Andrew P.

Davidson, PhD
Contact Details Telephone:
Hong Kong +852 6489 7094 (Primary)
Vietnam +84 91277 1275 (Secondary)
Email: apdavids@yahoo.com.au
adavidson@netvigator.com
Nationality Australia Permanent Resident Hong Kong
Status Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Academic Qualifications 1992 PhD, Michigan State University, Rural Sociology and Economic
Anthropology (Fellowship from Centre for the Advanced Study
of International Development and Fulbright Scholar)
1979 MA, University of Missouri, Political Science (Public
Administration)
1976 BA, University of Missouri, Asian Studies
Key Qualifications and  Project management, including work planning and budgeting;
Areas of Specialisation: implementation; monitoring and evaluation within logical
framework, risk management and contingency approach;
administration, coordination and mentoring of staff; and
preparation for review visits.
 M&E, including socioeconomic and cultural evaluation & impact
assessment, REEIS format.
 Conflict resolution and consensus building among stakeholders.
 Behaviour change and communication strategies.
 Extension and outreach of service programmes (e.g., agricultural
extension, resource management, public health), also making use
of electronic formats such as in e-education, e-extension, e-health
programmes, etc.
 Policy assessment (with socioeconomic, cultural, and institutional
analysis).
 Sustainable resource management including community resource
management strategies.
 Capacity building of staff and project beneficiaries (competency
based training, training workshops from class to field room).
 Human and institutional capacity building including competency
based training (including recognition of prior learning and
strategic management).
 Mainstreaming women, children and ethnic minorities (including
gender budgeting, empowerment strategies).
 Institutional analysis and development for community

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 management, including community-based resource management
 Research and technical advice in community development,
including mainstreaming poverty reduction, household livelihood
strategies (e.g., income diversification) and small enterprise
activities.
 Micro finance, including implementation, staff training and M&E.
 Decentralisation including support for stakeholder-led institutional
development processes (e.g. water management associations,
village management boards, community-based interest groups).
 Policy analysis and advocacy (analysing policy processes and
advocating for poverty-focused policies).
 Qualitative (PRA, PNA, PIA, KAP, focused interviews, etc) and
quantitative (survey and statistical analysis) methodologies and
techniques.
 Experience in Southeast and South Asia and East Africa.
 Experience working in conflict / post-conflict areas.
Country Experience Sudan 1986 – 1988; 2008 – 2010;
Vietnam 2004 – 2008;
Australia 1994 – 1999; 2004; 2007;
Pakistan 1996 – 1999; 1999 - 2003; 2005;
Singapore

Hong Kong 2003-2004;

USA 1979 – 1980; 1990 – 1993; 2002;
Taiwan 2001 – 2003;
Thailand 1996;
Kenya 1987;
Indonesia 1985;
Philippines 1981 – 1983;
India 1978 - 1979
Employment Record
1986 to present Freelance consultant
July-Oct 2007 Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences/International Studies, University
of NSW
2000-2007 Senior Lecturer/Researcher, School of Sociology & Anthropology,
University of NSW
1994-1999 Short-course organiser/lecturer, University of New England
1992-1993 Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, Michigan State University
1990-1991 Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Northern Michigan University

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Professional Development Experience

October 2010 to present Co-Manager for Innovative Development Ideas (IDI). Assisted in setting
up IDI, from TOR to obtaining Government of Vietnam approval. IDI is
Vietnam
primarily a capacity building initiative but also undertakes short term
project contracts such as project evaluation. I drafted several training
manual templates including M&E, From Farmer Field School to Interest
Groups, Strategies for Mainstreaming Women in Development including
gender budgeting, Participation and KAP Survey Techniques,
Decentralisation of Project Management, and Project Management. Conduct
TOT and monitor progress through cascade assessment. Also coordinated
several trainings and prepare and/or edit final English documents. I
formulate TORs for hiring required staff and participate in interviews.
Lastly I am involved in mentoring IDI staff.
Jan-2008 to May-2010 Chief Technical Advisor, Sudan Productive Capacity Recovery

