Bristol Who’s Who Recognizes Member of the Year, Francis “Bing” Davis, PhD
Title : Agricultural Consultant
Company Name: Thompson’s Conservation Center
Industry : Agriculture
Location : Santa Rosa Heights, Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
Specialty : Higher Education; Student Teaching; Research; Agriculture; Agricultural Studies; Lecturing; Educational Technology, Tropical Forage Utilization
Biography :
Francis Davis is a former Assistant Professor of the University of Trinidad and Tobago. He has a PhD in Agriculture, Forage Agronomy and Animal Production, from the University of Queensland Australia, 1980; he received a BSc in Agriculture from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, 1971.
Francis began his career in Ministry of Agriculture in Trinidad. He soon realized there was a gap between food production and food importation and became inspired to learn about food history. He believed he could help people in impoverished countries with growing and learning about food production from totally local resources. He is passionate about working with his students and exceedingly proud of his graduates.
Francis is associated with the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) where he was Assistant Chief Examiner and Chief Examiner for Agriculture Science for the Caribbean Secondary Examinations Certificate (CSEC) from 1994 to 2008, and is presently the Convener Panel that prepared the syllabus for Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) in Agriculture Science.
Francis is currently an Agriculture and Agricultural Education Consultant, and is also the Vice President – Publications at the “Thompson’s Conservation Centre”, a Non-Governmental Organization (TCC NGO) registered in Trinidad and Tobago. The objectives of the Centre are:
1. To develop a working and productive tropical plant germ plasm bank.
2. To develop a productive tropical animal germ plasm bank with emphasis on Caribbean Animal Species.
3. To offer these working and productive collections for recreation, conservation, education and research for the benefit of humanity.
Bristol Who’s Who Member of the Year, Francis Davis, PhD, can be found on the Who’s Who Directory, where he/she is looking forward to networking with you.
