Areas of expertise and Interests

• 10 years experience in working on European projects to enhance interactive innovation for agriculture and rural development
• over 15 years of working experience in international development in the management and coordination of complex projects and programmes related to agriculture and rural development in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
• long-standing experience in facilitating multi-actor/stakeholder collaborative learning and co-creation processes
• track record of successful project tenders/proposal development including EU research and innovation projects
• expert in participatory research, participatory technology development, and grassroots innovation and in training (innovation) facilitators
• practicing farmer and experienced shepherd managing medium sized flocks of up to 300 ewes of native and commercial breeds

Author of Sharing the Load: A guide to improving the welfare of working animals through collective action. Practical Action Publishing, Rugby, UK (ISBN 978-1-85339-719-6)

Co-founder and foundation chair of the UK Farmer-Led Innovation Network (FLIN) a community of practice of organisations that support farmer-centric innovation & research and seek to incorporate novel approaches to innovation that strengthen the adaptability and resilience of farmers to manage change and stay profitable and productive

Co-chair of the Prolinnova Oversight Group, PROmoting Local INNOVAtion in ecological agriculture and NRM.