Tropical Agriculture is Our Business

Luis A. Manrique

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PERMANENT ADDRESS
P.O. Box 61145, Honolulu, HI 96839, USA
Phone (808) 732-4986, (808) 285-3128 (cell)
E-mail: manrique@lava.net

EDUCATION
Ph.D. (1982), Agronomy and Soil Science
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA

FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
Tropical Crop Production
Soil, Water, and Nutrient Management of Tropical Environments
Management and Conservation of Tropical Soils
Potato Production
Tropical Root Crops (cassava, sweet potato, and taro)
Multiple Cropping Systems
Vegetable Production (tomatoes, cucumbers, and others)
Greenhouse Technology
Urban Agriculture, Gardening, and Landscaping

PUBLICATIONS
http://www.lava.net/manrique/manbio.htm

BOOKS
"Soil Management and Conservation in the Tropics", 1993.
"Technology for Greenhouse Systems", 1994.
"Potato Production in the Tropics", 1999.
"Taro, Production Principles and Practices", 1995.
"Glossary of Taro Terms", 1996.
"Tropical Root Crops: Potato, Cassava, Sweet Potato, and Taro", 1996.
"Cassava: Production Principles and Practices", 1997.
"Sweet Potato: Production Principles and Practices", 1998.
"Crop Production in the Tropics", 1993. (Video)
Books at http://www.lava.net/manrique

WORK EXPERIENCE
2001-Present
Owner and Manager, Luigi's Lawn & Garden Services, Honolulu, HI, USA
http://www.lava.net/manrique/luigi.htm

1990-Present
Owner/Consultant, Manrique International Agrotech (MIAT), Honolulu, HI, USA
http://www.lava.net/manrique

2000-2003
Agriculture Instructor, Windward Community College/ University of Hawaii, Kaneohe, HI, USA
http://www.lava.net/manrique/wccagric.htm

1989-1990
Soil Scientist, Texas A&M University, Blackland Research Station, Temple, TX, USA

1985-1989
Agronomist, Dept. of Agronomy and Soil Science, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA

1983-1985
Soil Scientist, Dept. of Agronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

1980-1983
Agronomist, Benchmark Soils Project, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA

1974-1977
Agronomist, International Potato Center, Lima, Peru

SHORT-TERM CONSULTING
ACDI/VOCA, Moscow, Russia, May 13-31, 2005. Greenhouse Production Consultant: Technology for greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers.

Oceanside Produce, Oceanside, CA, January- June 2005. Greenhouse manager: Tomatoes and cucumbers.

National Agriculture University, Huancayo, Peru, Aug. 19-20, 1996. Director, International Course on Tropical Soils and Crops held at National Agriculture University, Huancayo, Peru.

Department of Agronomy, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, May 23-Dec 31, 1990. Agronomist: Assisted Dr. R. Caldwell, the cropping systems specialist, on field experimentation to calibrate and validate models for multiple cropping systems.

USAID, Washington S&T/AGR/RNR, March 27-31, 1988. Soil Scientist: Assessment of potential erosion risk of agricultural lands in Mali, Africa.

USAID, Washington S&T/AGR/RNR, July 01-Dec 31, 1988. Soil Scientist: Preparation of technical monograph "LEAM, a land erodibility methodology using soil survey data based on Soil Taxonomy."

USAID, Washington S&T/AGR/RNR, March 23-April 08, 1985. Soil Scientist: Member of Fragile Lands Rapid Assessment Team sent to USAID/Peru to assess occurrence of fragile lands in Andean countries.

USAID, Washington S&T/AGR/RNR and Institute for Development Anthropology, Sept 21-Oct 19, 1985. Soil Scientist: Member of Fragile Lands Rapid Assessment Team sent to USAID/Jamaica to assess soil and environmental constraints of hillside agriculture in Jamaica.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Institution	Course	Year
Kaimuki High School, Adult Ed.	Computer Literacy I, II	1995-1997
Kaimuki High School, Adult Ed.	Elementary Spanish	1995-1997
Hawaii Pacific University	Computer Science (CSCI 100)	1998-1999, 2003
Hawaii Pacific University	Computer Science (CSCI 338)	1998-1999
Hawaii Pacific University	Introductory Biology (BIOL 1000)	2002-2003
Kapiolani Community College, Adult Ed.	Computer Classes	1998-2002
Chaminade University	Computer Science (CIS 103)	1998
Chaminade University	Spanish I (SPN 101)	1997-2001
Chaminade University	Spanish II (SPN 102)	1997-2001
Central Texas College	World Regional Geography (GEOG 1303)	1999-2001
Windward Community College	Disease & Pest Control (AG 32/132)	2001-2002
Windward Community College	Landscape Management (AG 80/180)	2001-2002
Windward Community College	Plant Science (AG 20/120)	2001-2002

LECTURES
"Soil-water-plant relationships". In Course: "On-farm management" May 20.1981, May 21, 1982. International Irrigation Center, Utah State Univ., Logan, UT.

"Phenological and development stages of potato and cassava". In Course: "Management of IBSNAT experiment and collection of minimum data sets for crop modeling", Jan 20-Feb 10, 1987. University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.

"Taro Culture in Home Gardens", July 06, 1996, Lyon Arboretum, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

"Diversified Agriculture", July 27, 1996, Lyon Arboretum, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Soil Management for the Home Gardener, Sept. 28, 1996, Lyon Arboretum, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

"Taro Culture in Containers and Backyards", July 26, 1997, Lyon Arboretum, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

"Sweet Potato Culture in Home Gardens", April 18, 1998, Lyon Arboretum, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

"Growing Taro for Home Consumption", July 11, 1998; November 14, 1998; February 20, 1999; October 02, 1999, Lyon Arboretum, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

"Sweet Potato Culture in Home Gardens", March 20, 1999, Lyon Arboretum University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

UNPUBLISHED REPORTS
Scott, T.W., and L.A. Manrique. 1985. Final Report, Cornell University Subcontract, Contract 525-0180-C-00-2015, Project 525-0180, "The Panama Agricultural Technology Development Project', Dept. of Agronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 24p.

Painter, M., T. Carroll, H. Clark, E.G. Farnworth, L.A. Manrique, C. Mc Intyre, and D. Pool. 1985. Fragile Lands in Peru. Report to the S&T LAC Fragile Lands Working Group USAID/Washington DC, 36 p.

Armstrong, G., H. Bims, H. Kernan, L.A. Manrique, and R. Mitchell. 1985. Assessment of hillside agriculture in two watersheds of Jamaica. Clark University/Institute for Development Anthropology, Binghamton, NY.

LANGUAGES
Spanish (Fluent), Portuguese (read, speak)

REFERENCES
Dr. J.R. Kiniry, USDA/ARS, Temple, TX 76502, (817) 770-6506.
Dr. C.A. Jones. Texas A & M Univ., Temple TX 76502, (817) 770-6603
Dr. Tom Hodges, Agricultural Consultant, 14314 SW Allen Blvd, #317, Beaverton OR 97005, (503) 277-2073, hodges@xprt.net