Eric McGaw, a communications professional, has lived and worked in the developing world for over 40 years. His work has dealt primarily with the challenges of communicating issues related to agriculture, health and the environment to donors, NGOs and the public at large. His longest assignments have been in El Salvador, Colombia, the Philippines, India, Dubai, Kenya and Ghana. He is currently working as a communications consultant with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) in Ghana.