Hans Dobson
Crop Protection Specialist
Agriculture, Health and Environment Department
Natural Resources Institute
United Kingdom
Biography
Pest and vector management specialist. 25 years' experience in project management, research, consultancy and training for poverty reduction, including: IPM in vegetables, tree crops, cotton and cereals; food safety and regulatory compliance; control of locusts, tsetse flies, mosquitoes and blackflies; multi-level participatory training strategies; institutional analysis; project and programme design. Secondments to DFID, FAO and Imperial College London. Has worked in 34 countries in Africa (2 years in Zambia), Asia and the Middle East. Good French and a little Danish.
Research Interest
Crop Protection; benefits of pesticides
Publications
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Matthews GA, Dobson HM, Nkot PB, Wiles TL, Birchmore M. Preliminary examination of integrated vector management in a tropical rainforest area of Cameroon. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2009 Nov 1;103(11):1098-104.
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Bennett B, Cooper J, Dobson H. We know where the shoe pinches: a case study-based analysis of the social benefits of pesticides. Outlook on AGRICULTURE. 2010 Jun;39(2):79-87.
