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Guardia della Selua "Guardian of
the Forest"
Variously used as a watchtower in a castle wall in Roman times, as a monk's cell when the estate served as a monastery, and today as a Resident's studio of the Rockefeller's Bellagio Center, this inspiring aerie retains the above words in faded paint - appropriate to the subject of the text prepared in it.
Fulfilling a youthful dream to work in the tropics, Lindsay Falvey departed suburban Melbourne for Darwin with his new wife Jan, immediately upon completion of his first degree. Five productive years of adventure dulled when Cyclone Tracy blew away house, belongings and metaphorically, Lindsay, Jan and their first son Leslie, to Chiang Mai. Thailand provided renewed professional exotica until after five years, the family, now with the infant Christopher returned to Australia. A short stint as an academic cured Lindsay for the next 15 years which he spent building up an international professional consulting firm in agriculture and related fields to become, at one stage, the largest exporter of services from Australia. He joined the University of Melbourne in 1995 as Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture to integrate six agricultural, horticultural and food colleges with existing university departments of agriculture and forestry to create what is certainly Australia's largest and probably most forward-looking faculty of agriculture and related activities. Professor Falvey maintains an active involvement internationally in agricultural education, research and development. He holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honors and a Master of Agricultural Science from La Trobe University, a Ph.D. from the University of Queensland, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, and is the recipient of a number of awards. Professor Falvey has led tens of international missions, participated in more than 100 international teams, and been responsible for his organizations' projects in more than 60 countries. He is the author of more than 80 scientific and development papers and four books.
The Crawford Fund was established in July 1988, by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. Its name commemorates the outstanding services of the late Sir John Crawford AC to international agricultural research. Its mandate is to:
make more widely known the benefits that accrue to all countries from international agricultural research and development; and
encourage greater support for, and participation in, international agricultural research and development by national and international agencies and organizations, and industrial, agricultural and scientific communities, throughout the world.
The Fund also manages a training scheme which provides short periods of hands-on, practical training for persons from developing countries who are engaged in agricultural research and development. The Crawford Fund is a non-government organization that depends on donations from the private sector and the community.
The IID is a public company limited by guarantee and registered in Australia. It is chartered to provide international development services and to promote international cultural interaction. Included in its responsibilities is management of an International Development Fund which supports worthwhile activities consistent with the Institute's charter - contributing to publication of this book is one such activity.
ISBN 0 646 29363 X
Copyright is retained by the author, Lindsay Falvey
First published in 1996 by The Crawford Fund for International Development
1 Leonard Street Parkville 3052 Melbourne Australia and
Institute for International Development Limited 14 Birdwood Street Netherby
5062 Adelaide Australia
Cover: multimedia by Jan Falvey -
Spring Meadows of Villa Serbelloni, Bellagio
The Crawford Fund for International Agricultural Research and Institute
for International Development Limited Melbourne, Australia 1996