Soil Science and Plant Nutrition spécialist, Caribbean. Proposed position: Soil science / Organic and Agro-Ecology Farming Systems / Environnment Presently Staff of: Carib Agro, Guadeloupe (French West-Indies) Name : DAVID First names: Dominique, Jean-Marie Place of birth: France, Le Havre, Citizenship: France, St Vincent and the Grenadines Address 24 St Raphaël, 97190 Gosier (Guadeloupe), French West-Indies dominique.david@live.com Tel: 06 90 45 97 13 – From abroad: (590) 690 45 97 13 Diplomas post Baccalauréat: Institution [ Date from - Date to ] Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: UniLasalle Rouen, 1974-1978 UER Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 1979. Agriculturist Engineer MSc Animal Nutrition and endocrinology SupAgro-IRC Montpellier, France, 1982 Engineer, Tropical Agronomy (6 years studies in all) Languages: (1 Mother tongue; 2 Excellent– 3 Good …5 - bases) Language Reading Speaking Writing French 1 1 1 English 2 2 2 Spanish 3 3 3 Créole (Français) 4 4 Member of professionnal Corporation: European Engineer Others: Microsoft Office, XLSTAT, QGIS/QField Present Situation: Manager Carib Agro, European Expert (Agronomy/Environment) Years with this particular experience: since July 2002 Qualifications (key words): Soil management/ Environmental Analyses / Plant Nutrition / Agro-ecologic practices/all crops / Training (farmers, workers, technicians) / Project administration (EU). Specific experience per country : Pays/Région Date: from - to Main activity Guadeloupe sept 2002 - today Soil/plants management, agro-ecology Martinique mars 2012 - today Soil/plant management (banana) Belize 7 missions 2008-2010, then 2014-2017 Banana Accompanying Measures, Agronomist St Kitts & Nevis 2 missions 2001, 2002 FAO Diversification project (fruits, veg) St Vincent & the Grenadines (+ other windward islands) June 1985 à sept 2001 Agronomist French Agricultural Cooperation, Then Private Tour Operator (SVG Tours) Niger April 1984 - August 1984 Relationship Agriculture – Livestock in Maradi Mexico April - August 1983 Agro-economic study (Citrus) France 1979-1981 Small animal productions Institute (poultry, rabbits) Our phylosophy : Bring the best technical service to the growers,workers and Institutions, tailored to their situation. Exchange experiences and ideas. Domaines: Soil sciences / plant nutrition / organic and resilient agriculture / Environment / Agricultural use of waste. Professional experience: Date from - Date to Location Company & reference person (name & contact details) Position Description 09/2007- today French West-Indies (Guadeloupe) Eurl Carib Agro (Created par Dominique DAVID) caribagro@live.fr dominique.david@live.com Manager, Agronomist Carib Agro is a small company (three employees) providing services to the farmers of Guadeloupe, Martinique and other Caribbean countries in agro-ecologic practices (2020 turnover: 232 000 €). • Soil management, including soil/Leaf/environmental analyses, • Technical innovations reducing the impact of climate change, small farming systems, • Organic agriculture / Agroforestry: Composting, use of green debris and trashes, crop-association & cover crops, pest and disease control with no chemical. Environmental studies, monitoring of plots, etc… Our data base may be one of the most complete in the Caribbean, containing more than 10 000 soil results from the Windward Islands, allowing us to give the right interpretation of the results and the right advice to the growers and Institutions. Dominique DAVID developed a unique system of interpretation of the results of the soil analyses in the Caribbean, according to the soil type (6 types) and the crops. Carib Agro is a registered Training Center in Guadeloupe providing training programmes in soil management and agro-ecologic practices (in 4 possible languages: French, English, Spanish, Creole). Research & Development: Carib Agro participated to the TROPEMIS Project with ADEME and INRA: Observed and predicted changes in soil carbon stocks under export and diversified agriculture in the Caribbean, The case study of Guadeloupe (Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 213 (2015) 252-264. We use the results of this study for the interpretation of soil analyses (mineralisation of org. N). Carib Agro also participated to the Inter-Reg programme in 2010 (Soil management in St Vincent, St Lucia and Dominica for the Banana production). 