Agriculture sector themes: cost-benefit analysis, research design (surveys, key informant interviews, focus group discussions), survey instrument design, qualitative and quantitative analysis
2025 Lead author, Public Expenditure Report/Agriculture Sector Review, World Bank, Eswatini
- Conducted analysis and drafted a Public Expenditure Report (PER) to understand relationship between government spending and agriculture output and productivity.
- Drafted an Agriculture Public Expenditure Review, drawing on the PER as well as a value chain analysis. This provided the Ministry of Agriculture with a World Bank’s assessment of the Eswatini agriculture sector, with the aim of catalyzing agri-food system transformation.
2023-2024 Team Leader - Evaluation of Agriculture Development Activity, USAID, Uzbekistan
- Led 4-person team evaluating USD18.9 M agriculture project, including matching grants. Developed qualitative data collection tools, led fieldwork, and drafted report. Findings and recommendations used by USAID to develop new programming.
2023-2024 Senior Consultant - Agriculture Public Expenditure Review, World Bank, Kazakhstan
- Analyzed beef and wheat value chains as part of agriculture support repurposing assessment.
- Developed survey of producers on theme of support, prices, and costs. Incorporated factors including budget support, price incentives, and climate indicators to assess relative contribution to yields, in light of government objective to increase them by 2030.
2019 – 2021 Sustainable Livestock Development Program, Economic Analysis, (World Bank) Kazakhstan.
- Conducted economic research and developed economic cost-benefit analysis for US$500 million World Bank project preparation for a Program for Results (PforR) loan to support the development of an environmentally sustainable, inclusive, and competitive beef production in Kazakhstan.
- Led the development of the operations manual for the project implementation unit (PIU), outlining rules and responsibilities for relevant stakeholders.
2020-2021 Team Leader, Evaluation Team Lead – Egypt Food Security and Agribusiness Support (FAS), USAID, Egypt
- Led team of 10 specialists and enumerators in designing independent evaluation, including qualitative and quantitative data collection methods.
- Conducted analysis, developed main findings, led report writing, and presented findings to USAID Egypt Mission.
2016-2021 Lead Researcher, Evaluation of Eurasia Center for Food Security (ECFS). Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS), World Bank, Russia
- Conducted analysis and drafted three bi-annual evaluations, including lessons learned and opportunities for ECFS (based at Moscow State University) on its path to becoming an internationally recognized center of excellence.
- Interviewed stakeholders and developed and implemented five online surveys to inform the evaluation.
- Drafted Concept Notes for second phase of RAS funding.
2018-2019 Team Leader, Mid-Term Performance Evaluation of the Tajikistan Agriculture and Water Activity (TAWA), (ME&A), USAID. Tajikistan
- Developed evaluation design and evaluation instruments (focus group discussions, telephone survey) to evaluate Feed the Future program assisting over 50,000 farmers and entrepreneurs in Khatlon province, with a focus on women.
- Conducted qualitative/quantitative analysis and wrote final report.
2017-2018 Team Leader, Performance Evaluation of Feed the Future’s Innovation (ILLSI), Mendez England & Associates (ME&A), USAID, Ethiopia, Ghana
- Developed evaluation design, protocols, and survey instruments to evaluate $12 M research project on small scale irrigation.
- Evaluated program management, research quality, constraints and opportunities, and stakeholder engagement.
2013-2014 Research Team Leader, Assessment of irrigation water user associations, World Bank,Uzbekistan
- Led study to assess irrigation water management and improve water and sanitation sector institutions. Responsible for developing research design to identify success factors using case study methodology. Guided the analytical process and contributed to the final report.
2011-2012 Community Development Specialist, Smallholder Agriculture Development Project, FAO / IFAD / World Bank, Lesotho
- Reviewed Agricultural Investment Plans (AIPs) for a project to promote commercialization in the agriculture sector.
- Reviewed pilot activities, evaluated the Operations Manual in consultation with local stakeholders, identified bottlenecks to project impact and sustainability, and advised on changes to strengthen implementation.
2005 Team Leader, Rural Enterprise and Small-Scale Commercial Agriculture Development (CDD), Government of Armenia, Armenia
- Developed research design and interview guidelines for innovative social assessment, based on focus group research, focusing on obstacles to market participation among farmers, agro-processors, and rural communities, ensuring the identified constraints were addressed in World Bank-financed project.