Farming Systems IPM and smallholder participatory crop management research and development, project development, implementation, monitoring and assessment, team leadership.

Post-harvest plant pathologist and technologist of agricultural and horticultural plant products. Participatory rural appraisal techniques to identify stakeholder needs in food supply chains. Contributions to capacity building of and network development between stakeholder groups.

Agroforestry, horticulture, plant propagation, underutilized crops, community nursery development, food security, nutrition & health, recipe development from indigenous crops.

Analysis by laboratory procedures, implementation of GLP, knowledge of chromatographic techniques used to determine levels of residues, moisture content etc.

Knowledge management and information systems & GIS, decision support. Livestock and the Environment. Smallstock, Smallholder with chickens, rare-breed sheep, fruit and vegetables.

Pest surveys, identification and diagnosis, biocontrol, participatory IPM development, Locust management, pesticide safety & assessment of non-target effects. Capacity building & training.

Participatory integrated pest management; pesticide management

Analysis by laboratory procedures, implementation of GLP, knowledge of chromatographic techniques used to determine levels of pesticides and residues by the use of HPLC or GC with Mass Spectroscopy.

Watershed management, Water policy and institutional transboundary issues, satellite rainfall estimation.

Analysis of heavy metals by laboratory procedures, implementation of GLP, working knowledge of AAS techniques used to determine levels of lead, mercury etc.

Post-harvest plant pathologist and technologist. Agricultural and horticultural plant products. Characterisation and critical point analyses of marketing systems and development of sampling protocols to monitor and evaluate the efficiency of handling, storage, transport, pre-conditioning, distribution and marketing with a view to improving the amelioration and control and of diseases, disorders and quality defects.

Invertebrate biodiversity assessment, sampling and monitoring of invertebrates, invertebrate recognition and identification.

Invertebrate ecology and biodiversity, sampling and monitoring methods for tropical terrestrial invertebrates, invertebrate recognition and identification.

Biodiversity assessment (invertebrates), non-target effects of pesticide use.

Chemical hazards and risks to wildlife and ecosystem processes – aquatic and soil ecosystems.

Management of data for environmental decision making, satellite rainfall estimation, weather and climate monitoring.

Process documentation, poverty, well being, participatory processes in support of an integrated natural resource management and livelihood planning approach.

EIA for pest management programmes; hydropower, irrigation schemes.

Pesticides in the environment: pest management, contaminated soils and water. EIA/SEA. Ecological monitoring and bioindicators. Biotechnology for rapid detection of pesticides, PAHs and other pet.hydrocarbons. Bioremediation.

Climate Change Policy, practice, mitigation assessment, adaptation programme development, climate risk management.

Principal concerns of poor livestock keepers on how to cope (adapt) with droughts, floods and extremes; many strategies (technologies, practices and insurance schemes) developed for cattle, sheep, goats and poultry but poorly disseminated.

Stakeholder assessments. Strengthening institutional linkages. Government – community liaison. Network development and capacity building. PRA.

Participatory impact evaluations of projects and programmes by large donors and small NGOs, aimed at crop and livestock producers in the tropics and temperate climates.

Analysis by laboratory procedures, implementation of GLP, knowledge of chromatographic techniques used to determine and verify levels of active ingredients in drug preventative medicines.

Transforming research findings into 'language' and format for targeted audiences - policy makers, media, users, beneficiaries.

Project proposal development and bid preparation (DFID, Darwin Initiative, Tacis: pest management, biodiversity assessment, protected nature areas); development of TORs for EC Tacis project (Kazakhstan, Sustainable irrigated cropping).

Project identification, development and proposal writing. Project monitoring and management. Smallholder pest management. Pesticides management.

Identification, development, proposal, tendering, design, implementation and management of technology-transfer and applied research and development projects.

Evaluation of Save The Children IPM Farmer Field School Project, Ethiopia.

Evaluations, audits and validations: area-wide pest and vector control programmes; ecological monitoring in aquatic and terrestrial environments.

Smallholder pest management. Pesticides management.

M&E of national, regional and global projects or programmes with pro-poor agricultural and livestock research bias.

Facilitation and brokering donor collaboration/ coordination in pro-poor agriculture/livestock R&D; extracting lessons learned on effectiveness of ARD on poverty reduction; development of insurance schemes and other financial services for poor farmers/pastoralists.

Economic reviews and analysis of national and international institutional policy including development partners such as the EU, World Bank and UNDP.

Design and delivery of small group training courses in pest management (vegetables, rice, coconut), safe spraying technology, biological control, pest identification, logical frameworks. Institutional Capacity building through: supervision (PhD), mentoring and coaching.

Management of environmental knowledge as a resource for decision making.

Teaching of applied post-harvest pathology, physiology and technology at all levels, from on-site bespoke vocational training of stakeholders and mentoring of extension staff, to university level. Supervision and examination of PhDs. Preparation of course materials. Knowledge transfer and dissemination by means of workshops, seminars, lectures, videos, manuals and technical and extension leaflets etc.

Delivery of bespoke training material for preventative maintenance for improving capacity for repair of laboratory equipment and training technical support staff in approaches to maintenance and repair of analytical test equipment.

Design, implementation, resource management, marketing, monitoring and review of large livestock and agricultural research programmes aimed at improving rural and urban livelihoods.