Int’l).

03-04/2004 Papua New EC (EDF)/Govt Economist Preparation of a Joint Annual Review (JAR). Review of country material on economic, social and

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Guinea of PNG Agrisystems/ Mike Gutteridge [email protected]

political situation as well as concentration on focal areas of the EC and GoPNG (NAO). Examined issues dealing with cross cutting themes including gender, environment and good governance. Reviewed the programme covering STABEX/FLEX/SYSMIN and EDF funding sources. Drew up summaries in line with Millennium Development Goals and indicators of poverty reduction and prepared the draft Joint Annual Report 2003 for submission in line with the Cotonou requirements.

11-12/2004 Bangladesh UNDP – [email protected]

Team Leader/ Economist

Empowerment of Coastal Fishing Communities for Livelihood Security (ECFC) – Mid Term Evaluation: Evaluation of project in Cox’a Bazar. The project focused on community and social development, empowerment of coastal fishery communities, capacity building of Government services providers and marine resource management and protection.

07/2003 & 02/2004

Sierra Leone Agrisystems - Agrisystems/ Mike Gutteridge [email protected]

Team Leader/ Economist / Programme assessment

Community Reintegration Programme (CRP): Designed an end of project impact assessment programme as well as evaluation data collection methodology. An integrated impact assessment format was developed, tested and compiled. Through CRP over 450 micro-projects were funded as part of an effort to reintegrate ex-combatant and other war affected person (OWAPs) back into the local communities. Projects covered physical infrastructure (e.g. schools, police stations, ferries), reintegration, Water and Sanitation (WATSAN), natural resources (agriculture, fisheries, forestry) and programme-wide activities in 6 Districts of the country. Visits were made throughout the programme area and targeted over half the population of the country. Two missions undertaken. Led a small team of two local consultants.

11-12/2002 Nigeria AfDB Team Leader/ Agricultural Economist

Resource Use Conflict Management Study: Study to explore conflicts over land and water use between arable crop farmers and livestock (transhumance) herders, institutions to overcome conflicts and ways of managing equal access to limited resources in the fadama seasonally flooded areas of Nigeria. (on behalf of Agriculture and Rural Development Department, Central West, AfDB)

2002 S E Asia WME Senior Consultant

Project identification mission to all major donors and clients of WM Enterprise including UNOPS, ADB, EU, World Bank, DFID and national Governments. (Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam)

02-06/2002 Bangladesh WME Socio-Economist / Design

Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP): Development of Economic Guideline for use by non-economist members of the Team; Developed economic and financial budgets for each of the components of the programme and wrote the Economic Annex of the Programme Document; lead author of a Policy Document entitled, “Rural Farm and Non-Farm Economic Policy and Strategy Paper with Reference to the Char Livelihood Programme Area – A Case of Multiple Insularity”, to be adopted by DFID and for onward presentation to the Government of Bangladesh

02/2002 Romania WME Senior Consultant

Undertook site visit as well as writing and support for EC proposal “Partnership Development between Local Government and NGOs” to be located countrywide.

2001 S E Asia WME Senior Consultant

Project identification mission to all major donors and clients including EU, ADB, World Bank, DFID and national Governments. (Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines)

11/2001 Malta FWCWME

Agriculture/ NR and Environmental Economist

EC - Special Needs Assessment Study for the Island of Gozo: Conducted a rapid appraisal of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to Gozo with respect to the natural resources and impact of agro-industry activities.

08-09/2001 Bangladesh IFC Enterprise and Marketing

Export Agribusiness Sector Study: Studied the market for agro-industrial products covering livestock, fisheries (fresh and brackish water, including inland water fisheries and shrimp), flowers, fruit





Expert and vegetables. Undertook DRC analysis on 4 models.06-07/2001 India WME Economist/

EvaluationEC - Terminal Evaluation of Rural Cooperative Storage Project in Bihar State : Final evaluation of a € 20 million project, which assisted the construction of 1,500 storage houses (Godowns) and provided financial and capacity building support to Primary Agricultural Cooperative Associations (PACS) in 20 districts of the State, as well as the Government of Bihar, through a complex system of loans, grants and training mechanisms.

06/2001 Romania WME Economist Site visit as well as writing and support for DFID proposal “Local and Regional Development Project” to be located in the Northern Region of the country.

1997-2001 Global/ Africa NR International Ltd

Head of Business Development/ Business Manager/ Africa

Headed (after 3 years) the Business Development Group as well as having a special remit to examine consultancy development projects in Asia and the Pacific and Latin America. Worked with NRI staff on assignments such as Commodity Exchange formation and the CFC, pest and disease, livelihood enhancement and livelihood support.

Project Management and Consultancy - Project Director for a number of long term and medium term projects/assignments either in Africa or world- included the DFID funded North and East Research Project in Uganda and an Evaluation of the EU's Food Security Programme directing a team of seven economists. Promoted in 2000 to Principal Consultant for Business Development.

11/2000 India NR International Ltd

Economist Project proposal site visit to gather and analyse material for the Western Orissa Rural Livelihood Project.

03/2000 to 09/2000

Ghana World Bank Economist/Project Director

Project proposal site visit to gather material on restructuring the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) to be funded by the World Bank through the Civil Service Commission under the National Institutional Renewal Programme. Subsequently won and implemented.

