Chris Henderson

Senior agricultural advisor

Practical Action

Chris Henderson is senior agricultural advisor for Practical Action. He provides technical advice and support on agriculture development policy for national and regional offices in Africa, Asia and Latin America, as well as for the organisation in the UK. As an agricultural researcher, development worker and programme manager he has spent over 25 years in developing countries, where he has worked for NGOs, donors and national governments in west and southern Africa, the Caribbean, the South Pacific and South-East Asia.

Chris is currently applying his experience to making agriculture work for smallholder farmers in a changing climate. He believes smallholder farmers are an important part of the solution to national food security and poverty reduction.

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