Technical Assistance Consultant - Kobayyat Coop - the Food System Challenge Tender

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Country : Lebanon

Summary : Technical Assistance Consultant - Kobayyat Coop - the Food System Challenge

Deadline : 24 May 2022

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 66300026

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Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Technical Assistance Consultant - Kobayyat Coop - the Food System Challenge (WFP).

Closing Date: Tuesday, 24. May 2022

Intervention Sector(s): Agriculture, Environment

Remuneration range: 4000 to 5000 (USD)

Duration of Contract: 1 month

Context & Objectives

Berytech has recently launched the call for applications. Twenty SMEs and cooperatives were shortlisted out of which 10 entities were selected to receive a support package of one hundred thousand dollar (USD 100, 000) in cash grant and technical assistance to help them develop their solutions. Selected participants were chosen based on their project-s final impact on the food system in Lebanon, throughout the food value chain, be it on the producer end or at the consumer level. Impact includes improved food security, impact on local rural producers and communities, labor, and consumer. Within that framework, Berytech hire technical consultants to deliver the assistance within a specific scope determined on case-by-case basis after a thorough business needs assessments.

Berytech seeks an external consultant to support a well-established cooperative in developing its fodder hydroponic system. The cooperative currently services around 270 farmers and producers, which all registered members of the cooperative. The cooperative deploys its services and area of influence across all the northern Akkar region. It provides year-round agricultural and animal production expositions and points of sale, on its premises, free-of-charge. It also provides the farmers with animal medication, through its fully equipped animal pharmacy, located in its premises. The cooperative also has its own food processing unit, as well as an olive press, currently producing about 4, 500 olive tanks/year.

The cooperative owns and runs a livestock farm (100 cows) on a 20, 000 sqm parcel of land located near the cooperative-s premises. It also has access to a 50, 000 m3 artificial lake, which can potentially be used for any water shortages in the region. The water pipeline of 4 inch is spread along 1.3 km benefitting 77 plots around the area.



Scope of Work, Outputs, & Deliverables

The Consultant will be expected to deliver the following:

Advise on the Feed supply in terms of feed production and cultivation practices, concentrates, and premixes, timing.
Advise on best feeding strategy related to different livestock breeds.
Advise on optimum crop production strategy.
Provide the FSC team, at the end of the intervention, a briefing clearly and thoroughly demonstrating the milestones achieved in terms of the beneficiary-s understanding of the above-mentioned training terms and the remaining areas of development within that scope.
Technical Capacity Building:

Train on herd and livestock management (herd management system, farm life cycle, animal health, cattle sales).
Introduce local farmers to hydroponic agriculture.


Applicants must fulfill the following requirements:

Be able to comply with national fiscal context and rules for receipt of international funds.
BSc/BA diploma in agriculture engineering, animal nutrition, and all relevant fields.
7 to 10 years of experience in farm management, animal production, animal nutrition, etc.
Proven experience in delivering trainings and training materials.
Excellent communications and report writing skills.
Fluent in English and Arabic

Documents

 Tender Notice