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At short notice, I was asked to go to Laos. New Zealand had been short-listed by the Asian Development Bank to put in a team to help Laos stimulate its agriculture.          New Zealand had selected a strong team led by Dr. Neil Worker – who had held a senior position at the World Bank.…

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In August 1989, at short notice, I was called to the headquarters of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila in the Philippines.          They needed me to help them with an urgent mission in Sri Lanka. My role was to go to the head office of the Department of Agriculture in Kandy and collect…