Background
Gander, John Arthur James was born on February 6, 1945 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England. Son of Arthur Albert and Henrietta Helena (Rouse) Gander.
consultant agricultural engineer
Gander, John Arthur James was born on February 6, 1945 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England. Son of Arthur Albert and Henrietta Helena (Rouse) Gander.
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, Cranfield University, Silsoe, Bedford, England, 1971. Master of Science in Sustainable Agriculture, Wye College, London University, since 1998.
Agricultural officer land use, Malawi Government World Bank/Overseas Development Administration, 1971-1974;
regional agricultural engineer, Government St. Vincent/Overseas Development Administration, 1974-1976;
irrigation services manager, Zambia Sugar Company, 1977-1978;
dams engineer/soil and water conservationist, World Bank, Nigeria, 1978-1979;
agricultural planner (resettlement), Masdar United Kingdom Ltd., England, 1980;
agricultural engineer, transmigration settlement planner, Resources Management International Inc., Jakarta, Indonesia, 1981-1983;
soil conservation consultant, Resources Management International Inc., Jakarta, Indonesia, 1983-1984;
senior physical planner, Dale International Ltd., England, 1987-1988;
water resources specialist, senior agriculturalist, BCEOM, France, 1989, 92;
soil conservationist, DHV, The Netherlands, 1990;
soil conservation & watershed management specialist, COWIconsult, Denmark, 1991;
land use planner, Chemonics International Inc., United States of America, 1992;
agronomist, agricultural engineer with International Projects Division, Haskoning Royal Dutch Consulting Engineers & Architects, The Netherlands, 1993-1996;
European Commission-project planning and management adviser land reclamation, FAI International Ltd., England, since 1996. Agricultural/mechanization consultant Project Appraisal Mission "Small Farmer's Credit Project", IFAO, Jordan. Soil conservation specialist Swabi South Carolina.A.R.P. Project, Pakistan.
Consultant in field.
Member Eco-Tourism Group Promotion, Beek, The Netherlands, since 1996. Member Institution Agricultural Engineers, Council Engineering Institutions in United Kingdom, Royal Society Agriculture (Netherlands), Tropical Agriculture Association, Greenpeace, European Society Agricultural Engineers.
Married Thea Teunisje Jansen, 1970 (divorced January 1986). Children: Mark, Julie. Married Helena Heijndrika Cramer, September 2, 1988.