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Prof. As. Pellumb Harizaj: Posts: 1; Joined: 13 Dec 2016, 08:58; Vendodhja: Tirana/ Albania; Profesioni: Lecturer; Puna qe ben: Lecturer and Researcher; Rreth Jush: November 2004 onwards
Lecturer
Agricultural University of Tirana, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Department of Plant
Science and Technology.
▪ Contact person for BAFN project (Balkan Agriculture and Food Network), European Community
Framework Program 6, Framework Programme 6, (May 2006 – May 2008).
http://www.europartnersearch.net/bafn/d ... umero=3756
▪ National Coordinator for Industrial crops in Albania in the framework of Seed-Net project, 2007.
Business or sector Public institution

August 2000 –August 2004
Different employment positions
Canada – Greater Toronto Area (August 2000-November 2001), Montreal City (December 2001- August 2004).
Different tasks
Business or sector Private institutions

December 1992 –August 2000
▪ Overall Coordinator of the Albanian-Dutch Program: “Agricultural Development in Fier District, Albania”. The Program was sponsored and monitored by Albanian and Dutch governments
(1993-1996).
▪ Director of the Department of Agriculture and Food, Fier, Albania, 1997
▪ Logistics coordinator for the French humanitarian organization “Solidarités, Aide humanitaire
d`urgence” working in Albania to help the children of Kosovo refugees (April 1999 – February
2000).
Business or sector Public institution

May 1983 – November 1992
Researcher
Agricultural Research Institute of Lushnja, Albania
▪ Research on plant breeding, crop cultivation technologies, research dissemination
▪ Part time adviser to top level administration in different districts of Albania on technology issues of
crop cultivation (1984 – 1991).
▪ Adviser to the management board at a large scale farm, Mirdita District, Albania ( April 1986 –
May 1988).
Business or sector Public research institution

June – July 1993
Training for Trainers
International Agricultural Centre (IAC), Wageningen, The Netherlands.
▪ Communication skills, Research knowledge dissemination, skills for interviewing people, etc.

September 1991 – June 1992
Research in classical plant breeding
Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Greece
▪ Carrying out and analysing experiments on honeycomb plant breeding methodology designed by
Professor Apostoleos Fasoulas.

September 1978 – June 1983
Bachelor Degree in General Agronomy
Agricultural University of Tirana (Former Name: Higher Institute of Agriculture) Academic achievements; Excellent (9.7/10). I was one of 20 students (among hundreds of them)that received the Bachelor Diploma in a special official ceremony organized with high dignitaries of that time.