Larry Natividad Digal, consultant, educator. Recipient Professorial Chair award, University Philippines, 2003, award, Davao City Professorial Chair, 2004, REPUBLICA award, Commission Higher Education, 2005, CHED National award, 2005; fellowship, Australian Center International Agricultural Research, 2005.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Major, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Finance, University Philippines Los Banos, Laguna, 1985. Master of Science in Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Economics, University Sydney, 2000.
Career
Graduate assistant, department agricultural economics Purdue University, 1987—1988. Division chief Department Trade and Industry, Davao City, 1990—1992, provincial director Surigao, Philippines, 1992. Research assistant, department agricultural economics University Sydney, 1992—1993, associate lecturer, department agricultural economics, 2000.
Manager, corporation planning and research department JS Gaisano, Davao City, 1993—1995. Associate professor University Philippines Mindanao, since 2003, dean, school management, 2004—2006, director, since 2008. Policy director Mindanao Business Council, Davao City, 2000—2001.
Country coordinator Regoverning Markets Program, International Institute Environment and Development, Davao City, 2004—2005, regional coordinator se Asia, 2005—2008, co-leader policy component, 2006—2008. Consultant evaluation especialist Upland Development Program (European Union), Davao City, 2006—2007. Economist Australian Center International Agricultural Research, Curtin University of Technology, University Philippines, Davao City, since 2008.
Project leader Asian Development Bank - Michigan State University, Davao City, since 2008, International Development Research Center, Davao City, since 2008. Director Zonal Research Center, Commission Higher Education, Davao City, since 2008.