The Center for Rural Economy Development (CRED) is a non-profit organization specializing in implementing poverty reduction programs and increasing the participation of disadvantaged groups including the poor, women, youth and ethnic group minorities into the process of sustainable development and economic growth. CRED is a pioneering organization that applies the method of developing market systems and connecting the community with businesses and high-quality service providers to promote sustainable production practices and enhance capacity. ready for export by small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
CRED is currently implementing the Regional BioTrade Project – Phase II in Vietnam, which aims to improve the competitiveness of businesses in international markets through the implementation of 4 main components covering trade promotion, business process improvement, sustainable supply chain development, and communication and policy advocacy.
Sustainable agriculture to ensure biodiversity is currently an important long-term goal to help companies develop sustainably and provide livelihoods for farming households. Recognising this, many companies and farmers have made efforts to change practices, improve processes and test models to find the ideal intercropping model for different industries, including the coconut industry. However, the main difficulty and challenge for companies and farmers is that they do not have enough resources in terms of expertise, experience and scientific basis to build their own models, or there are no standard models available to learn and apply. To solve the problem in a scientific and practical way, it is necessary to develop a standard model for intercropping coconut trees with other trees in a sustainable and biodiverse way, with long-term cooperation between companies and local farmers. This activity requires consultants with the expertise and experience to ensure that the model is representative, well written, scientific and feasible
We are looking for Biodiversity intercropping model expert as followed details:
The consultant(s) is responsible for providing the following knowledge:
Coconut Based Farming System- CBFS
Field check and assessment of the selected farms
Technical Reports on Crops under CBFS
CBFS Model design outline and related documents
Conduct a needs assessment with the businesses identified by the project
Conduct an analysis on Coconut Based Farming System ( CBFS) and list of crops under CBFS
Design the business plan and tracking tool based on CBFS to present to the selected farms/ cooperatives including calculation of investment in terms of resources (time-cash- labor) and output
The consultants are expected to start this assignment during 06/05 – 30/06/2024
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Task |
Completion time |
Location |
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1 |
Discuss with CRED about the work package as well as the detailed implementation plan |
06-08/5/2024 |
Online |
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2 |
Field Research of the selected coconut Farms |
16-18/5/2024 |
Bến Tre |
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3 |
Research the technical details and needs of plants that can be grown intercropped in coconut gardens |
06-24/5/2024 |
Bến Tre |
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4 |
Discuss and select suitable farmers to implement the intercropping Model |
27 – 31/05/2024 |
Bến Tre |
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5 |
Design the intercropping model draft related documents |
03 – 12/6/2024 |
Online |
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6 |
Knowledge training, technical transfer and model establishment |
01 – 06/07/2024 |
Bến Tre |
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7 |
Prepare a pre-feasibility report on model design and discussion |
15 – 17/7/2024 |
Online |
Have at least 10 years of practical experience in micro- farms’ development and farming process set up and monitoring including seeds selection, daily farm care, intercropping, development of bio- compost and pesticides using local resources in the farms;
Have experience in business planning and practical working experiences with farmers in the Mekong Delta;
Have an understanding of BioTrade’s sustainability standards and principles
The following documents are required:
The complete application set as above should be sent to the following email address: tung.bui@cred.org.vn ; Or sent by post to CRED office address: Room 808, 8th Floor, Building 17T1 Hoang Dao Thuy, Trung Hoa Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi. Application deadline: 17h 3 May, 2024