Rice Farmer Training Programme Consultant

Partnership Objective and activities:

1. Train farmers on improving rice yields through organic rice production
   • Training on organic standards and farm diary book to IBIS rice members
   • Distribution and monitoring of farm diary books to farmers
   • Pre-planting technique and rice seed production
   • Pest and nutrient management and demonstration
   • Land leveling training and demonstration of sowing methods
   • Harvest and post-harvest training
   • Collect data from demonstrations
   • Demonstrate small irrigation systems
   • Transplanting using machine
   • Conduct cover crop training, monitoring, and demonstration
   • Compost fertilizer training and demonstration
   • Farmer exchange visits to demonstrations using composting machines
2. Support compliance with organic and IBIS rice standards
   • Training on Internal Control System (ICS) to VMN Inspectors
   • Conduct organic inspection (ICS stage 1)
   • Training on threshing record and Post-harvest Inspection to VMN committee members
   • Monitor harvesting-complete threshing record (ICS stage 2) and check paddy cleaning storage
   • Post-harvest Inspection (ICS stage 3)
   • Coordinate with national park rangers/conservation organisations on complying with conservation standards
3. Facilitate Market Linkage:
   • Promote IBIS rice project and disseminate organic wildlife-friendly rules in 3 existing villages
   • Farmer registration and group forming
   • Farmer training on production costs, sales pricing, profit
   • Provide IBIS rice seeds under credit
   • Facilitate sale agreement and farmer’s contract arrangement with the IBIS rice company

The detail of Term of Reference can be sought to email: [email protected]

Requirements

• Legal entity/ Organization who experiences in Ibis rice
• Experience in facilitating smallholder rice farmer market linkages
• Proven experience working with the IBIS rice company and adherence to their standards
• Experience of training smallholder farmers in organic rice production
• Functioning presence in BLF target area of Siem Pang and Veun Sai districts
• Financial proposal including fee and listing the key persons who are part of the delivery team on the project in the table below