International consultant on livestock farm management, development and investments strategy for short term assignments as part of livestock project in Uzbekistan

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT on

FARM MANAGEMENT, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY & INVESTMENTS

FOR SHORT TERM ASSIGNMENTS AS PART OF A LIVESTOCK PROJECT IN uzbekistan.

Project: Technical Assistance to Stimulate the Demand for Climate Finance in the Livestock Sector of Uzbekistan (RFP AFD/C2/QCBS/02). Attached terms of Reference.

Objective: Provide technical support to a range of producer’s organisations with the following objectives:

• ·        Raise awareness of professional organisations’ staff and members on animal productions impacts, and vulnerabilities to, climate change.
• ·        Develop these organisations’ staff and members knowledge on access to banking services, sustainable finance, financial literacy, management skills, accounting and all other relevant field related to climate-smart business planning;
• ·        Strengthen these organisations’ abilities to provide trainings not only to their members but also to a broader interested public consisting of the whole livestock sector valuechain with a specific focus on smallholders (Dehkans, Tomorqas), Family enterprises, Sole entrepreneurs, and cooperatives;
• ·        Ensure that this technical support will allow relevant professional organization to setupa network of training and consulting services dedicated to giving advises to their members and the targeted public on o climate-smart farming practices ; climate change mitigations and adaptation in the Livestock sector ; sustainable investments opportunities ; access to banking services and economic/business capabilities (financial literacy, management skills, accounting, business planning, etc.)

Present stage: Proposal

Launch: the initial duration of the project is set at 15 months, from 1 October 2025 to 31 December 2026. However, advanced negotiations are underway to extend the project implementation period until 31 December 2027.

Key responsibilities: The Consultant will develop a training programme and provide support for members of the professional organizations, and the broader interested public, in the following areas:

1. Preparation of projects feasibility study / business plan (including guidelines to purchase goods, works, services, etc.);
2. Financial literacy (economic analysis, accounting, search for sales markets, etc.);
3. Environmental requirements ;
4. Farm/Company management (Selection of technology for growing products / Selection of technology for processing / Improving the food supply / Animal Health / Etc.)

When preparing training materials, the capabilities of professional organizations’ members and other potential beneficiaries (resources, geographical location, skills, etc.) should be taken into account.

Based on the previous outcomes, the Consultant will prepare a training plan and a training program first directed to professional organisations’ members, with the ultimate goal to reach smallholders (Dehkans, Tomorqas), Family enterprises, Sole entrepreneurs, and cooperatives. This should include a general package regarding farm management, economical analysis of farm production, business skills development of farms owner and financial tools available^[1] for farmers; and a specific package for each type of production.

In addition, the Consultant will develop, together with each professional organisations, information sharing material directed to their members to test this new service with a batch of farmers. Once identified, the Consultant will provide remote and field support to each organisation based on a methodology that will have to be proposed by the Consultant in the technical offer.

Qualifications and experience required:

• At least 15 years’ experience in organising advice services to farmers for farm management and farm development strategy.
• Specialist in agronomy with a specialisation in animal science
• Proven experience in carrying out technical-economic analysis of farms, followed by investment plans with good track records and reputation in delivering similar projects.
• Good knowledge of the impact of livestock on climate change
• Experience in developing and delivering training to producers’ organisation or farmer
• Fluent in spoken and written English. Knowledge of Uzbek and/or Russian is desirable.

Applications that do not meet the minimum criteria will not be considered

and no further information will be given.

If you feel that your profile meets most of the above criteria,

you are invited to reply online and/or send your updated CV to arnault.villaret@idele.fr

indicating ‘CLIMATE & LIVESTOCK SECTOR CV’ in the subject line (nothing else, thank you).

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted (no phone calls please).

The French Livestock Institute (Idele) is the French national technical institute for the cattle, sheep and goat sectors. A non-profit, non-governmental organisation, Idele employs over 330 experts and has an annual turnover of €35 million. At international level, its International Technical Cooperation Office (BCTI) brings together the skills of all French livestock organisations to offer a full range of services: expertise, auditing, professional training, technical assistance and technology transfer for the development of the cattle, sheep and goat sectors.

The BCTI supports both private investment and the development of public regulations or national programmes. In recent years, the BCTI has been involved in some fifteen countries in the Mediterranean basin, Eastern Europe (CIS) and the Balkans, Central Asia, Latin America and West and East Africa.