Dennis B. McCarthy
External Evaluator at American Institute of Goat Research, Langston University
- Role
- External Evaluator at Langston University
- Location
- Falls Church, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Dennis B. McCarthy
Dr. McCarthy is committed to the development of small ruminant production in the developing world. Increasing both production and marketing of small ruminants for small holder benefit. He is convinced that the small ruminant sector is an extremely effective means to reduce risk and build resilience of small farmers in the developing world.
Experience
External Evaluator
Aug 2020 — Present
Global Feed and Nutrition Security Grant. Project; Targeted Research and Extension Interventions for Enhanced Goat Production in Jamaica. Objectives; 1) Develop resources, tools, and aids for extension agents use in training goat producers and associated business, 2) Identify suitable means of determining the quality of available feedstuffs and promote use of the information with a freely available supplement and diet formulation aid, 3) Characterize current feeding management practices for goats and quantify benefits from use of feedstuff composition information and of a goat nutrient requirement and supplement/diet formulation system.
Education
Stanford University
Dr. McCarthy completed Policy Analysis Matrix Training (PAM), Agriculture Policy
1993 — 1993
Texas Tech University
Master's degree, Livestock Production/Nutrition
1977 — 1979
Texas A&M University
Ph.D., Agriculture/Animal Science
1985 — 1987
Skills
- Private Sector Development
- Civil Society
- Agriculture
- Microfinance
- Project Management
- Africa
- Program Management
- Technical Assistance
- Program Evaluation
- Democracy
- Grants
- Non-Governmental Organizations (Ngos)
- Public/Private Partnerships
- Public-Private Partnerships
- Capacity Building
- Community Development
- Value Chain Analysis
- Policy Analysis
- Rural Development
- Humanitarian Assistance
- Project Planning
- Ngos
- Humanitarian
- Poverty Reduction
- Livestock Development
- Sustainable Development
- Sustainable Agriculture
- International Development
- Natural Resource Management
- Capacity Development
- International Relations
- Economic Development
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