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| Company | Fairtrade Afr... |
| Industry | Agriculture/A... |
| Category | Agriculture |
| Location | Accra |
| Job Status | Contractor/Co... |
| Salary | GH¢ |
| Education | Graduate Degr... |
| Experience | 5 years |
| Job Expires | Apr 08, 2024 |
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Company Profile Established in 2005, Fairtrade Africa (FTA) is the independent non-profit umbrella organization representing all Fairtrade certified producers in Africa. Fairtrade Africa is owned by its members, who are African producer organizations certified against international Fairtrade standards producing traditional export commodities such as flowers, coffee, cocoa, tea, cotton, bananas, mango, and non-traditional commodities including shea butter and rooibos tea. Currently, the organization represents over 1 million smallholder farmers and workers across 33 countries in Africa.
Our Vision
A world in which all producers can enjoy secure and sustainable livelihoods, fulfill their potential and decide on their future.
Our Mission
WHAT WE DO
Our Strategic Plan 2016-2020 provides a comprehensive long-term outline towards achieving our commitment to smallholder farmers, workers, and artisanal miners. By working within the Fairtrade system and with strategic partnerships through country and producer networks, we will deliver on the following:
WHERE WE OPERATE
We operate four regional networks: Eastern Africa Network (FTA-ECAN) based in Nairobi, Kenya; West Africa Network (FTA-WAN) based in Accra, Ghana and Southern Africa Network (FTA-SAN) based in Cape Town, South Africa. The North Africa & Middle East Network is through partnerships that are coordinated from the secretariat in Nairobi.
Job Description
Call for Consultants – Baseline study Ghana Agrofrestry for Impact (GAIM) Introduction A brief presentation of Fairtrade Africa (FTA) and Max Havelaar France (MHF) Fairtrade Africa (FTA) is the umbrella network organization representing Fairtrade-certified producers and workers in Africa and the Middle East. It has four (4) regional networks – Eastern & Central Africa; Southern Africa; West Africa; and the Middle East & North Africa. Established in 2005, FTA is a member of Fairtrade International and currently represents over one million farmers and workers in over 600 Producer Organizations (POs) spread across 28 countries in Africa by providing services to them that contribute to the improvement of their livelihoods. FTA’s interventions are guided by the Fairtrade Theory of Change which visually expresses how they ultimately lead to global Fairtrade Goals. FTA has a team entirely dedicated to the implementation of development programs and composed of thematic experts (climate change, gender, youth inclusion, etc).
Max Havelaar France (MHF) also belongs to the international Fairtrade/Max Havelaar movement and works in partnership with FTA to connect producers in African countries with conscious and committed companies and consumers, but also to develop projects addressing specific issues. For more information, you can go to https://fairtradeafrica.net/ The Fairtrade movement has developed a Theory of Change that will be useful to know for the baseline study: https://fairtradeafrica.net/our-theory-of-change/ B) A brief description of GAIM project and implicated parties Ghana Agroforestry for Impact (GAIM) is a three-year project funded by several actors including the French Development Agency (AFD). The fundraising has been managed by MHF and the project will be implemented by FTA. GAIM responds to two challenges: the low income of cocoa farmers and their dependence on it, as well as the vulnerability of ageing cocoa farms to climate change, which pushes them to expand their production area to protected zones. Through the introduction of agroforestry techniques, the specific objectives will be i) to convert 100ha of cocoa to agroforestry, enhancing biomass production, improving the microclimate of the farmland, reducing input costs by increasing the productivity of the plots ii) to diversify crops and sources of income, while iii) strengthening the inclusion of women and the engagement of young people ensuring intergenerational transmission. After 9 years, GAIM aims to provide a living income for cocoa farmer households, organic certification for cooperatives, generation of carbon credits and access to decision-making positions for women. 3 partner cooperatives have been identified to carry out this project in Ghana:
They all have developed institutional and sectoral legitimacy to carry out their role of representing
and defending Fair Trade values in their countries. Objective of the study The purpose of the GAIM baseline study is to determine and document reference data and information for the basic project indicators. These indicators aim at monitoring all 3 project components. A) Basic project indicators
B) Project component 1: Strengthen capacities of POs to support their producers in the