Sudan Programme - Capacity Building, Khartoum (UN FAO) Responsible for

managing the European Union Trust Fund ($23million) to support rural
development initiatives; facilitating drafting the annual work programs and
budget by four project states for endorsement by the Program Steering
Committee; ensuring support to the Programme Coordination Unit (PCU)
and the Technical Support Units (TSU), including administration,
communication, and field operations; and providing technical assistance to
PCUs and TSUs on policy and technical matters related to rural
development. Coordinating a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the quality
and timeliness of technical assistance and effective capacity building in: i)
basic public administration, including the development of policies and
strategies of public institutions concerned with agriculture, rural
development and IDP resettlement needs; ii) procurement, including
international best practice related to tendering procedures, value for money,
bill of quantities and purchase request forms; iii) drafting Terms of
Reference (ToRs) for contracting infrastructure personnel and for training;
and iv) key support services, including advisory, FFS, market access, and
empowerment of Non-State Actors and rural businesses.

In consultation with stakeholders, assisted in the design and implementation

of a capacity building program; coordinated related training interventions
for strengthening the country's institutional, physical and human capacities
related to the agricultural and rural sector. Developed competency-based
assessment to capture evidence of effectiveness of capacity building – use

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 of enhanced skills and knowledge of relevant work skills. Tracking,
evaluation and reporting on official development assistance to the Ministry.
Initiated baseline based on Needs Assessment & Gap Analysis, Competency
Based Trailing Indices, and KAP Survey.

Developing, in cooperation with other advisors and government officials

issues relating to monitoring progress related to annual work programs
(RBM), including timeliness, achievement of objectives and impact, and
implementing corrective measures when needed, and ensuring the
preparation of reports in line with donor requirements. Developed
questionnaires for KAP survey (state agricultural and animal resources
ministries, NSAs and beneficiaries). Initiated regional international
conference on developing community based livestock extension services.
Instituted community development plans and programme for income
opportunities (including resettlement strategies for IDPs). Drafted initial
modules for Communication and Facilitation skills, Planning Training
Sessions, etc. Initiated shift from classroom to activity based training.

Developed Management Information Systems (MIS) to document activities,

identify resources and for monitoring activities from baseline. Oversaw
project finances including drafting budget revisions (re)allocations and
justifications). Led participatory assessment of physical infrastructure needs
including prioritisation (equipment, vehicles, buildings, etc). Assisted in
developing monitoring formats for construction of physical infrastructure
(e.g., photos throughout construction phase, beam stress tests, original and
final designs, etc). Involved in recruiting project and short-term staff –
including drafting ToRs and advertisements, and screening, short-listing,
and interviewing candidates. Preparation and/or oversight of contracts,
LOAs, and MOUs . (29 mths)
Nov-Dec 2007 Local Governance Technical Advisor, Local Governance Project 2

Iraq (RTI/USAID) Provided techniques for facilitating local governance, town

meetings and training needs assessment (TNA). (2 mths)
Jul-Oct 2007 Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences & International Studies,
Australia University of NSW Graduate program in International Development
(Community Development and Social Work): Taught Program Management
for Facilitating Change in Social Development; Project Design and
Evaluation; and Environmental Sociology. (4 mths)

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Dec 2005-Apr 2007 Chief Technical Advisor, Decentralized Project for Poverty Reduction
Vietnam (UN International Fund for Agricultural Development and Quang Binh
People’s Committee) Assisted and advised the Provincial Project
Management Unit (PPMU), the Provincial Government and Steering
Committee in implementation - management, agricultural production,
microfinance, private small and medium enterprises (SMEs), monitoring
and evaluation (M&E), infrastructure and procurement/finance (teaching
international best practice, including tendering procedures, purchase request
forms and value for money). Enhanced practices and processes for
community participation, gender mainstreaming/ budgeting, participatory
project planning and implementation, and sound project management.
Coordinated components: capacity building; community management of
national park, infrastructure; production support; microfinance; and
training. Developed a MIS for activities to be documented, resources
identified and to serve as a means of monitoring. Drafted the Project
Implementation Technical Report, guidelines for farm demonstrations and
farmer interest groups and TNA guidelines. Assisted in developing
strategies for forestation, eco-agriculture and gender mainstreaming.

