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 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
- Reflections on 50+ Years Assisting Smallholder Communities