April 13, 2003 - Cambridge Data: James B. Fitch was a Community development and high school teacher in Peace Corps, Chile, 1966-1967

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James B. Fitch was a Community development and high school teacher in Peace Corps, Chile, 1966-1967



James B. Fitch was a Community development and high school teacher in Peace Corps, Chile, 1966-1967

James B. Fitch, Ph.D.

Fitch & Marshall, Inc.

P.O. Box 583

Yakima, WA 98907

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Phone: 1-509-453-2354 - Work

1-509-453-8171 - Home

FAX: 1-509-452-6760

e-mail: jfitch@agrimgt.com

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

James Fitch is an economist with more than 25 years of experience in teaching, research, and business management consulting. He specializes in agriculture, related food industries, and natural resources. As a faculty member at Oregon State University, he taught both graduate and undergraduate students while conducting research on international agriculture and rural development. Subsequently, the Ford Foundation employed him as a project specialist with responsibilities for directing research on agricultural policy and production in Egypt. He continues to be a consultant to government agencies and ministries in developing countries. Since 1980, Dr. Fitch has also been actively engaged in the management of a firm of agricultural consultants while providing consulting services to farmers and agricultural businesses in the northwestern United States.

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Applied Economics, Food Research Institute, Stanford University, 1974

M.S., Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 1970

B.S., Mathematics, Stanford University, 1961

SPECIALTIES:

Agricultural Economist

Farm and Agribusiness Management

Agricultural Policy Analysis

Economics of Irrigation and Natural Resources

Program Preparation, Monitoring and Evaluation

SKILL AREAS:

Economic evaluation of appropriate technology and sustainability

Benefit-cost analysis

Statistical and econometric analysis, including multiple regression

Design and analysis of surveys

Microcomputer use, including most spreadsheets, word processors, internet

LANGUAGES:

Mother Tongue: English; Spanish (3+), Arabic (1+), Portuguese (1),

Vietnamese (dated), German (dated).

PERSONAL DATA:

Born 24 September 1939, U.S. Citizen

Married to Sally Flynn Fitch

Two children, Theodore (31), and Kathleen (28)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

American Agricultural Economics Association

Washington State Horticultural Society

Western Agricultural Economics Association

International Agricultural Economics Society

CROP and COMMODITY EXPERIENCE:

Small Grains; Cotton; Tree Fruits; Hops; Vegetables; Livestock, Meat and Dairy; Nursery crops

COUNTRY EXPERIENCE:

Long term: Egypt, Chile, Vietnam

Short term: Belize, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Lesotho, Malawi, Senegal, Sudan, Algeria, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Tunisia, Yemen. Italy, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Fitch and Marshall, Inc., Yakima, WA, 1994 to present.

* Consultant to farms and agribusiness, and international consulting.

Agrimanagement, Inc., Yakima, WA, 1980-1993.

* Corporate treasurer. Agribusiness and farm consultant. International consulting.

The Ford Foundation, Cairo, Egypt, 1977-1980.

* Project Specialist, agriculture, Egypt and Middle East.

Oregon State University, 1972-1977

* Assistant Professor and Associate Professor

U.S. Peace Corps, Chile, 1966-1967

* Community development and high school teacher.

U.S. Navy, 1961-1965

* Supply Corps Officer, Vietnam and shipboard.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE in SPECIALTY AREAS

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[TL] Denotes activities where Dr. Fitch served as team leader.

Agricultural Policy Analysis:

DAI /USAID, Egypt, 2000 [TL].

* Analyze policies affecting production and marketing of seeds.

USAID/International Science and Technology Institute, Sri Lanka, 1995.

* Evaluate impacts from liberalization of trade policies on major food imports,

USAID/ISTI/Agricultural Policy Analysis Project, Ecuador, 1994.

* Teach 5-week course on agricultural policy analysis for Ministry of Agriculture.

Farm and Agribusiness Management and Finance:

USAID/International Science and Technology Institute, Nicaragua, 1996 [TL].

* Evaluation of project to support farmer agribusiness associations.

USAID/Institute for Development Anthropology, Malawi, 1991.

* Study farm management and labor practices in tobacco estates..

Texas Hill Country Orchards, USA, 1990 [TL].

* Study feasibility of establishing orchard and fruit packing facilities.

USAID/Washington State University, Yemen, 1987-88.

* Evaluate factors affecting fertilizer use and distribution.

Irrigation Project Planning and Evaluation:

TAMS Inc., Ecuador, 1998.

* Evaluate benefits, costs and environmental impacts of irrigation project.

Washington Water Policy Alliance, US, 1994 [TL].

* Evaluate economic benefits of irrigation to state economy,

USAID/Social Consulting International, Egypt, 1993-94.

* Study historical costs and benefits of irrigation projects in new areas.

Program Preparation, Monitoring and Evaluation:

World Food Programme, Egypt, 2000 [TL].

* Mid-term Review of projects in Country Programme.

UN FAO/WFP, Egypt, 1998.

* Economic analysis, appraisal of ADevelopment of the Sinai" project,

World Food Programme, Bhutan, 1997 [TL].

* Appraise food-for-work in highway construction and maintenance,

International Fund for Agricultural Development, Lesotho, 1992 [TL].

* Mid-term evaluation of Local Initiatives Support Project.

See <resume> for further details on experience and for list of publications.




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