Dick Tinsley
Dr. Dick Tinsley is an emeritus professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Colorado State University who spent his entire career as a technical advisor to smallholder development projects. He worked for long periods in Viet Nam, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Malawi, Thailand, and Tanzania. He also participated in short-term assignments to Afghanistan, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Russian Federation, Uganda, Zambia, Ivory Coast and Iraq. In addition, he is the author of the book “Developing Smallholder Agriculture: a Global Perspective” and contributed to the book “Farming Systems Research and Development: Guidelines for Developing Countries”. In all of these assignments he was deeply involved with smallholder farming communities, extensive informal interviewing of farmers, and facilitating off and on-farm research programs. He currently teaches a class in agricultural development at Colorado State University and does short-term consulting.
The permanent address of the author is: Soil and Crop Science Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 80523 USA; E-mail: Richard.tinsley@colostate.edu .
Consultant Reports
- Winrock – Zambia (Treadle Pumps & Cooperatives)
- ACDI/VOCA – Uganda (Irrigation & Domestic Water)
- Winrock – Tajikistan (Irrigation)
- ARD/Louis Berger – Iraq INMA Project
- ACDI/VOCA Bolivia – FENCA Rice Production
- ACDI/VOCA Uganda – Lwoba Irrigated Rice Farm
- CNFA Malawi Soybean Value Chain
- CNFA Nigeria West Africa Seed Association
- ACDI/VOCA KIP Rice Irrigation
- CNFA Kenya Soybean Value Chain
- ACDI/VOCA Soybean Production & Out Growers in Ghana
- Winrock Nigeria Rice Processing
- Winrock Nigeria Rice Value Chain Sokoto
- Winrock Ethiopia Value Chain Training
- CRS Ethiopia Grain Production
- CNFA Angola Drip Irrigation