02-12/2000 Global NR International Ltd

Project Director/Team Member

EC - Evaluation of the EU Food Security Programme: Member of a team of economists responsible for evaluating the Food Security Programme of the EU world-wide in terms of macro-economic efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability with reference to the EU Regulation on Food Security/Food Aid. Other yardsticks of “success” included coherence, complementarity and consistency.

06-07/2000 Moldova NR International Economist Project proposal site visit and substantial contribution of the writing for project on Support to the Education, Research and Advisory Services of Moldova worth Euro 3 million. In partnership with other commercial consultancy companies.

06/2000 Uganda/ Kenya

EU – EDFNR International


EC - Regional Programme to Support Agricultural Research in Eastern Africa (ASARECA): Undertook revision of Financing Proposal to incorporate additional funds made available to allow inclusion of a number of research networks into the Programme.

1998-1999 Africa NR International Rural Development Expert

Project identification mission to all major donors and clients of NR International including EU, World Bank, DFID, national Governments. Visits to Mozambique/ Zambia/ Côte d’Ivoire/ Ghana/ Malawi/ Tanzania/ Ethiopia).

05/1999 Uganda/ Kenya

NR International Rural Dev Expert

Undertook site visit for tender to be submitted to DFID for Integrated Lake Management Project around Lakes George and Kyoga. Data gathering from institutions and government agencies in Kampala and NGOs.

1998 West Africa NR International Business Manager

Project identification mission to all major donors and clients including EC (Ghana/Cote D’Ivoire/Nigeria)

1998 Kenya/ NR International Business Project site visit for projects to be funded by EC and DFID for the following sectors:



Uganda Manager Tse-Tse/Forestry/East African Agricultural Research/East African Livestock Research.1998 Cameroon NR International Business

ManagerProject Preparation Mission - Mount Cameroon Project - Limbe. Data collection including costing and fact-finding undertaken.

09-10/1997 Tajikistan Euroconsult Economist-Business Development Adviser

TA to the Fruit and Vegetable Sector Project. Developed and advised on the writing of Business Plans for small and medium size enterprises in the fruit and vegetable sector including, lemons, honey, dried apricot manufacturing, cannery and a glass jar and bottle factory. Included visits to Uzbekistan.

02-04/1997 Russia Euroconsult Agricultural Economist

Nizhny Novgorod Poultry Project. Financial and economic appraisal of privatised poultry farm. (Dutch Economic Assistance).

1996 Kazakhstan Euroconsult Agricultural Economist

Fact finding mission undertaken for purposes of writing project proposal: Participatory Training and Farm Demonstration Project to be funded by the World Bank. Proposal subsequently won

1996 India EUFAI

Economist Alkaline Soils Rehabilitation Project in Uttar Pradesh/Bihar by developing monitoring budget of EC and Government of India funds.

1996 Lithuania ECFAI


Appraisal and Project Preparation mission for an irrigation project.

1995 Ukraine FAI Economist Identification/Appraisal Mission. Mission to develop four project ideas identified by the Agricultural Restructuring Unit to the stage where they were made ready for full appraisal and inclusion in the 1996-1997 agricultural restructuring programme

1995 South Africa FAI Economist Fact finding mission to explore Southern Africa pipeline project opportunities for private consultancy company with European Union and British Development Division Southern Africa.

1995 Swaziland FAI Economist Fact-finding mission undertaken to collect project data for Small Dams Rehabilitation and Construction Phase II.

1995 Namibia ODA – FAI Economist/ Project Officer

Supervision Mission of Technical Assistance Project Developing of Agricultural Statistical Capacity in the Ministry of Agriculture.

1995 Namibia FAI Economist Fact finding mission undertaken on behalf of Australian consultancy company to Namibia for Northern Region Livestock Development Project to be funded by IFAD and Government.

1995 South America, Australia

FAI Agricultural/ Livestock Economist

Latin American Dairy Market Sector Review. Dairy Research and Development Corporation (DRDC), Australia. (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay)

1992-94 Bangladesh UNDP/ODA Programme Officer

Managed a number of projects, including: Managed Livestock, Fisheries, Poultry and Remote Sensing; Formulated TOR for Evaluation Missions of UNDP and partner agencies. Supervision and Evaluation Missions. Implemented, monitored and evaluated projects following UNDP Rules and Procedures – Project/Programme Manual (PPM). Project summary sheets and logframe approach also produced. Reviewed Governmental policy for agricultural and fisheries sectors.

1992 PNG DPI Agricultural Econ

Division of Primary Industry (DPI), Government of New Ireland Province, Kavieng. Adviser/Consultant to Assist Sec Gen.

1991 Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean Dev Bank

Agricultural/ Irrigation Economist

Oropouch Development Study, South Trinidad for Caribbean Development Bank



14. Other relevant information (e.g. Publications) Mission and assignment reports. “Island Insularity - Where Will it End? A Case of “Multiple Insularity” with Reference to the Northern Chars of Bangladesh”, Paul Schoen and Sattar Mandal,

Occasional Paper, University of Malta, 1 October 2002 The Asian Experience in Financing Rural Development – Paper developed for the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and presented at the ASEM Conference

held in Shanghai, China on 10-11 December 2009 (EU funded) Editorial support for occasional papers. Many hundreds of proposals either as lead writer or as support technical editor.

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