Advised on rural finance products and production support, drafting loan

applications and business plan forms, development of monitoring forms,
performance assessment of Commune Credit Unions (CCUs) and Credit
and Savings Groups (CSGs), and creating M&E systems. Assisted in
developing Revolving Funds for the poor and very poor farmers by advising
the Bank of Social Policy. Developed environmental awareness strategies
for project beneficiaries in buffer zones to National Parks with other
international agencies. Coordinated workshops for Gender Sensitivity, the
organisation of Farmer Interest Groups, participatory M&E and the use of
computer statistical packages to analyse M&E data. Also worked with
minority groups in line with Program 135 II.

Supported the PPMU in coordinating activities, identified problem areas

and developed activity plans for their amelioration, and provided project
management workshops for capacity building. Created village level self-
management boards for development planning, monitoring and ownership
of infrastructure. Harmonised project activities with other development
agencies in Quang Binh (especially production activities and rural finance).
Worked in close association with Project Director and key staff to establish

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 sound procedures for procurement, accounting, reporting and M&E.
Implemented strategic management plan and assessment variables,
including (sub)component harmonisation and coordination, strategies to
target key beneficiaries, and staff capacity building. Identified management
needs and issues and drafted memos and technical reports for future action.
Undertook official development assistance (ODA) monitoring, tracking,
evaluating and reporting on various donor aid commitments. (13 mths over
15 months).
Jun-Sept 2006 Country Coordinator, Avian Influenza (AI) Behaviour Change
Vietnam Communication, (Academy for Educational Development (AED) and
USAID) Served as liaison on activities and strategic plans with Vietnam’s
Government Ministries and AI Steering Committee, USAID, FAO, WHO,
World Bank, UNICEF and other multinational partners. Worked closely
with the home office, regional team and technical staff in design,
implementation, M&E, and documenting of activities of Vietnam’s AI
program. Drafted and costed the Annual Work Plan and Budget with the
project management committee according to international best practice.

Worked with staff to build capacity for managing procurement to

international best practice standards, and to draft ToRs for technical
assistance and letters of agreement (LOAs) for training (e.g., with CARE,
Women’s Union, and Commune Health Workers). Supported the media
agency, research firm, NGOs and government agencies (e.g. VIPA, MARD,
VBARD, VBSP) to provide direction and management, including oversight
of contract and deliverables, evaluation, and overall compliance. Developed
the behaviour change communication component in regional log frame and
indicators (in Bangkok) and provided appropriate indicators for Vietnam,
Cambodia, Laos and Indonesia. Assessed project activities in 18 of the
project’s 54 provinces. (including cascade evaluation of TOTs) Developed
Monthly Reports to AED. (4 mths)
Dec 2005 to Jan 2006 Technical Advisor PRA, Pakistan Coastal Rehabilitation,
Pakistan Environmental and Social Safeguards (IDI) Trained staff, monitored
PRA activities and drafted PRA Guidelines and Community Action Plans
for Resettlement(2 mths)
Apr 2004 to Nov 2005 Resettlement and Social Development Advisor & Deputy Chief
Vietnam (Ca Mau, Bac Technical Advisor, Coastal Wetland Protection and Development
Lieu, Tra Vinh and Soc Project (World Bank) Advised and coordinated four PPMUs, Districts and
Trang Provinces) Communes in reviewing and implementing the Resettlement, Commune
and Village Action Plans, coordinated the PPMUs in implementation of

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 Social Support Programs and Ethnic Minorities Development Plan (in line
with Program 135), trained and monitored the performance of the
consultants in conducting PRA surveys, and assisted in the M&E. Advised
on mainstreaming women and resource poor households, especially
householders resettled from the coastal zone.

