er ▁( A rab ic : ▁▁▁ ع د ن ا ن ▁ ك و ج ر ▁ ▁) ▁ ▁is ▁an ▁Ira qi ▁scholar . ▁ ▁Ad nan ▁K ouch er ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Mos ul , ▁Ira q . ▁After ▁obtain ing ▁B . Sc . ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁& ▁Forest ry ▁at ▁the ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Mos ul , ▁ ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁obtained ▁M Sc ▁degree ▁in ▁R ural ▁Social ▁Development ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Reading ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁For ▁several ▁years ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁lect urer ▁in ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁at ▁the ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Sal ah add in ▁in ▁Ar bil , ▁Ira q . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁left ▁Ira q ▁for ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁joined ▁ ▁the ▁Third ▁World ▁Centre ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁N ij m egen ▁as ▁a ▁Research ▁Fellow ▁in ▁development ▁studies . ▁His ▁research ▁ ▁resulted ▁in ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁degree ▁in ▁Social ▁Sciences ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Rad b oud - N ij m egen . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁Director ▁of ▁Research ▁at ▁Hog esch ool ▁Van ▁Hall ▁Lar en stein ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Master ▁Studies ▁Program me ▁of ▁International ▁Agricult ure ▁at ▁Lar en stein ▁university , ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁W