Since 2006, ongoing

Saudi Arabia

Promotion of organic agriculture: conversion of farms, conversion of an agricultural research centre, training of farmers and ministry staff.

GTZ-IS, financed by Ministry of Agriculture, KSA

2007

Afghanistan

Project “Roses for Nangarhar” as an alternative for opium production. Development of a concept for the privatisation of the project, including a business plan and market study and for Rosa damascene products, such as essential rose oil, dried rose flowers.

AGEG for German Agro Action (Deutsche Welthungerhilfe, DWHH)

2006

Palestinian Territories and Lebanon

Mainstreaming Biodiversity Management Considerations into Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Production Processes: Preparation of a UNDP/GEF PDF-B Project as consultant for the marketing assessment.

United Nations Development Program, UNDP

2006

International

Market study on organic and sustainable wild collected products, such as Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Non-Timber Forest Products for export development in conjunction with Organic Services GmbH.

International Trade Centre, ITC, Geneva

2005/2006

Laos

Development of a concept for sustainable production and marketing of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) and special agricultural crops for ethnic groups in mountainous areas of northern Laos: organisation of producers and collectors, sustainable wild collection and cultivation of NTFPs, value-adding, processing and marketing.

GTZ/IFAD

2005

Papua New- Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu

Organisation of training workshops for farmers and research staff in organic agriculture and Internal Control Systems, ICS. Preparation of an organic agriculture handbook for the South Pacific region. Formulation of a policy paper on organic agriculture for the South Pacific region.

Centre for the Development of Enterprise, CDE

2004

India

Advising disadvantaged and marginalized self-help groups of ethnic hill people in the Karnataka State (Western Ghats) in marketing NTFP and agricultural produce in respect of fair-trade and organic standards. More…

Karl Kuebel Foundation, Bensheim

2004

Trinidad and Tobago (and other Caribbean islands)

Development of regional organic policies for the development and promotion of organic agriculture in (currently 15) Commonwealth Caribbean countries.

Agricultural Society of Trinidad and Tobago and PROINVEST

2004

Serbia & Montenegro

Consultancy to companies involved in collection, cultivation, processing and marketing of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAP). Advice in business planning, quality management, processing and marketing as part of the South East European Development Assistance, SEED. More…

World Bank Group/IFC

2002/2003

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia & Montenegro

Team leader: Economic mapping of the Medicinal Plant sector. Development of recommendations for the Herbal Development Initiative.

World Bank Group/IFC