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Small Scale Irrigation Rehabilitation Project:1996-97: Ted Watt was Chief Technical Adviser to the Project Co-ordination Unit. Duties included preparation of work plans and budgets, training of staff, establishment of office, administrative, disbursement and reimbursement procedures and the co-ordination of multi-disciplinary experts.

Horticultural Marketing: 1996: Peter Clarke carried out a survey to identify problem areas and to suggest infrastructure improvements and a market information system

Critical Imports Project:1993-94: Ted Watt was alternate to the resident Project and Procurement Manager who were also supported by short-term inputs including an agro-chemicals specialist, a credit specialist and a poultry specialist. The project was part of the PIU to plan the importation and distribution of goods and services for agriculture. Assistance was provided to the Ministry of Agriculture and regular contact maintained with the Ministry of Finance and Economy to co-ordinate the CIP with other donor financed projects. The specialists procured US$47.4 million of equipment, advised on storage and the safe handling of pesticides, established operational procedures and training for agricultural credit programmes, and advised on production and processing of poultry and chick procurement.

ARMENIA

Food Industry:1997: John Taylor was food technology and packaging specialist on tomato and fruit processing, storage and packaging - covering everything from the farm to the retail pack. Also advised on mineral water packaging.

AZERBAIJAN

Cotton Study:1993: Jim Watson, cotton agronomist, Brian Jackson, ginning expert and a lint marketing specialist undertook a detailed study of investment and trading opportunities in the cotton sector.

BULGARIA

Sugar and Oilseed Processing: 1991: Jim Watson provided the oilseed production and processing input into the project which covered technical, financial and economic analyses of the sugar beet and soy sub-sectors. Proposals for restructuring and privatisation including the preparation of detailed enterprise business plans were prepared.

HUNGARY

Preparation of Marketing Plans: 1995: Peter Clarke investigated improved marketing for horticultural industry in local government areas. Developments initiated included better information systems, improved wholesale marketing facilities and export development

Investment Conference: 1990: Jim Turnbull was invited by the World Bank to participate in Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) sponsored conference to promote foreign investment.

KAZAKSTAN

Agricultural Management, Market Information System & Pilot Wholesale Market:1996-98: Hugh Coulter was team leader and economist providing assistance to the Ministry of Agriculture in developing a national agricultural management and market information system through public and private sector channels. Also planned and established a pilot wholesale market in the capital city, Almaty, through sourcing public and private sector funds. Provided comprehensive training to support the technical advice.

Food Industry Reform:1995: Dan Nicholson was food processing and packaging specialist on a team advising co-operatives on changing to a free market economy. He visited soft drinks plants, bakeries, sausage producers, a plastic film converter (for carrier bags etc) and a small scale PET bottle producer.

Cotton Industry Study:1993: A project identification mission covered the structure of cotton production (Jim Watson), processing (Brian Jackson) and marketing to identify areas requiring technical assistance and investment.

MACEDONIA

Southern and Eastern Regions Rural Rehabilitation Project1996 Ted Watt was management specialist advising on the establishment of the Project Coordination Unit. Tasks included recruitment of staff, selection of offices, the procurement of equipment and the preparation of annual work plan and budget.

MOLDOVA

Food Quality Seminar:1996: John Taylor was food technology and quality control specialist and made his presentations in Russian. Topics covered included hygiene (RSH examinations), HACCP lectures plus applications workshop and factory assessment, rapid testing methods, GMP, due diligence and the major multiples requirements from suppliers.

POLAND

Livestock Feed, Oilseed Processing and Project Preparation Mission:1990: Colin Sayers reviewed government proposals for investment in oilseed crushing, feed mixing by-products rendering, concentrates and animal feed production. Production parameters, technical information and financial analysis were included.

Oilseed Crushing: 1990: Colin Sayers participated in a pre-investment study to establish the structure of the industry and the possibilities for privatisation.

Investment Mission: 1990: Jim Turnbull participated in 40 person private sector delegation.

ROMANIA

Grain Storage: 1997: Bernard Giles prepared a pre-feasibility study for the construction of new bulk storage facility for UK farmers / investors.

RUSSIA

Food Distribution Project - Pushchino: 1993-95: Hugh Coulter was the Team Leader / Economist with a twenty person team which undertook a study of the milk, fruit and vegetable sectors and establishment of a food control programme in Serpukhov Rayon, a hundred kilometres south of Moscow

Vologda Food Distribution: 1992-93: Specialists in meat processing (Richard Norris) and information technology (Paul Watson), were part of a project to improve food distribution in the Vologda Oblast. The project concentrated on the fruit and vegetables, dairy and meat sectors and covered the whole food chain from production to consumption.

SLOVAKIA

Livestock Training:1997: Andrew Friend provided training in dairy and beef breeding programmes, including artificial insemination and embryo transfer.

UKRAINE

Large Scale Farming: 1998/99 Yoop Murre was manager of a farming project to develop seed potato production.

Grain Handling: 1997: Bernard Giles undertook the technical and financial co-ordination for a low cost ship loading facility for sunflower seed and wheat.

 Review of Top Fruit and Vine Production: 1996: Peter Clarke reviewed horticultural marketing on five large farms being restructured with assistance from the UK Know How Fund. Opportunities for possible joint ventures in processing and a new marketing structure were proposed.

UZBEKISTAN

Agro-industrial Reform: 1996/97: Dan Nicholson was Food Processing, Packaging, Q.C. and Production Management Specialist covering fruit and vegetable drying / bottling, tomato paste production, raison production, dairy processing and fibre board carton manufacture. A seminar was organised on ISO 9000 and HACCP training.

Market Reform: 1995: Dan Nicholson was packaging specialist advising on the setting up of a Technical Advisory Team to help cabinet ministers with policy making in the new free market economy environment

Cotton Processing & Textile Feasibility Study: 1993: Jim Watson, cotton agronomist and Brian Jackson, ginnery engineer, joined a multidisciplinary team for an analytical study of the cotton textile manufacturing operations. The study focused upon the main issues related to the conversion of domestically grown cotton fibre into textile products, with the objective of defining projects suitable for investment.

For further information contact JWTurnbull@bmc-ltd.com

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