ERIC MERVYN OJALA, Diplomat, Official. Assistant Director General, Economy & Social Policy Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Society for International Development; Agr Economic Society; International Association of Agr Economists.; Royal Commonwealth Society.
Education
Auckland & Massey College, University of New Zealand, 1934-1937, Bachelor of Agricultural Science, 1940, Master of Agriculture Science, 1944, Bachelor of Arts. Brasenose College, Oxford University, 1946-1948, Doctor of Philosophy. Spoken languages: English, French.
Career
Assistant Director General, Economy & Social Policy Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations since 1970. Director, Commodities & Trade Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, 6470. Head, Agr Development Analysis Staff, Economy Analysis Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, 1962-1964.
Reg Economist for Asia & Far East, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Thailand, 1956-1962. Deputy Chairman, Research Council, South Pacific Commission, New Caledonia, 5256. Rural Economist, Department of Agriculture, New Zealand, 1949-1952.
Agricultural Officer, British Solomon Islands Administration 1943-1946. Instructor, Department of Agriculture, New Zealand, 3841.
Membership
Society for International Development. Agr Economic Society. International Association of Agr Economists.
Royal Commonwealth Society.