Wal visiting a souk in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

‘Nightinggale’ milking mares to make the fermented Kazakh delicacy ‘coumis’.

In this interview Dr Wal Anderson shares some of his experiences working in overseas agricultural aid .

Wal was fortunate to work in Syria, Iraq, Kurdistan, Iran, Jordan, Morocco, Kazakstan and China.

He feels the greatest skill to possess when working overseas is to be able to listen to the local people to understand them and how you might best help improve their situation.

Vegetable field, Tibet.