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CAB
International (CABI) is a leading global not-for-profit
organisation specialising in sustainable solutions for agricultural
and environmental problems.
CABI's
representative for the BTN project is Dr.
Eric Boa (BSc, PhD). Dr. Boa has a background in bamboo
management, tree health, diagnostics and advisory services,
non-timber forest products.
He has worked for 21 years in developing countries in Asia,
Africa and Latin America and has extensive experience of bamboo in
all three continents, including rural development projects, research
projects and commercial consultancies. He is currently involved in a
sustainable livelihoods project in Bangladesh (CARE/DFID) looking at
the use of rural bamboo by the lowest income groups.
He has carried
out pioneering work on multidisciplinary approaches to rural bamboo
in Kerala, a project that he created and managed for three years.
His other interests include the development of appropriate
diagnostic and advisory services in plant health for rural
communities, tree health in agroforestry (projects in Bolivia and
Vietnam) and the sustainable management of wild edible fungi in
southern Africa. He manages three projects, numerous staff overseas,
and also the staff of the plant clinic at CABI Bioscience.
Dr.
Boa's recent publications include:
Blowfield,
M. E., Boa, E. R. and Chandrashekara, U. M. (1996) The role of
bamboos in village-based enterprises. In: Proceedings of the 5th
International Bamboo Workshop, Bali, Indonesia, June 1995.
Boa,
E.R. (1996) Multidisciplinary
approaches to the promotion and conservation of rural bamboo in
India. Workshop Report. Kerala Forest Research Institute, CAB
International and Natural Resources Institute.
Boa,
E.R. (1998). Diseases of agroforestry trees: do they really
matter? Agroforestry Forum 9(2):
19-22.
Boa.
E.R. (2000) FIRST REGIONAL WORKSHOP. Sustainable Use of NTFPs.
Wild Edible Fungi. The Forestry Research Institute of Malawi,
Zomba, Malawi. 66 pages.
Boa,
E.R., Bentley, J. and Stonehouse, J. (2000) Sustainable
Neighbours: How Farmers in Ecuador Manage Cacao and Other Trees.
CABI Bioscience, UK. 45 pages.
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