Eduardo Quiroga

Experience

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  AGRODEV INC

  Aug 1980 - Dec 1982

  Vice-President and Senior Agricultural Economist

  -Conducted economic investment analysis for the implementation of agricultural development projectsfinanced by different donors, including the IFAD, IADB, ADB and CIDA-Negotiated contracts for the execution of natural resource development projects with internationalorganizations and state authorities-Engaged in business development operations of new markets in South America and West Africa

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  SNC GROUP INC. & LAVALIN SHAWINIGAN INC.

  Dec 1982 - Dec 1985

  Senior Agricultural Economist

  -Conducted financial and economic feasibility studies on irrigation and hydro-electric generation projects including agriculturally-based regional development planning schemes-Executed agro-economic and financial studies for the irrigation development [10 000 ha] of the Multi-Purpose Sabana Yegua project in the Dominican Republic-Executed agro-economic and financial studies about irrigated agriculture [4 000 ha] and dairyproduction for the integrated development of the Guayape Valley in Honduras-Prepared a marketing study for the exportation of fruits and vegetables from Honduras, within theframework of the Caribbean Basin Initiative-Conducted on-the-job training for the national staff on project design and implementation procedures for sustainable deveolpment Show less

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  Institut National Développement Rural

  Jan 1985 - Dec 1986

  Chair, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology

  -Designed and implemented curricula to provide social sciences knowledge to inform on the economic issues associated with technology transfer of the national agricultural development -Assured the teaching of courses designed to facilitate the transfer of technological packages to small holders operating in decentralized Small Irrigation Schemes in order to enable reduction of poverty levels-Jointly designed practicums with the Department of Agricultural Engineering and State organizations to introduce students to the practicalities of initiating and tracking down the performance of technological packages undertaken by small holders in the irrigation sites of Niandane, Ndiawara and Podor. -Taught courses on the financial and economic analysis of on-farm agricultural investments, the organization and management of irrigation districts, and project management techniques. -Recruited seasonal lecturers Show less

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  UNDP

  Mar 1987 - Jun 1991

  -Following loan negotiations, conducted field appraisal missions regarding project loan performance-Supervised the implementation of agricultural investment projects in accordance with the national execution modalities to ensure the transfer of technology and knowledge-Provided technical advice on the procurement of goods and services to country project teams-Reviewed and approved the annual budgets and implementation schedules of projects under execution-Coordinated the sequencing of results-based technical assistance-Supervised execution of agriculture/rural infrastructure projects in Ghana, Niger, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Cuba and the Dominican RepublicAchievements: Executed a budget of USD 50 million in West Africa in the form of loans and grants for the development of natural resources within the framework of poverty reduction- Show less

  • consultant

    Mar 1987 - Jun 1991

  • Project Management Officer

    Mar 1987 - Jun 1991
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  Sylvagro, Reg

  Jul 1991 - now

  Principal Consultant & Founder

  Principal Clients: DFID, DANIDA, IADB, IDRC, FAO, IFAD, IDA, UNDP, UNCDF, UNITAR, UNOPS, UNEP, UNMFS, WB-Completed 92 short-term assignments, including 56 evaluation assessments of which 39 as team leader, in 78 countries with international organizations, regional development banks, national governments and the private sector -Design of monitoring systems and project assessments including the different types of evaluations within the framework of Results-Based-Management -Design and implement quantitative and qualitative tools for performance measurement and behavioural analysis under in field conditions-Design, appraisal and assessment of environmental programmes including climate change adaptation -Conduct institutional analysis related to biodiversity and natural forest management, natural resource governance, sustainable land management, sustainable agriculture development, and climate change adaptation-Design and implement projects aiming for sustainable food production leading to poverty reduction and food self-sufficiency-Prepare and conduct capacity- development training workshops centred on one host country and focused on the cultural and professional inter-relations of implementing agent to steer effective connections so as to realize expected outcomes(Complete list of assignments available on request.) Show less

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  Sylvagro

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2010

  Founder

  -Over a span of 10 years in Camaguey, Cuba, responsible for the supervision of civil works comprising acommand area of 5000 ha of surface irrigation—of which 1000 ha included subsurface drainage, anetwork of five earth dams and social infrastructure works-Managed credit loan disbursements and conducted quality control of technical assistance including M&E studies. -The targeted population were both private smallholder and state cooperatives. To ensure effective implementation, the operational differences between market oriented and centrally planned economies were bridged through operational agreement with state authorities. To this end: 1- arrangements on cost accounting, pricing, bidding procedures for local/international procurement, and execution of contracts were reached 2- total project output was defined within the framework of the State’s production quota; 3- project’s direct and indirect benefits were defined, considering the State provisions for education and health benefits 4-performance indicators for state cooperatives were defined Show less