February 2003    CURRICULUM VITAE       Mr. Raanan Katzir   Residence:      4 Efter St., Tel-Aviv  69362, Israel                         Tel.: -972-3-6991381, Cell: -972-58-727976, Fax: -972-3-6990152                         E-mail:  rannan@inter.net.il   Office:     “SACOG”, Sustainable Agriculture Consulting Group.                    (Address as above)     Personal Information   Birth Date:      December 26, 1935   Nationality:     Israeli   Marital Status:                         Married + 4 children (1961,1965,1970,1976)

Languages:                                     Speaking                    Reading                   Writing    

               Hebrew                   very good               very good                 very good 

               English                    very good              very good                 good

               French                     good                       very good                 fair

               Spanish                    very good              very good                   fair

 Specialization:

                                                               ·   Agricultural Ecology / Sustainable Agriculture

                                                               ·   Ecological Impact Assessment (EIA )

                                                               ·   Developing water resources

                                                               ·   Advanced agricultural in arid land

                                                               ·   Agricultural Regional Research and Development (R&D)

     Projects

                                                               ·   Programming agricultural extension methods

Education

1953-1956                  B.Sc. in Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Agriculture at Rehovot.

1958                            M.Sc. in Agriculture,   Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Agriculture at Rehovot, (Thesis:  The Identification of the retention of copper fungicides for the control of tomato late blight, Phytophthora infestants).

Employment Record

2001-present               Director, Sustainable Agriculture Consulting Group, “SACOG”.

1990 - 2000                 Director of Projects & Technologies and Latin American Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Center for International Agricultural Development Cooperation (CINADCO).

1987-1990                  Director of international courses and in-charge of liaison with scientific institutes,  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Center for International Agricultural Development  and Cooperation (CINADCO).

1977-1987                  Head of Plant Quarantine Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Plant Protection Department.

1976-1977                  Coordinator for professional activities, Ministry of Agriculture, Programming and Budgeting Division, as well as

                                   Lecturer in Plant Pathology at the Tel-Aviv University, Faculty of Life Sciences, conducting laboratory experiments.

1975-1976                  Head of the Division for the Assessment of Natural Damage, Insurance Fund for Natural Risks in Agriculture.

1971-1975                  In charge of coordination of professional activities, Ministry of Agriculture, Programming and Budgeting Division.

1970-1971                  In charge of professional activities, Ministry of Agriculture, Extension Service, Plant Protection Division.

1968-1970                  Consultant to the Government of El Salvador, on behalf of the Division   for    International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MASHAV, Israel and the Center for International Agricultural Development Cooperation (CINADCO), Ministry of Agriculture; in charge of the organization and implementation of a program on plant protection methods and techniques for pest control and extension activities.                    

1960-1968                  Regional Extension Specialist in Plant Protection, Central Coast Area of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture, Extension Service; plant pest control; organizing courses and lectures for farmers on plant protection problems.

1959-1960                  Commander of military agricultural training center; organizing and conducting agricultural courses for soldiers intending to establish agricultural settlements.

1958-1959                  Responsible for the organization of agricultural courses at the military training center.

Overseas Studies and Study Tours

1967                Five months of studies in the field of Plant Protection.  Diploma awarded by A.S.T.E.F.-Association for Technical Specialization, France.

1970                Three week Plant Protection Tour, organized by the University of California, Riverside, California.

1975                Two week study tour in Switzerland, organized by the Agricultural Crop Insurance Company, Zurich, Switzerland.

1979                Two month study tour in the U.S.A. (including Washington D.C., California, Florida, New York) on problems related to Plant Quarantine, under the auspices of U.S.D.A. and APHIS (Animal Plant Health Inspection Service).

1981                Two month study tour in the Republic of South Africa on quarantine problems, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture of South Africa.

1984                Two week course on Storage Pests, EPPO, FAO, Montpellier, France.        

1999                Two week course on Forest Trees, Dendrochronology . Amman, Jordan and Tel Aviv, Israel.

Professional Affiliations

·     The Israeli Phytopathological Society

·     The Israeli Entomological Society

·      The Israeli Chapter of the Society for International Development (SID)

·     The Association of Engineers, Israel.

·     OISCA-Israel, (General Secretary), an NGO affiliated with OISCA-INT. Japan.

Participation in International Conferences

1989      Bad-Durkheim, Federal Republic of Germany. One-week   conference on Integrated Pest Management in tropical and subtropical countries, organized by GTZ.

1992      Paris, France.  One-week seminar organized by the Inter-American

Development Bank on IDB-European NGO’s on ecological problems.

1993      Paris, France. One-week seminar organized by the Inter-American

Development Bank on Social Sector Programs and Social Sector Reforms.

1993      Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. One-week workshop organized by UNCTAD on commodity export policies in African countries in a process of structural adjustment: cotton, tea and horticultural products.

1993      Beijing, China. One week International Symposium organized by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) on: Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development.

1994      Mexico City, Mexico. One week World Conference organized by the Society for International Development (SID) on: People’s Rights and Security-Sustainable Development Strategies for the 21^st century.

1994      San Jose, Costa Rica.  One-week conference,  on Integrated Pest Management.

1996      San Jose, Costa Rica.  One-week conference,  on Agricultural Environmental issues.

1996      Netanya, Israel. One-week conference,  on Periurban Agriculture.

1996            Geneva, Switzerland.  One week working group on Development Policies in Resource-based economies.

1998      Gaza, Palestinian Authorities. One week work group on Peace Procedure and                         

               Agricultural Development.