01/2014 to 12/2016 Belize EU, CA17 International/ Proatec François Baudouin fba@ca17int.eu BAM Agronomist Banana Accompanying Measures, Belize (EU Financing Agreement BAN/2012/023-809) • Technical management of the project concerning banana production, • General support: Projects definition, Administration, Action, Training. • Evaluation and monitoring of agricultural practices. Technical innovations for competitiveness: Soil management, Sigatoka, Irrigation, Cableways, Packing-sheds, • Monitoring of supply works and service contracts related to agronomic activities, • Capacity building: Training of the growers and workers of the Industry (more than 300 persons trained on several sessions), elaboration of training/Information documents in English and Spanish. • Relation with other organizations and agencies. 08-09/2008 Belize EU, AGRIFOR Consult Rue Louis Genonceaux 14 - 5032 Isnes (Gembloux) Belgique Team Leader EU - MED, Banana Support Programme, Belize August 2008: 40-working day mission Expertise in environmental assessment and management (FRAMEWORK CONTRACT BENEF – Lot N°6: Environment. Letter of Contract N° 2008/160516) 2008-2011 Belize EU Commission (direct, & CARDNO-UK for last mission) Keith Henderson kthhend@yahoo.co.uk Plant Nutrition Expert 2009-2011: 7 Missions as Soil/Plant expert, Belize. 130 working days. NUTRITION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE BANANA INDUSTRY OF BELIZE: SERVICE CONTRACT NO 2008/168-570, direct contract (EU Commission) - Study on soil conditions and plant nutrition in the Banana Belt of Belize, - Definition of norms and thresholds for the interpretation of soil tests the area, per farm, - Comparison of 5 laboratories in Central America - Setting up of an informatic system of interpretation of soil analyses for the Belize Banana Growers Association. - Propositions for a more biological approach in soil management: Soil decompaction, fallowing or rotation, use of organic matters, new mineral fertilizing plans, - Training of growers and workers. 07/2002-06/2007 Guadeloupe LAPRA (Laboratoire d’analyses des sols de Guadeloupe) jean-pierre.mauranyapin@ctcs-gp.fr Head of Department Agronomie / Développement Laboratory : Laboratoire d’Analyses environnementales de Guadeloupe During these five years, I was in charge of the service (three persons) dealing with the activities of the laboratory before and after the analyses: - Samplings, - Agronomic Interpretation of the results, - Relationships with Research organisations (CIRAD, INRA mainly) and the farmers organisations (mainly in Banana, sugar cane and vegetables), surveys and monitoring. During these five years, the service also implemented trials and demonstration activities on new fertilizing practices for Banana, Sugar cane, and Pine apple, and on the use of organic and mineral trashes. 12/2001-03/2002 St Kitts & Nevis FAO-TCI (Rome) Pietros.kidane@fao.org (retired) Consultant FAO Agronomist FAO, St Kitts and Nevis Diversification Project Report n° 02/034 CDB –STK. 31 May 2002 Participation as agronomist to the preparatory missions of the St Kitts agricultural diversification - Evaluation of the situation concerning food crops (demand/production/swot analyse) - Proposals on new Agronomic practices 01/1992-09/2001 St Vincent & Grenadines Agro-Systems UnLtd Consultant, Vegetable Grower Agricultural consultant and grower (vegetables) in St Vincent Direct sales to hotels and restaurants 04/1996-09/2001 St Vincent & the Grenadines SVG Tours (Tour Operateur), créé par Dominique David Manager , Tour Guide Tour Operator in St Vincent and the Grenadines : SVG Tours References: Lonely Planet, Footprint, Le Guide Bleu, Le Routard Agent of : Mustique Airways, Captain Yannis, Cruise-Ship Aida (avec Hazeco Tours). 08/1985-09/1991 St Vincent & the Grenadines Ministère des Affaires Etrangères (France) Team Leader, Team leader, French Agricultural Mission, North Leeward, St Vincent & the Grenadines. Support to the production of vegetables and food crops in the region. 04/1984-06/1985 Niger CIRAD (Montpellier, France) Associated Expert R/D mission in Niger with CIRAD on the relationships between agriculture and livestock. 04-08/ 1983 Mexico INRA Montpellier, France Expert Associé Research mission with INRA at the ‘Centro de Investigaciones agro-pecuarias de Colima’. 