Background
He married Mary Manning (daughter of Captain Robert William Manning) on 10 June 1939. They had two children. Forbes was born in Delwood, Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of Alexander Menzies Forbes and Elizabeth Lilian Forbes (née Campbell).
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Archie Forbes
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His family moved to Scotland & he was educated at George Heriot"s School in Edinburgh.
Career
Following this, he went Edinburgh University (Bsc), then Trinity College, Cambridge (Dip Ag) and finally the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture in Trinidad & Tobago (Trop Ag). He joined the & became an Agriculture Officer in Nyasaland in 1937. He was promoted to Senior Agriculture Officer in 1946 and was made Chief Agriculture Officer in 1953.
During this time he worked on the Tanganyika Groundnut Scheme.
Rising further he became Deputy Director of Agriculture in 1954, Director in 1958 & finally Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture & Cooperative Development in 1960. In the same year, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire. the World Bank,
Food & Agricultural Organisation,
United Nations &
Nordic Engineering & technical firms in the natural resources field
He died in 1999, whilst living in Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset.
Achievements
Membership
He also worked with Oxfam between 1963 and 1985, serving as a Trustee & Member of the Administration Committee.
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British