[newdevjobsindo] Technical Consultancy Service for WEE In Pig-Farming of Horas Hub Project

November 26, 2024   Comment  

TECHNICAL CONSULTANCY SERVICE FOR WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT (WEE) IN SMALLHOLDER PIG-FARMING

OF HORAS HUB PROJECT

 

SNV Netherlands Development Organization

SNV is a mission-driven global development partner rooted in the contexts and societies where we work. And that mission is to strengthen capacities and catalyse partnerships that transform the agri-food, energy, and water systems to enable sustainable and more equitable lives for all. We are one team of over 1,600 people, the vast majority of whom come from the contexts where we work, in more than 20 countries in Africa and Asia.

In Indonesia, SNV started to operate in 2013, focusing on agrifood, energy, and water sector. The interventions in the agri-food sector utilize a productive and resilient landscape, inclusive market access and green investment, healthy diets for all, and youth employment opportunity approaches. In addition to these approaches, there are cross-cutting issues including climate change, good governance, as well as gender and social inclusion.

 

UL Smallholder Hub Project

The HORAS HUB project, known as the Horas Smallholder Hub, is an initiative spearheaded by Unilever with the aim of establishing an institution that facilitates collaboration among stakeholders in the sustainable palm oil sector. The main goals of this project are to increase Unilever's supply chain network's productivity, promote the traceability of oil palm products, foster stronger stakeholder engagement in the palm oil industry, improve the living conditions of farmer households, and ultimately scale up the initiative's impact. The project includes the integration of Regenerative Agriculture Principles, Women's Economic Empowerment, and the Living Income Program. The project plans to focus on 20,000 smallholders, which represent around 21% of all smallholders. With a productivity rate of 3.9 tonnes per hectare, these smallholders cultivate an average of 2 hectares of land per household. By attaining these objectives, the initiative hopes to improve farmers’ lives, preserve the environment, and increase the supply chain for palm oil's resiliency and effectiveness. The UL Smallholder Hub project, led by Unilever and supported by SNV, seeks to enhance the sustainability of the palm oil sector through increased productivity, traceability, and stakeholder engagement.

 

HORAS Smallholder Hub implement the GESI and WEE components for promote gender equality and the forming of women led as gender champion. Empowerment of women enables them to gain control of their lives by increasing their participation in the economy and all levels of decision making. The intervention is including train learners on gender awareness; train women farmers on financial literacy, women economic empowerment, and leadership; established and strengthened women group; partnership between women group and market; and annual competitive seed funding to women group.

 

SNV has trained few women groups for Institutional Business Development, specifically business planning and development. The discussion between women groups identifies the potential product and market from their respective villages, including livestock and fisheries, such as: catfish, sheep and pig. The selected commodity will be run by the women groups which will be supported by the seed funding fund as an initial working capital for implementing the business. The seed funding will be managed by the Cooperatives as revolving fund. To support the activities of income generating above, SNV is looking for consultant to assist the process of empowering women through training and technical assistance, as well as to leverage the cooperatives in managing the seed funding.

 

Objectives

1.     To improve the women groups income through the pig farming business as implementation of economic advancement pillar in WEE

2.   To improve the welfare of the smallholders through the alternative economy (Income Generating Activity) for additional income so they could have a sustainable oil palm plantation

3.   To improve the capacity of the cooperatives to manage the revolving fund for the other groups who have the potential to carry out the income-generating activity and scale up the number of beneficiaries                                                                                                                                 

 

Scope of Works

Technical Consultant will carry out technical assistance activities for women groups so that they can run businesses using seed funding. This technical assistance activity will begin with a gap analysis of group capacity, providing group business management training, hardskills training, assistance with market access and access to funding.

