9/73 - 8/75: Senior Economist, Agricultural Investment Analysis Project, Tunisia. In this UNDP/FAO project, responsible for on-the-job training of Tunisian economists and engineers in agricultural project analysis. Undertook feasibility studies in dryland farming, range management, oasis development, irrigation, and fisheries. The project was housed in the (new) Centre National d’Etudes Agricoles, which subsequently grew into a well-respected institute in Tunisia and won international consultancy contracts.

9/71 - 8/73: Economist, Groundwater Irrigation Project, Jordan. In this UNDP/FAO project, responsible for conducting feasibility studies at sites where groundwater had been identified (never <100 m depth). Based on these studies, government found donors for irrigated perimeters of about 200 ha at many sites. One site (Shaubak) became the catalyst for the Jordanian apple and pear industry.

5/69 - 8/71: Economist, Mosso-Cankuzo Agricultural Development Project, Burundi. In another UNDP/FAO project, responsible for economic and financial analysis of investment proposals, including small-scale irrigation, cattle fattening, Sumatra tobacco production, and sugar. Also responsible for marketing trials in East Africa and Europe of high-value products such as cashew, chilies, and ginger.

9/66 - 4/69: Economist, Ministry of Agriculture, Zambia, with an Overseas Development Institute/Nuffield Foundation Fellowship. Undertook analytical work on the beef and dairy industries (pricing policy, role of parastatals), cereals production and marketing, input subsidies including soil conservation, and some project feasibility work, on settlement and area development in Eastern and Southern provinces.