Participated, supervised and coordinated: a) the Microcredit Program (for

medium and wealthy farmers) by working with the Vietnamese Bank for
Agricultural and Rural Development; and b) the Revolving Fund for the
poor and very poor farmers, by advising the Vietnamese Bank of Social
Policy. Coordinated participatory survey for land-use planning for
beneficiaries in the buffer zone. Trained staff and monitored various PRA
activities. Advised in selecting indicators for monitoring community
development. Coordinated training needs assessment and developed
workshops for project staff. Coordinated training for project households and
coordinated micro-credit. (8 mths)
2004 Project Manager, Scoping Project for Internet Tourism (Cooperative
Australia Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism) Coordinated a research team
to benchmark use of the Internet for small to medium-sized tourist
enterprises to increase tourism in Australia. Managed budget and
workplans, oversaw synthesis of data, drafted reports and manuals. (6 mths
over 12 mths)
Dec 2003 Resource person, Asian Productivity Organization Workshop (APO)
Pakistan Presented on “Integrated, Multidisciplinary and Holistic Rural Development
Approach for Effective Agricultural Extension Services”. (5 days)
Nov 2003 Technical Advisor, Department of Agricultural Extension, University of
Pakistan Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan (World Bank) Provided advice on
community forestry management and methods of implementation. Drafted
guidelines for participatory approaches to data collection and household
livelihood strategies. (1 mth)
Nov 2002 Resource Person, Sustainable Agricultural Systems and Knowledge
USA Institutions Thematic Group of the World Bank and USAID Provided a
paper on “Privatization and the Crisis of Agricultural Extension in
Pakistan”. (7 days)
2001-2003 Project Leader, National Science Council Project (Taipei, Taiwan) Use
Taiwan of the Internet to increase international tourism. Led focus group interviews
with tourists and website assessment. Developed a matrix of use patterns
and website benchmarking, trained staff in interview techniques and drafted
the final report. (18 mths)

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2000 - 2007 Senior Lecturer/Researcher, School of Sociology and Anthropology,
Australia University of NSW, Sydney Taught graduate courses in Project
Management, Project Design and Evaluation; and undergraduate courses in
Environment and Culture; Applied Development, Methodologies, and
Tourism. (12 mths over 36 mths)
1998-2000 Coordinator of ARPII/Department of Agricultural Extension Project
Pakistan (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad) (World Bank) Examined farmers’
perceptions of private and public extension services in Faisalabad District,
and implemented means to better coordinate multiple programs in a plural
extension environment. Prepared survey instrument and administered
survey of 150 farmers, as well as PRA techniques. Trained staff in
techniques and data analysis and prepared final report. (24 mths)
1996-1997 Manager, Australian Centre of International Agricultural Research,
Pakistan Project No. 9302 (Social component of a joint ACIAR and UN
Development Program) Created organisations / associations to effectively
deal with soil salinity, promote efficient water use and promoted programs
to assist poor and assisted in resettlement of farmers from seriously salt
affected land. Administered survey of 350 households. Advised on marginal
group and gender mainstreaming. Trained staff PRA and Community Action
Plans for Resettlement. Developed MIS to feed results back to management
to make corrections and strengthen the program. (12 mths over 24 mths).
Mar-Apr 1996 Technical Advisor, Social Forestry Project, University of Chiangmai,
Thailand Montri Kunphoommarl, Department of Sociology and Anthropology,
(ADB) Held workshops on methodological strategies and data management
techniques and trained interviewers in PRA , and participatory M&E
techniques. (2 mths)
1995 Group facilitator for conflict resolution and consensus building
Australia (Brewarrina Shire Council). Conducted a community impact assessment
and stakeholder analysis on changes of government service provision and
compiled report, including policy instruments. (2 mths).
1995 Manager, Twinning Agreement between University of New England
Australia and University of Agriculture at Faisalabad and Peshawar (World
Pakistan Bank) Advice on curriculum reorganisation and staff capacity building.
(12mths)
1994 & 1999 Project Leader, Australian Research Council Socio-economic impact
Australia assessment and evaluation of restructuring the dairy industry in New South
Wales. Prepared policy report on impacts on samll / medium sized dairy
farms (12 mths)
1994-1999 Short-course organiser/lecturer, University of New England

