FORM TECH-6 CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) FOR PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL

OR NATIONAL EXPERTS

1. Proposed Position [only one candidate shall be nominated for each position]:

Agriculture Extension Specialist

2. Name of Firm [Insert name of firm proposing the expert]:

Agro-Insight.

3. Name of Expert [Insert full name]: Paul Van Mele

4. Date of Birth: 12-01-1968 Citizenship: Belgian

5. Education [Indicate college/university and other specialized education of expert, giving

names of institutions, degrees obtained, and dates of obtainment]:

Wageningen University, the Netherlands: PhD (2000)

Ghent University, Belgium: MSc (1992)

6. Membership of Professional Associations:

Global Forum of Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS)

Neuchtel Initiative
External Advisory Board of ENDURE (European network of excellence
contributing to the development of farming systems less reliant on pesticides)

7. Other Training [Indicate significant training since degrees under 5 - Education were
obtained]:

8. Countries of Work Experience: [List countries where expert has worked in the last ten
years]:
Vietnam, Bangladesh, Benin, Mali, Guinea, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania and Madagascar

9. Languages [For each language indicate proficiency: good, fair, or poor in speaking,
reading, and writing]:
Dutch: speaking (good), reading (good), and writing (good)
English: speaking (good), reading (good), and writing (good)
French: speaking (good), reading (good), and writing (good)
German: speaking (fair), reading (poor), and writing (poor)

10. Employment Record [Starting with present position, list in reverse order every
employment held by expert since graduation, giving for each employment (see format here
below): dates of employment, name of employing organization, positions held.]:
From [Year]: 2010 To [Year]: now
Employer: Agro-Insight
Positions held: Owner and director

From [Year]: 2005 To [Year]: 2010

Employer: Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Positions held: Program leader, Learning and Innovation Systems

From [Year]: 2000 To [Year]: 2005

Employer: CAB International
Positions held: Vietnam Country Manager and Participatory Research and Extension Specialist

From [Year]: 1997 To [Year]: 1999

Employer: Catholic University Leuven
Positions held: Project manager (IPM in fruit crops, Vietnam)

From [Year]: 1993 To [Year]: 1997

Employer: Ghent University
Positions held: Lecturer tropical agriculture and project manager (Goat/Sheep and Husbandry,
Malaysia)

Note: Maximum of 5 pages.

11. Detailed Tasks 12. Work Undertaken that Best Illustrates Capability to
Assigned Handle the Tasks Assigned

(i) examine the results of the
CDP and identify successes
and shortcomings;
(ii) examine other previous
agriculture sector projects in
Nepal including and identify
successful initiatives in crop
diversification and agriculture
extension activities;
[Among the assignments in which the expert has been
involved, indicate the following information for those
assignments that best illustrate the experts capability to
handle the tasks listed in line 11.]
Name of assignment: Identification and documentation of
success stories of seed production and distribution
Year: 2010
Location: ten African countries

(iii) examine crop Client: FAO

diversification, smallholder
development, agriculture
support services, agriculture
commercialization and
agribusiness projects
undertaken by ADB and other
donors in the past ten years
and identify successful
models which could be used
Main project features:
Positions held: Overall coordinator
Activities performed: Coordinate study; prepare Terms of
References for supporting consulting services; conduct in-
country studies to identify successful entrepreneurial models
of seed production and distribution of food security crops;
interact with rural banks, cooperatives, agrodealers, NGOs
and government officials; organize international workshop
to supplement;
(iv) examine other initiatives in
crop diversification, the
promotion of high value crops
and the provision of
agriculture support services
being undertaken by other
donors in the country;
(v) examine in detail the
existing proposal for the
proposed project and identify
ways in which the
implementation arrangements
can be made into a generic,
replicable framework
applicable over a wide range
of on-the-ground conditions
and crop diversification
environments suitable for
packaging into an ADB project
format.
(vi) assist the mission in
discussions on the PPTA
consultants proposal with key
stakeholders in Nepal
including the Department of
Agriculture and the Ministry of
Agriculture and Cooperatives
and field staff involved in the
implementation of the CDP.
(vii) assist the mission to
consolidate the proposal into
a coherent ADB project format
based on a generic extension
model and incorporating
procedures, techniques and
methodologies found to be
successful in previous ADB
projects both in Nepal and in
other DMCs.
(viii) assist the mission to
prepare and negotiate an
MOU with the Government
outlining the project proposal
including scope, cost,
implementation
arrangements, safeguard
aspects and due diligence.
(ix) assist with the preparation
of the procurement plan, an
with FAO; develop outcomes of study into a book on Seed
Enterprises, to be published late 2010
Name of assignment: Innovations in Rural Extension
Year: 2004
Location: Bangladesh
Client: IRRI
Main project features: PETRRA project funded by DFID
Positions held: Agricultural Extension specialist
Activities performed: Interact with multiple service providers
and grassroots organizations during a 10-month period to
capitalize diversity of experiences of partners in
implementing innovative extension methods and enterprise
models; develop outcomes of study into a book called
Innovations in Rural Extension (CABI Publishing, 2005)
Name of project: Developing Disease Management
Capacity in Vietnam
Year: 2001-2003
Location: Vietnam
Client: ACIAR
Main project features: collaboration between CAB
International, Australian and Vietnamese institutions
Positions held: Project manager
Activities performed: Coordinate capacity building of ten
government institutes in Vietnam with regard to diagnosis
and management of health of multiple crops (including high
value crops); strengthen linkages with agricultural service
providers; develop and test extension materials and
methods
Name of assignment or project: Knowledge Generation in
Tree and Forest Management
Year: 2003
Location: Nepal, Kenya and Bolivia
Client: FAO
Main project features:
Positions held: Overall coordinator
Activities performed: Conduct desktop study; coordinate
field research by local consultants; formulate
recommendations; edit book
Name of assignment or project: IPM in fruit crops
Year: 1997-1999
estimation of consulting
services support and the
preparation of Terms of
Reference for supporting
consulting services.
(x) work with the mission and
government counterpart to
ensure that the PAM is fully
agreed and prepared to
standards required by ADB.
(xi) assist the mission leader
in preparation of the RRP.
Location: Vietnam
Client: Catholic University of Leuven
Main project features: in collaboration with Cantho
University
Positions held: Project manager
Activities performed: Prepare budgets and action plans;
undertake and monitor R&D activities in diverse fruit crops;
strengthen support services to move from rice to market-
oriented production of high value crops

(xii) backstop and support the

mission leader during
processing of the RRP after
the fact-finding mission.

13. Certification:

I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief - YES NO

(i) this CV correctly describes my qualifications and my experience
(ii) I am employed by the Executing or theImplementing Agency
(iii) I am a close relative of a current ADB staff member
(iv) I am the spous of a current ADB staff member
(v) I am former ADB staff member

if yes, I retired from ADB over 12 months ago

(vi) I was part of team who wrote the terms of reference for this
consulting services assignment

(vii) I am sanctioned (not eligible for engagement) by ADB.

I understand that any willful misstatement described herein may lead to my disqualification or
dismissal, and/or other disciplinary action being taken by ADB.

Date:
[Signature of expert or authorized representative of the firm]1 Day/Month/Year

Full name of authorized representative: Paul Van Mele

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This CV can be signed by a senior representative of the Consultant provided that if the Consultants
proposal is ranked first, a copy of the CV signed by the expert and/or specialist must be submitted to the
ADB prior to the commencement of contract negotiations.