Agriculture, Agroindustry & Rural Development Specialist with 15+ years'​ experience in developing and managing rural-development and farming solutions in vegetables, rice and other crops. Adapting leading technology to local conditions is what I've been recognized for during my work in over 15 countries spanning Australia, SE and S Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Most recently, I have been developing practices for year-round production of Stevia.

Besides conducting several short-term consultancies, I mapped corn production systems on-site in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines for John Deere in Singapore. For a greenfield project of up to 500 ha in Northern Vietnam, I designed production of medicinal crops using microdrip fertigation and imported specialized farming equipment. As Technical Advisor I helped improving rice and vegetable production on nearly 10,000 ha in Cambodia. In Egypt I was in charge of managing agronomic practices for over 5,000 ha of forage crops including Alfalfa. My experience in the global fresh-produce industry comprises work as Director Quality Management at a fruit & vegetable wholesaler in Germany, and as Chief Agronomist for a greenfield vegetable producer and exporter with 2,500 ha in India. Other long-term assignments include work in Thailand, Taiwan, and in Australia.

Besides my expertise in open-field and greenhouse irrigation, fertilization, plant protection and other crop management technologies, my experience in agricultural research and rural development is documented in 49 publications.