Andrew ShepherdAndrew Shepherd has worked in FAO's Agricultural Marketing section since 1985 and is now the Senior Officer in charge of Market Linkage and Value Chain work at the Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division. Since 1985 he has published extensiely, both training materials targeted at extension officers as well as technical and policy papers. He has also technically edited many other FAO publications. Topics on which he has worked have included market information, contract farming, marketing finance, market infrastructure, value chain associations and ways of linking farmers to markets. He has travelled to over 50 countries for FAO to support technical assistance projects. Read More Read Less