Historique

Organizational Context

Agricultural production is affected by environmental constraints and pressure on land by growing population, thus impacting directly on food security. Through agricultural risk reduction and climate-smart agriculture multiple benefits can be attained economically, socially and environmentally.
Agricultural households, even if supplemented with off farm activities, are amongst the most food insecure. Increasing crops’ production and productivity are important for improving food security. However, an enabling political environment that includes policy reform and institutional capacity building is imperative.
The project is emphasizing on “climate-smart” agricultural approaches that aim at sustainably increasing resilience of agro-ecosystems (adaptation), reducing greenhouse gases emissions (mitigation), decreasing crop losses and supporting the achievement of national food security and development goals.
Conservation Agriculture technologies and practices will be implemented through group-based adaptive research and participatory extension approaches to adult learning (i.e. “FFSs”), along with provision of appropriate agricultural equipment and inputs, providing outlets for the marketing of surplus production, and facilitating farmers’ learning and training activities.
The adoption of CA requires the selection and identification of the most suitable options for the specific agro-ecological zones and a change in the attitude of the stakeholders that may take 3 to 5 years. The first year of implementation will focus mainly on the identification of the most suitable CA options in close collaboration with the project stakeholders. The successive project phases will be built on the results obtained during the first phase and will focus on the adoption of the identified options at farmer level and expansion to other areas.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Functions / Key Results Expected

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Indonesia, technical supervision of the FAO Land Management Officer of NRL/RAP and direct supervision of the national FAO Project Manager, “Reducing Disaster Risks Caused by Changing Climate in NTB and NTT Provinces in Indonesia Project”,  close collaboration with provincial officials of the Assessment Institute for Agriculture Technology (BPTP) of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Indonesia Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD), FAO’s NGO implementing partners (e.g. World Neighbors and their local NGO partners) and other project counterparts, and assisted by project staff (i.e. short-term international consultants and short and long-term national consultants recruited by FAO), the Consultant  will take responsibility for: (i) implementing the Project’s conservation agriculture activities in target areas, ensuring that community identified needs in the relevant areas are addressed and that appropriate research, development and extension activities are undertaken to meet these needs; and (ii) assist the FAO’s Project Management Unit (PMU) in its project management and technical support work, including co-ordination of project activities and awareness creation and strategy development for improved climate-smart agriculture in NTB and NTT Provinces. In this context, the Consultant will be responsible for the following tasks under this assignment:
• Assist FAO’s Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, BPTP provincial researchers and extensions and NGO implementing partners (e.g. World Neighbours and local universities) with and play an active role in the design and implementation of baseline surveys and mapping of the selected project villages and demonstration sites (i.e. socio-economic conditions, cultural practices, land and water resources (including land degradation), soil fertility, farming systems and cropping patterns, crop management, agricultural mechanisation, etc.), including GPS co-ordinates and collection of accurate relevant data.
• Co-ordinate and provide technical support to BPTP provincial researchers and extensionists and NGO implementing partners, as well as actively participate in, the collection, tabulation and analysis of data for the aforementioned baseline surveys (to be compiled, synthesised and reported by FAO’s Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist).
• Co-ordinate, guide and provide technical support to BPTP provincial researchers and extensions and NGO implementing partners in the design and implementation of conservation agriculture adaptive research activities (i.e. through farmer field schools (FFSs) and experimental sites/demonstration plots at BPTP Dryland Experimental Farms and lead farmers’ fields) and validation and reporting of conservation agriculture options for replication and up-scaling.
• In collaboration with FAO operations staff, ensure that the relevant conservation agriculture inputs are procured and delivered in time to BPTP provincial researchers and extensions, NGO implementing partners and selected lead farmers.
• Assist the FAO Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, BPTP provincial researchers and extensions and NGO implementing partners to synthesize, tabulate, and analyse data from different adaptive research sites and FFSs (including the collection of meaningful time-bound evidence of project interventions) and prepare technical reports on the validation of conservation agriculture options, including the organisation of seminars and meeting to evaluate selected conservation agriculture technologies and practices.
• Co-ordinate and participate in the training of researchers and extensions from BPTP, field co-ordinators and FFS Facilitators/Cadres from NGO implementing partners and selected lead farmers from the respective provinces in the principles, approaches and practices, as well as monitoring and reporting, of conservation agriculture and participatory adaptive research through FFSs and demonstration plots, i.e. preparation of a provincial training programme and events (e.g. dates, venues, participants and budgeting); identification of participants/beneficiaries and resource persons;  organisation of training events (including disbursement of funds and local travel arrangements);  and participatory evaluation of the training programme and its events; etc.
• In consultation with the FAO international Conservation Agriculture Specialist, co-ordinate provincial, district and sub-district agricultural extension services (DINAS) and NGO implementing partners in the design and implementation of a replication/up-scaling programme for validated conservation agriculture technologies and practices in the project areas and PMU to finalise specifications and quantities of appropriate tools, machines, implements and agricultural inputs (as well as small community-based civil works (e,g. terracing and water harvesting), if required) for procurement by FAO.
• In collaboration with PMU and FAO international and national consultants, Provincial BPTP Offices and NGO implementing partners, prepare monthly and quarterly work plans and produce monthly and quarterly progress statements/reports against the aforementioned plans, highlighting any constraints to project implementation and possible solutions.
• In collaboration with all project stakeholders, assist the FAO international Conservation Agriculture Adviser to prepare initial menus of socially, economically and environmentally sound conservation agriculture and agricultural climate change adaptation options for climate-smart-agriculture for the respective agro-ecological zones of NTB and NTT Provinces – to be included in conservation agriculture replication and up-scaling packages and future land management strategies.

Impact of Results

The key results have an impact on the success of Project implementation in NTT and NTB

Compétences

Competencies

• Extent of knowledge in Climate Change and Conservation Agriculture
• Possess strong supervisory
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team and in a multicultural environment
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills in English

Qualifications et expériences requises

FAO /CAFC/02/10-141
STS : S13100005