agroecological transition One of the main services that a cooperative provides to its producer members is technical support. This support is provided by experienced field agents employed by the cooperative, and by the provision of equipment, inputs, etc. Fairtrade certified cocoa co-operatives seek to support and accompany their members in the agro-ecological transition of their means of production, for a more sustainable and environmentally friendly production. Agroforestry methods can only be disseminated to members if the cooperatives have the skills and capacity to support and accompany them. To achieve this objective, GAIM will consolidate a training and support system for field agents, who will in turn train producers. In addition, agroforestry services will be made available in local service centres (LSCs), as close as possible to the communities. In order to sustain the strengthening of the skills and capacities of the cooperatives, the inclusion of women and young people is important; women represent an important part of the workforce in the cocoa sector, yet they are generally under-represented and their work is rarely recognised or paid. Finally, intergenerational transmission is necessary to ensure the sustainability of the sector. The achievement of this specific objective will be measured by (i) the number of cooperatives that have systemised the agroforestry services to their members, and (ii) the number of cooperatives that have developed complementary activities to continue the promotion and dissemination of the conversion to agroecology. Output indicators
Outcome indicator
o % of trained farmers applying FAS
o % of trained farmers applying Island o % of trained farmers applying DAF
C) Project component 2: Income diversification and inclusion
In Ghana's 'cocoa belt', all households live by the same seasonal rhythm: when there is no cocoa, regional income is low and prices on local markets are low, so that diversified cultivation generates little or no income. In order for farmers to improve and diversify their sources of income, support to cooperatives beyond the distribution of seeds and seedlings is needed. This will be done through the implementation of management and marketing services for products from diversified crops, via the optimisation of the use of tools and equipment (premises, trucks not used during cocoa harvests), but also through the carrying out of a market study that will identify new product/market combinations that are potentially profitable for the farmers. In addition, a feasibility study for payment for environmental services will be carried out, and an effective payment pilot project will be set up to encourage farmers to convert their cocoa production to dynamic agroforestry. At the community level, the establishment and support to the development of VSLAs will be strongly encouraged to spread access to credit and encourage farmers to save their extra income. Women will play an important role in these credit unions as they are usually the participants and beneficiaries. In order for them to be involved in the agroforestry activities implemented by the project, they will be able to buy improved stoves that are sold by the cooperatives in order to free up their time for other domestic tasks. If women farmers have access to these agroforestry trainings, and to capital that they can reinvest, they will drastically contribute to the improvement of cocoa production and productivity, and reinvest their capital in their households, or community. Output indicators
Outcome indicators
% of increased income of women thanks to their IGAs
D) Project component 3: Ecological intensification of Fairtrade production systems
Climate change is already having an impact on cocoa production in Ghana, with some areas experiencing drought at certain times and heavy rainfall at others. By implementing dynamic agroforestry practices in the cocoa plots, the cocoa trees will be less susceptible to drought, as they are protected by several layers of canopy. By reproducing a forest-like environment that is favourable for cocoa production, the aim is that cocoa farmers will no longer have to go deep into the forest and contribute to deforestation to find more fertile soil. In order for them to have the means to reduce their impact on the environment and to be more resilient to the effects of climate change, the project plans to i) promote the conversion of farmland to one of the three agroforestry techniques, ii) effectively convert 100 hectares to dynamic agroforestry, iii) carry out a diagnosis of land tenure for effective and relevant registration of plots that meets several objectives: clarifying the issues related to land and tree ownership, facilitating the transparency and traceability needed to comply with the various legislations (EU, ARS ...), contributing to the maintenance of farms of sufficient size to ensure a decent income, overview of future harvests, etc) and, where appropriate, iv) ensuring workshops for the exchange of good practices at local and national level, including stakeholders in the cocoa landscape. This specific objective will be measured by the total area of converted plots, the number of trained farmers who actually implement agroforestry activities on their plots, as well as the percentage of farmers who apply these carbon sequestration reduction techniques within their plots and/or who testify to having become aware of the related environmental issues. Output indicators
Outcome indicators
Methodology and approach
The study will follow the standard UN definitions and metrics for measuring the social and economic status of producers. This information is considered critical in refining targets for each of the project’s indicators/metrics. Deliverables of the assignment
o Narrative in line with the ToR
If need be, conduct focus group discussions and key informant interviews of stakeholders in the sector/location to complement the baseline data and information The draft and/or final report (30 pages maximum) should comprise, but not be limited to:
Schedule Required Skills or Experience Fairtrade Africa seeks an experienced, well-skilled, proactive, and dedicated consultant to carry
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