Vincent has been supporting the Bioversity-CIAT Alliance Science Writing Service as an independent consultant (GreenQuills) since July 2021. He worked as a Bioversity / Alliance staff member between 2008 and 2021, as the Process Manager and Science Editor for research themes such as production and marketing of bananas and tree crops and conservation and use of bananas and tree crops in Montpellier, France. He maintains a professional interest in MELIA, and participated in MELCOP until retirement in 2021. Vincent's main ambition is to contribute towards a sustainable improvement in global quality of life. He is a UK citizen resident in France, and worked as a private-sector agronomist for UK farmers for more than 25-years, helping to manage 12,000 acres of temperate crops. Between 2001 and 2004 he worked as a humanitarian aid-worker in Cambodia, in integrated community development, project evaluations and field surveys. He also worked as lecturer in plant and soil science, and taught biology. Amongst many leisure pursuits, he is a performing singer and musician, enjoys creative writing and is a passionate naturalist.
