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    Paul Sommers

Paul Sommers

387 West I. St Encinitas, California 92024  760-8154998  armsurf52@hotmail.com

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  • Accomplished, seasonal professional in ecological agriculture with over 30 years of operational experience in over 50 countries.
  • Advisor to governments, schools, farmers associations on organic production, marketing, as well as certification requirements.
  • Authored “how to “extension handbooks on organic-type agriculture.

  

Countries of Work Experience:

      Albania, Armenia,American Samoa Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Bolivia, Belarus, Costa Rica, Cook Islands, Ethiopia, French Polynesia,  Fiji Islands, Georgia Ghana, Honduras,  Indonesia, Jordan  Kenya, Kyrgyzstan ,  Kiribati , Lebanon,  Myanmar , Mongolia , Moldova , Micronesia , Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands Niue , Nigeria , New Caledonia , Nauru ,Philippines , Papua New Guinea . Palau, Rwanda , Syria, Sri Lanka,  Solomon Islands , Somalia, Senegal , Saipan , Sudan, Tuvalu , Tonga , Thailand , Vietnam, Vanuatu , Western Samoa , Yemen 

2007-June 2009 Development Alternatives Inc. Tirana, Albania   

     Crop Production Adviser

  • Designed a master plan of operations with the aim of generating growth by upgrading value chains (VC) for four high value food products.

  • Served as market maker for expansion into the European Union. Organized link between ASDA (Walmart UK) and melon grower’s association. Oversaw Walmart produce compliance process with growers resulting is the first ever sale of certified watermelon from Albania to the UK.

2005-2007 Development Alternatives Inc. Yerevan, Armenia

Deputy Director

  • Spearheaded the Organic Agriculture Initiative for DAI

  • Serve as facilitator for the national organic agriculture committee meetings

  • Teamed with committee members to draft legislation on organic agriculture for passage by the Armenian Parliament.

2004-2005 USDA Yerevan, Armenia Marketing Adviser

  • Designed eco-friendly locally grown food promotion strategy for local and export markets.

  • Presented workshops to growers and processors on organic certification requirements used in the USA.

Other work related experience

·         Faculty member of Agriculture/Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies

     Cal Poly State University.

·         Contributing Editor: Sustainable Agriculture Instructional Resource Book U.C. Santa Cruz

    Education:

·         University of the Philippines, Master of Science, Human Ecology 1978.

·         Calif. State University Fresno, Bachelor of Science, Agriculture, 1976

 
 

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