Consulting opportunity related to weather, agriculture and ICT
The Fostering Agricultural Competitiveness Employing Information Communication Technologies (FACET) project is managed by FHI 360 and funded by USAID/AFR/SD/EGEA, the team that oversees the design and implementation of USAID’s Feed the Future (FTF) Initiative for sub-Saharan Africa. FACET is designed to support USAID Africa Bureau Missions and USAID implementing partners in the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) to increase the impact of agriculture sector development projects.
To achieve its objectives, FACET has two components:
Knowledge sharing across Missions regarding sustainable and scalable approaches to using ICT to increase the success of agriculture development activities; and
Short term technical assistance to projects to improve agriculture through the use of ICT.
Description of Work:
FACET is currently looking for a qualified consultant to lead the research, analysis, writing, and editing of a 4-6 page briefing paper for agriculture development practitioners (USAID, NGOs and private sector) focused on recent innovations that take advantage of information and communications technologies to provide smallholder farmers with information on weather, including in remote and micro-climate areas where reliable weather forecasts have traditionally been difficult to obtain. The paper should also mention innovations in weather index insurance services targeting smallholder farmers as a result of more accurate weather prediction. In addition to the briefing paper, the consultant will be expected to facilitate a webinar on the topic. Field experience in sub-Saharan Africa is preferred.
The paper will be similar in scope and format to previously released FACET briefing papers, which can be found here: https://communities.usaidallnet.gov/ictforag/document-library/briefing-papers Note from these examples, that the papers are brief; practical; cite many current examples; and include a short but useful reference list.
Prior to writing each paper, the selected consultant will be required to submit a substantive outline to FHI 360 for feedback and approval. Selected consultants will be expected to work closely with FHI 360 and USAID staff at all points in the process.
If interested, please email jwoodard@fhi360.org and jzoltner@fhi360.org with a brief proposed approach to this paper, your resume, a writing sample, your expected timeframe, and your established rate.
To achieve its objectives, FACET has two components:
Knowledge sharing across Missions regarding sustainable and scalable approaches to using ICT to increase the success of agriculture development activities; and
Short term technical assistance to projects to improve agriculture through the use of ICT.
Description of Work:
FACET is currently looking for a qualified consultant to lead the research, analysis, writing, and editing of a 4-6 page briefing paper for agriculture development practitioners (USAID, NGOs and private sector) focused on recent innovations that take advantage of information and communications technologies to provide smallholder farmers with information on weather, including in remote and micro-climate areas where reliable weather forecasts have traditionally been difficult to obtain. The paper should also mention innovations in weather index insurance services targeting smallholder farmers as a result of more accurate weather prediction. In addition to the briefing paper, the consultant will be expected to facilitate a webinar on the topic. Field experience in sub-Saharan Africa is preferred.
The paper will be similar in scope and format to previously released FACET briefing papers, which can be found here: https://communities.usaidallnet.gov/ictforag/document-library/briefing-papers Note from these examples, that the papers are brief; practical; cite many current examples; and include a short but useful reference list.
Prior to writing each paper, the selected consultant will be required to submit a substantive outline to FHI 360 for feedback and approval. Selected consultants will be expected to work closely with FHI 360 and USAID staff at all points in the process.
If interested, please email jwoodard@fhi360.org and jzoltner@fhi360.org with a brief proposed approach to this paper, your resume, a writing sample, your expected timeframe, and your established rate.
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