Consultance : Centre International de la Pomme de Terre recherche un.e Assistant.e de formation en vulgarisation agricole au Madagascar.

Consultance : Centre International de la Pomme de Terre recherche un.e Assistant.e de formation en vulgarisation agricole au Madagascar.

Objectives:

• Develop selected orange-fleshed sweetpotato processed products and one for sweetpotato silage for cattle.  Cost benefit analysis will be included in these studies.
• Participate to gendered market analysis assessment for sweetpotato and cassava roots in the target regions, including leaves of both crops.
• Assess the potential CBO to be selected for successfully engaging in a OFSP-based value chain with an enterprise perspective and identifying 2 target markets in each district.
• Assess the potential 2 Primary School and/or 2 Health Center to be selected for successfully engaging in OFSP vine multiplication and utilization in each district.
• Collaborate with the baseline survey enumerators to ensure that the value chain activities are captured, taking gender and socio-economic conditions into account.
• Select youth and/or women as value chain specialists. Implement the gender-responsive training program for marketing and business development skills of sweetpotato-focused value chain specialists.
• Contribute to brief report that summarizes the legal options for organizing value chain specialists (VSCs) into a cooperative or other type of legal entity for service provision.
• Collaborate with team members in introducing the program to district and local officials.

Deliverables:

• Initial workplan, approved by project coordinator.
• Monthly progress report and next month approved plan.

o   A. Two feasibility studies on sweetpotato processed products;

o   B. One feasibility study on sweetpotato silage;

o   C. One gendered market analysis;

o D. Report assessing the potential of 15 community-based organizations (CBOs) for successfully engaging in a sweetpotato value chain with an enterprise perspective.

o   E. Report examining the potential candidates for larger-scale production of sweetpotato puree

o   F. Draft training program for sweetpotato-focused value chain specialists

o   G. Report on the legal options for organizing value chain specialists into a legal entity for service provision.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agro-business, or marketing
• Expertise in:

o   Understanding of agricultural value chains, including the processing sector

o   Knowledge in marketing and agribusiness

o   Experience in designing training tools and conducting youth trainings.

o   Conducting survey and collecting data

o   Experience in gender-responsive interventions preferred

• At least 3 years of professional experience.
• Knowledge in community rural behaviour and mobilization.
• Business oriented mindset (cost benefit analysis, price analysis).
• Excellent French and Malagasy speaking and writing skills; working knowledge of English.
• Knowledge of legal regulations concerning cooperative, or association formation and governance preferred.
• Ability to use Word, Excel, and Power Point (MS Office package).
• Willingness to travel and spend overnight in difficult conditions.

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Closing date : 05/11/2023