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Australia Development Studies Training Workshops for middle level managers from
Asia (4yrs over 8yrs)
1986-1988 Manager, Social component for Western Sudan Agricultural Research
Sudan Project (U.S. University Consortium / USAID) Assessment of household
livelihood strategies of sedentary agriculturalists and pastoralists.
Stakeholder analysis of stocking routes, conflict resolution and settlement
strategies for voluntary resettlement by pastoralists groups. Assessment on
means to stabilise, diversity and increase income streams. (30mths)
Mar-May 1987 Survey manager for social component of animal traction program
Kenya (USAID) Monitored and prepared social impact assessment report on
potential of animal traction. (3mths)
Jan-Jun 1986 Manager, National Science Foundation project (US). Impact assessment
Sudan of improved household gardens on female incomes and of tractorisation on
livelihoods by gender. Used ethnographic and survey techniques. Trained
staff and prepared the social impact assessment report. (6 mths)
1985 Research Assistant, Michigan State University/University of
Indonesia Yogyakarta Project Social impact assessment of large dams in Indonesia
on potential candidate communities for resettlement. (6 mths)
1981-1983 Associate Researcher, University of California, School of Public Health
Philippines Coordinated a 15-country project to determine the effectiveness of
(5 mths) / USA California’s county health system in providing services to indigent people.
Prepared final report. Assisted in assessing the delivery of health care in
rural Philippines. (36mths)
1979-1980 Agricultural extension agent, US Department of Agriculture, Extension
USA Division Organised farmers’ markets in ethnic minority rural areas.
Undertook stakeholder analysis, needs assessment and M&E reports.
(18 mths)
1978-1979 Assistant Researcher, American Institute of Indian Studies/Delhi
India University’s Development Centre Socioeconomic impact of land reform
on small-scale farmers in Tundla, India (18 mths)
Selected Publications
 2007. Participation, Education and Pluralism: Towards a New Extension Ethic, Development in
Practice, 17(1): 39-50.
 Davidson, A.P. (2006) Integrated, Multidisciplinary and Holistic Rural Development Approach for
Effective Agricultural Extension Services, in V. Sharma (ed.), Enhancement of Extension Systems in
Agriculture, Tokyo, Asian Productivity Organization, pp. 45-57.
 2006. with S. Burgess. E-Commerce in Tourism: Use of Websites by Small Regional & Urban
Tourism Enterprises, CRC Sustainable Tourism: Goldcoast, Australia.

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 2004. Pakistan: Privatization and the Crisis of Agricultural Extension – Caveat Emptor. In G. Alex
and W. Rivera (eds.), Privatization of Extension Systems, Volume 2, Washington DC: The World Bank,
pp. 35-41.
 2004. The Internet and the Occidental Tourist: An Analysis of Taiwan’s Tourism Websites from the
Western Tourist’s Perspective, Internet Technology and Tourism, Volume 7(2), pp. 91-102.
 2003. with M. Ahmed. Agricultural Extension and the Crisis of Privatisation. London: Ashgate.
 2003. Humphrey, M. and A. Davidson, Political Violence and Terrorism, Social Analysis, 47(1).
 2002. with M. Ahmad. Effectiveness of Public and Private Sector Agricultural Extension:
Implications for Privatisation in Pakistan, Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 8(3).
 2002. Globalisation, Uneven Development and Marginalisation. Australian Journal of Social Issues
37(1): 85-102.
 2001. with M. Ahmed and T. Ali. Dilemmas of Agricultural Extension in Pakistan: Food for Thought.
Overseas Development Institute, Paper No. 116, Agricultural Research and Extension Network,
AgREN, London, UK: pp. 21.
 2001. Dairy Deregulation and the Demise of Dairying in New South Wales. Rural Society, 11(1), 23-
38.
 2001. Farming Women and the Masculinisation of Farming Practices (Chapter 11), S. Lockie and L.
Bourke (eds.), Rurality Bites: The Changes Sweeping Rural Australia and Dividing the Nation.
Sydney: Pluto Press.
 2000. Dairy Restructuring and Deregulation in the Hunter Valley NSW: a case study of Dungog.
Chapter in H.K. Schwarzweller and A.P. Davidson (eds.), Research in Rural Sociology and
Development: Dairy Industry Restructuring, Oxford: JAI/Elsevier Press.
 2000. with H. K. Schwarzweller (eds.), Dairy Industry Restructuring Oxford: JAI/Elsevier Press. Pp.
382.
 2000. Soil Salinity -- A Major Constraint to Irrigated Agriculture in the Punjab Region of Pakistan:
Contributing Factors and Strategies for Amelioration, American Journal of Alternative Agriculture,
15(4).
 1999. with M. Ahmad, Is Privatisation the Solution for Agricultural Extension in Pakistan,
ExtensionNet, 6 (3), 7-9.
 1998. Socio-economic Problems of Soil Salinity in Pakistan, published in Conference Proceedings of
Engineering Better Agricultural Environments, Paper No. SEAg 98/080, University of Western
Australia, Perth, 1-6.
 1998. Women and the Household Economy: The Case of Punjab, Pakistan, Culture and Agriculture,
20(1), 28-34.
 1997. The Dilemma of the Middle: Dairy Restructuring in NSW. Rural Society 7(2), 17-27.
 1997. with H.K. Schwarzweller. Perspectives on Regional and Enterprise Marginality. Rural
Sociology. 62(2), 155-177.

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 1996. In the Shadow of History: The Passing of Lineage Society. New Brunswick, NJ and London:
Transaction Publishers, pp. 329.
 1995. with H.K. Schwarzweller. Marginality and Uneven Development, Sociologia Ruralis, XXXV
(1), 40-66.
 1991. Rethinking Household Livelihood Strategies. Chapter in D. Clay and H. Schwarzweller. (eds.),
Research in Rural Sociology and Development: Household Survival Strategies, JAI Press, 11-28.
 1987. Does Farming Systems Research Have a Future?, Agricultural Administration and Extension,
24, 68-77.
Referees
Stoyan Nedyalkov Procurement Officer, UN FAO, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 733507526

Email: Stoyan.Nedyalkov@fao.org
John Paton Senior Fisheries Adviser, UNIDO - Port Sudan,
Sudan
tel: + 249 (0) 916999 703
Email : gillilandus@yahoo.com
David Brown, PhD Fisheries/Livelihoods Adviser, Coordination and
Technical Support Unit to the tsunami rehabilitation
in fisheries and aquaculture (CTSU), FAO Fisheries
Department (FIIT)
Tel: +39 065 7055041
Email: David.Brown@fao.org or
dwmbrown@gmail.com
Nguyen Hoa Consultant
Family Health International
Tel: +84904388292
Email: diephoa32@yahoo.com
Omelnisaa El Faki Rural Advisory and Extension Specialist
FAO SPCRP-Capacity Building (North)
Tel: +249912538613
Email: omelnisa@hotmail.com;
Indira Joshi Operations, UN FAO TCEO (Sudan portfolio)
Tel: +39 065 7052943
Email: Indira.Joshi@fao.org
Warren Ford Freelance Consultant
Tel: +61 428 693 891
Email: wford42@bigpond.com

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