 

The Technical Consultant process will be carried out in the HORAS Hub project and will work in the SNV project at Cooperatives in 2 Districts, namely Simalungun and Serdang Bedagai with the activities as follows:

 

A.    To conduct assessment and GAP analysis for the groups of women of pig farming business

• Value chain mapping
• Pig farming cultivation techniques
• Pig production and feeding systems
• Potential business models for small-holder pig producers

 

B.    To conduct training of hard skills based on the result of the gap analysis

• Develop modul, including logbook for smallholder pig farming
• Conduct training selection of good pig seeds
• Conduct training for feeding pigs
• Conduct training about reproductive management, including artificial insemination
• Conduct training the maintenance and care
• Conduct training of disease control and surveillance

 

C.   To provide the business planning assistance

·     To prepare the business plan for small-holder pig producers

·     To facilitate the legality of business establishments such as (NIB, SS, etc.)

·     To link smallholder pig farming access market finance

·     To assist smallholder pig farming and cooperatives of business management projection

 

D.   To assist on managing the seed funding fund and revolving fund

·     Develop the business model for seed funding and revolving fund for women groups and cooperatives

·     Prepare the legality document of seed funding management in women groups and cooperatives

 

E.    To conduct monitoring, evaluation and learning of pigfarming cultivation

• Conduct the monitoring process of the livestock for smallholder pig farming based on the modul and previous training

 

Methodology

1.        To execute the assessment for the women groups, in receiving the seed funding:

·     Value chain mapping with local stakeholders

·     Key informant interviews on value chains

·     Focus groups discussions with farmers

·     Individual interviews with farmers

2.     To provide the training of the hardskills;

3.       To execute the technical assistance and business management based on based on the result of the gap analysis;

4.       To facilitate the women groups by opening the market access networks and funding;

5.       To assist the cooperatives on the management of seed funding and revolving fund system based on pig farming business

 

This work of assistance and mentoring the management of seed funding by supporting the women farmers group will be executed in a year, will be started from the first week of December 2024 to the fourth week of November 2025.

 

Deliverables

1.     Assessment analysis, report gap analysis the potential of comparison product for women group in 5 villages in Bahasa and English

2.     Develop module and conducts training of hard skills based on the result of the gap analysis, including pig seed selection, feed management, pig pen management, reproductive management, maintenance and care, and disease control. 

3.     Facilitate business planning assistance for 5 women groups until they successfully marketed the group's products during the mentoring process

4.    Conduct monitoring, evaluation and learning of pig farming cultivation

5.    Assist the mechanism of seed funding and revolving fund to women groups and cooperatives

6.    Final report of assistance and coaching women groups in Bahasa and English

 

Agenda	Milestone (month)
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Kick off meeting
Assessment & report
Develop module and business plan training
Training of hardskills based on the result of the gap analysis
Facilitate the women group link to market
Monitoring, evaluation and learning
Assist the management of seed funding and revolving funding with women groups and cooperatives
Final report

 

Required Skills

1.     University Degree or have experience on community development and managing the Small Medium Enterprises groups

2.     Have the experience in the assistance and supporting the groups in managing the business of pig farming

3.     Have an expert team in the sector of pig farming, including fattening and breeding

4.    Experienced in creating revolving fund schemes in cooperatives and groups

5.    Understand the access of funding from the finance institution and the management seed funding

6.    Have knowledge regarding the type and pattern of the business or entrepreneurship

7.     Preferrable home based in North Sumatera area

 

Budget

 

Annex 1. Budget

 

No	Activities	Qty	Unit	Rate	Cost
1	The assessment and GAP analysis for the groups of women	1	time
2	Training of hardkills based on the result of the gap analysis for 5 women groups	20	time
	Training technical assistance for pigfarming (fattening and breeding)
3	Technical business assistance for women groups (seed funding management and market access), including monitoring, learning, and evaluation	14	time
	Biweekly meeting with women groups for 7 months
4	Assist the cooperatives for seed funding management, including monitoring, learning, and evaluation	7	time
	Monthly meeting with cooperatives for 7 months
	Total (IDR)
	Total (EUR)

 

How to Apply

Please submit the proposal and relevant portfolio to indonesia-procurement@snv.org by 02 Dec 2024 at 24.00 for the latest, subject “Consultancy Service:  For WEE in Pig-Farming of HORAS Hub Project”

The proposal shall consist of the following:

 

·                Proposed idea concept based on ToR

·                Financial proposal

·                CVs

·                Working experiences

 

 

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