Training on Integration of Horticulture and Staple Crops at IESC Tanzania June 2024

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Training on Integration of Horticulture and Staple Crops
Training on Integration of Horticulture and Staple Crops at IESC June, 2024
Position Description
Training on Integration of Horticulture and Staple Crops
Location Tanzania
Department Programs
Employment Type Volunteer
USAID-Funded
Farmer-to-Farmer Access to Finance Program
Scope of Work
Training on Integration of Horticulture and Staple Crops

Description of the Program:
Improving
Economies for Stronger Communities (IESC) serves as the lead
implementer for the Farmer-to-Farmer Access to Finance Program (F2F A2F)
to address deficits in the financial ecosystem hindering investment and
growth in agriculture for individual farmers, as well as micro, small,
and medium-sized enterprises through the delivery of volunteer technical
assistance. IESC has designed a thematic
F2F program to generate sustainable, broad-based economic growth and
create jobs in the agricultural sector with a special focus on
assistance to women and youth. Focusing on Kenya, Tanzania, and Liberia,
the F2F A2F Program will work with local partner organizations and
volunteer hosts to field pro bono experts from the U.S. agriculture,
corporate, and banking sectors to address systemic capacity constraints
for farmers and lenders in each targeted country and unlock finance for
improved agricultural production leading to utilization of agricultural
technologies and increased sales and incomes.

Problem Statement:
Tanzanian
horticulture is a small dynamic sector with huge potential for poverty
reduction, dietary diversification, and economic growth. Tanzania has a
diverse climate that produce a large volume and wide variety of fruits
and vegetables. Farming efficiently has been a challenge for many
farmers, and the lack of farming education has caused many to remain
subsistence farmers. Tanzania’s main food crops (staple foods such as
maize, rice, cassava, and millet) all take a long time to harvest, and
they perpetuate diets dominated by starchy foods. Levels of malnutrition
are high and largely attributed to lack of dietary diversity.
Integrating horticultural crops with staple food crops will improve the
income of smallholder farmers, increase diversity of production, and
enhance diets.

Farmer-to-Farmer Access to Finance has partnered
with a local NGO in Songea, Tanzania focusing on improving peoples’
livelihoods through agribusiness. The host supports farmers through
training in good agriculture practices, connecting farmers with markets
to sell their produce, and supporting access to loans from financial
institutions. The host works with farmers that produce staple food crops
such as maize, rice, potatoes, and millet. Training farmers on the
importance of integrating horticulture crops will help them improve
production and dietary diversity. By introducing fruits and vegetables
into production systems and making them available for home consumption
in smallholder households, farmers can also sell their horticulture
produce and be able to pay off their loans quicker than waiting for the
harvest of staple crops.

The local NGO needs to equip its field
team with horticulture growing practices and their integration with
staple crops skills. This will help train farmers to grow a wide variety
of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and spices. F2F A2F is recruiting a U.S.
citizen or permanent resident experienced volunteer expert in
horticulture, especially integrating long-period crops with short-period
crops. The host needs support to train its farmers in horticulture
practices and benefits.

Objective of the Assignment:
1.
Support and build the capacity of the local NGO field team on the best
horticulture growing practices and ways to integrate farmers’ long-term
staple food crops with short-term horticulture crops efficiently and
sustainably. This should include building capacity on the importance of
using the right horticultural inputs (seeds, fertilizers, etc) and
suggest appropriate technology to use to achieve the best results in the
area such as irrigation schemes and the likes.

Deliverables:
1.
Training materials on the cultivation of horticultural crops and
integration with staple crops, training materials that include practical
examples, case studies and group exercises.
2. Field trip report with recommendations.
3. PowerPoint presentations.

Anticipated US and In-Country Schedule for Assignment:

F2F Programmatic Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safer Use Action Plan (PERSUAP) Requirements:  
These
assignments do not involve recommending or providing advice on specific
pesticide active ingredients or products. These volunteers will likely
be in the field and when the opportunity arises, the volunteer shall
encourage good practices in pesticide use and IPM and discourage poor
practices.

Volunteer Outreach:  
USAID and IESC
encourage all F2F A2F volunteers to participate in public outreach. An
important objective of the program is to increase awareness of
Americans’ good work in developing countries. Volunteers should
select at least one outreach activity from the list below, to be
completed within one month of return to the US:  

• Write an entry for the IESC website. 
• Post
  a photo, video, or text related to the F2F A2F assignment on LinkedIn,
  Facebook, Twitter, personal website or other social media site, and send
  a link to IESC staff. 
• Send a press release to a local newspaper in the volunteer’s hometown. (IESC can provide a template) 
• Write something for an alumni or professional association newsletter, or other publication. (IESC can help as needed). 
• Give a presentation about the F2F A2F assignment to colleagues, students, religious group, rotary club, etc. 
• Send an email about F2F A2F to friends, family, or colleagues. 

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Requested Expertise of Volunteer Expert:

• Minimum
  of Master of Science Degree in Horticulture/Irrigation Agronomy/Rural
  Development and Agricultural Extension/ Agribusiness and Value Chain
  Management/Agricultural Sciences or related fields.
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in horticulture crops value chains
• Strong skills and experience in horticulture husbandry, irrigation horticulture and/or agronomy.
• Extensive experience in identifying, forming, and supporting different models of agri-business.
• Experience working in Tanzania and/or the region is a plus.  
• Strong leadership and communication skills and capacity to plan strategically and flexibly.   
• Desire to improve the lives of smallholder farmers.
• Sufficiently physically fit, with appropriate medical clearance.   
• Writing
  Skills: reporting requires good computer skills including working and
  generating reports with MS Word. Experience with PowerPoint
  presentations is desirable.   
• Good writing and analytical skills, interpersonal communication, and presentation skills (adult education skills)