Overview
The Crop Production and Technology Dissemination Specialist will provide technical support in field coordination and quality assurance for NUS production, seed multiplication, climate-smart agronomy, and farmer capacity-building to achieve project targets.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute Nepal’s data, lessons, and field results to regional workshops, position papers, and cross-country exchanges.
- Support participation in regional virtual meetings and contribute inputs to regional policy dialogue and regional NUS documents.
- Support Country Office team in developing Nepal’s NUS work plan and sub-national implementation plan.
- Support Country Office team in Nepal’s NUS Diagnostic Study.
- Participate in mapping and prioritization of NUS-producing areas and species.
- Support organization of Workshops and stakeholder consultations.
- Assist the formation and technical strengthening of Producer Farmer Groups.
- Provide technical support in establishing and monitoring seed multiplication plots, demonstration plots for climate-smart agronomy and improved GAP.
- Monitor seed quality, yield performance, and documentation of farmer-led innovations.
- Support establishment and facilitation of Farmer Field Schools.
- Adapt training materials on GAP, IPM, soil management, nutrition integration, and post-harvest practices.
- Deliver training sessions for farmers, women groups, youth, and extension workers.
- Support in coordination with the contracted Professional Organization (PO) responsible for participatory needs assessment, market analysis, and SME development.
- Support training events for women on nutrition, processing, and value addition of NUS-based foods.
- Assist in organizing trade fairs, local exhibitions, and market linkage events.
- Track adoption rates, production performance, seed system strengthening, and behavioural change among farmers.
- Document case studies, success stories, and Nepal-specific lessons.
- Prepare monthly/quarterly progress reports.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in crop production systems, with demonstrated expertise in neglected/underutilized crops, climate-smart agriculture, and seed systems.
- Experience working with federal, provincial/local governments, cooperatives, and rural communities.
- Hands-on experience with demonstration plots, seed multiplication, and technology dissemination in smallholder contexts.
- Experience in capacity development, training including FFS and extension system strengthening.
- Proven expertise in climate-smart agriculture technologies, conducting rapid assessments, and developing technical materials focused on the NUS promotion.
Qualifications
• Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in Agriculture, Agronomy, Crop Science, Horticulture, or related field