07/1980-08/1982 France CFA (Section avicole de la FNSEA) Technical engineer West-France Technical advisor in poultry farming and other small livestock productions such as rabbit and other animals. Creation of a Poultry Producers Association in Normandie (GETAVI), still existing in 2018. During these years, I also wrote technical articles in Technical Agricultural News magazines. Other informations (Publications, International seminars, etc…) 2021: Three studies for the use of Industrial waste in Agriculture in Guadeloupe ; Presentation of a report on the Soil status in Guadeloupe. Nov 2020 : Preparatory Study for the use of bagasse and wood pellets ashes as fertilizer in Martinique. Monitoring of plots (continuing in 2021). July 2020 : Soils status Report and Proposals on soils management practices ; made for the Sugar Industry of Guadeloupe (following 200 soil tests performed in 2020). May 2020: Agronomic Guide for a more organic production of banana. Made for the banana Growers Association of Guadeloupe LPG (17p) Apr 2020 : Preparatory study for the spreading of bagashes ashes in Martinique, environmental risks and agronomic interest analyses, land application plan. 50 p 2014-2018: Production of various training documents in soil management, banana and sugar cane productions (in English, Spanish, French) for various countries: Agronomy, Soils of Guadeloupe and Martinique. Organic agriculture, Plant Nutrition, Soil degradation, Biodisponibility of Nitrogen, Use of trashes in agriculture, Interpretation of soil analyses, … + 500 p Dec 2017 : Agronomy Guide of the Belize Banana Growers Association for a more organic production of banana. EU-BAM Belize, PROATEC Srl. 42p. 2015:, Sierra J. and al: Observed and predicted changes in soil carbon stocks under export and diversified agriculture in the Caribbean. The case study of Guadeloupe. Carib Agro participated to the study, providing data base and doing 500 soil samplings. 2014-2017 : Many agronomic/technical documents produced for the Banana Growers Association of Belize (EU-BAM Project) 2017 : Preparatory study for the spreading of trashes generated by the Montebello distillery in Guadeloupe. Land application Plan. 42p 2016 : Preparatory study for the use of trashes generated by the sugar Industry of the island of Marie-Galante (Guadeloupe). 2015 : Preparatory study and spreading plan of the trashes generated by the Bologne distillery in Guadeloupe (40p) 2013: Preparatory study for the spreading of bagash ashes generated by Albioma Le Moule - Guadeloupe, 2014-2020 2013 : Preparatory study for the spreading of leachates produced by SITA-VERDE (Compost company), and spreading plans on sugar cane and banana fields in Guadeloupe. 2013 : Preparatory study for the spreading of all effluents produced by GARDEL Etude préalable à l’épandage des boues de la sucrerie GARDEL 2009-2012 : Many documents on soils an plant nutrition in Belize and Windward islands. Oct 2008 : Promoting Sustainable Development in the traditional banana growing areas of Southern Belize and alleviating poverty ; Expertize in Environmental Assessment and management. Dominique DAVID, Jean-Yves BALITEAU, Europe Aid/119860, AGRIFOR Consult, 99p. 2008: Soils status report and fertilizing plans 2008 for the production of Banana in Guadeloupe per soil type. 2008: Congrès international de l’AFCAS (Association Française de la Canne à Sucre), Présentation d’un Power Point sur les plans de fertilisation en Canne en Guadeloupe 2007: Soils status report 1998-2006 (1600 analyses) Banana-Guadeloupe, comparison with Research results, proposals for improving practices. 27p 2007: Soils status report 1998 2006 (1500 analyses) Sugar-cane Guadeloupe, comparison with Research finding, proposals for the improvement of practices. 67p 2006 : Avis du Comité Technique Amendement et Fumure sur l’utilisation agricole des cendres de bagasse de la CTM, 9p CFCS 41th annual congress of the Caribbean Food Crops Society, 11 - 15 July 2005, Guadeloupe FWI : Presentation, New Norms and Interpretation System. 2005: Normes Sols et Système d’interprétation des analyses de sols, 57p: Il s’agit d’un document technique explicitant les normes par type de sol et par culture Janv 2005: LAPRA: Résultats du suivi canne LAPRA-SAFER (sous Power Point), et document sur les pratiques agricoles observées en canne à sucre Nov 2004: LAPRA: Comparaison des méthodes d’analyses et d’interprétation LAPRA – Laboratoire de la Réunionnais, 16p Oct 2004: LAPRA: Plans de fumure en canne, estimation des coûts de redressements des sols, 28p Oct 2004: LAPRA: Plans de fumure des bananeraies guadeloupéennes, 13p Juillet 2004: LAPRA: Fiche technique de synthèse sur la fertilisation des cultures légumières, 10p 2002: FAO: Report N° 02/034 CDB-STK, Agricultural Diversification Programme of St Kitts (team document) 2000: Banana Production: Comparison of systems of production Martinique – St Vincent and the Grenadines, proposals for a cooperation programme . . .