1999        Bangalore,  India. International Conference on MAN and NATURE,                        

                    Organized by OISCA , South India.

1999        Lanzhou, China.. International Conference,  on Desertification.  

                 The Institute for Desert Research.

1999         Jerusalem, Israel, XIVth international Plant Protection Congress (IPPC)

2000       Berlin,Germany, International Symposium , Urban Agriculture and Horticulture

2001    Tokyo, Japan, “ Global Forum on Education for Sustainable future:  

       Promoting  Earth Ethics”. Organized by OISCA-International.

2001      Nitra, Slovakia ,  Symposium on “Agriculture for the quality of Human

                    Life”.  Organized by Animal Husbandry Research Institute, Nitra.

2002      Calicut, Kerala, India, Conference on “Biodiversity and Environment “

             Organized by OISCA South India.

2002     China, Urumuqi, ‘ Forum on Environment, Cultural Heritage and Economic Development in Xinjiang”

2002     China, Beijing, CALLAS Co. Conference on Seed Production in China.

2003     Switzerland, Lausanne, The International Conference for Sustainable Development and environmental Remediation. Swiss Environmental Solution for Emerging Countries (SESEC II).

Professional Lectures Presented at On-the-spot Courses     

1973      Arequipa, Peru. Three week course, organized by the Israel Centre for International Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MASHAV, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Peru, on:  agricultural extension methods.

1973      La Serena, Chile. Three week course organized by the Israel Centre for International Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MASHAV, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Chile on: Agricultural Extension Methods.

1974      Huancayo, Ciudad Trujillo, Peru.  Two three-week courses organized by the Israel Centre for International Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MASHAV, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Peru, on:  agricultural extension methods.

1975      Santa Cruz, Bolivia.  Two-week course organized by FAO on the efficient and safe use of pesticides in agriculture.

1975      Santiago de Verguas, Panama.  Two-week course organized by FAO on the efficient and safe use of pesticides with emphasis on aerial and terrestrial use.

1977      Santiago, Chile.  Two week course organized by the University of Chile, Faculty of Agronomy, Campus Antumapu, on the efficient and safe use of pesticides. 

1977      Santa Tecla, El Salvador. Two-week course organized by the FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture of El-Salvador.  Intensive training course,  for the professional staff on the safe and efficient use of pesticides for coffee cultivation and technology transfer to the farmers of small farm holdings.

1985      Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.  Two-week course organized by the FAO on:  the safe use and correct application of pesticides on small farm holdings.

1986      San Lorenzo, Paraguay.  Two-week course organized by the FAO on:  the safe use and correct application of pesticides on small farm holdings.

1988      Amatitlan, Guatemala.  Three-week course organized by the Ministry of Agriculture on: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Agricultural Extension.

1988      Lima, Peru.  Three-week course organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Crop Sanitation on: Integrated Pest Management with emphasis on Crop Quarantine.

1989      Katmandu, Nepal.  Two weeks workshop organized by FAO on the safe and efficient use of pesticides.

1989      Centeno, Trinidad and Tobago. Training course organized by FAO on the safe and efficient use of pesticides in the English speaking countries of the Caribbean countries and Surinam.

1990      Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea. Two week training workshop organized by the FAO on the safe and efficient use of pesticides.

1990     Raratonga, Cook Islands.  Two week training workshop organized by FAO on safe and efficient use of pesticides.

1990       Apia, Western Samoa, Two-week training workshop organized by FAO on

         safe and efficient use of pesticides

1990      San Salvador, El Salvador.  Survey organized by the Israel Centre for International Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MASHAV, and the Ministry of Agriculture of El Salvador on: Study for the establishment of a plant clinic.

1990       Osaka, Japan, OISCA Kansai Training Center, a short course on Agricultural Extension Method.

1991      Tegucigalpa, Honduras.  Survey organized by the Israel Centre for International Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MASHAV, and the Ministry of Agriculture of Honduras on:  Study for the preparation of two projects:

              1) Plant clinic

              2) Improvement and management of tomatoes.

1991      Enugu, Nigeria.  Survey organized by the Catholic Institute for Development, Justice and Peace (CIDJAP) on:  The Development of a Training and Demonstration Farm.

1992      Ciudad Arce, El Salvador.  Three-week course organized by the Centro de Tecnologia (CEMA) on:  Agroecology with emphasis on Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

1992      Enugu, Nigeria.  Two week course organized by the Israel Centre for International Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MASHAV, and the Catholic Institute for Development, Justice and Peace (CIDJAP) on:  Agricultural Extension Methods.

1993      Quito, Ecuador.  Survey organized by the Israel Centre for International Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MASHAV, and the Ecuadorian Institute for Agrarian Reforms (IERAC) on:  Study of Projects for Agricultural Development.

1993      Bogota, Colombia.  Survey organized by the Departamento Nacional de Planeacion de la Republica de Colombia and the Israel Centre for International Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MASHAV, on:  A Project Plan for the Development of Tropical Fruits in the Atlantico Region.

1993      Chillan, Chile.  Three-week course organized by the Faculty of Agriculture, Concepcion University on:  Integrated Pest Management and Agricultural Extension Methods.

1993      Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic.  Three-week course organized by the Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana (JAD) on:  Integrated Pest Management and Agricultural Extension Methods.