Job Opportunity

Job Opportunity

by | Nov 27, 2020 | Consultancy, Jobs

WorldVeg is seeking a highly experienced ‘Project Manager’ to manage a 5-year project entitled ‘Safe locally produced vegetables for West Africa’s consumers’ (SAFEVEG) and provide leadership to activities related to strengthening of vegetable business networks. SAFEVEG is funded by the European Union and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The project is expected to commence during the last quarter of 2020. The position will be based at WorldVeg’s regional center for West and Central Africa – Coastal and Humid Regions in Cotonou, Benin and report to the Regional Director.

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Call for Consultant!

Call for Consultant!

by | Nov 22, 2020 | Consultancy

The Crop Trust therefore invites qualified individuals, including existing consultants, to submit their expression of interest (EOI) to be considered for future short- or long-term consultancy assignments at the Crop Trust for work in the framework of the Crop Trust’s project “Breathing New Life into Global Crop Conservation Strategies” on developing Global Conservation Strategies for a number of crops.

In particular, the Crop Trust would like to identify expertise for the following crops or groups of crops – Temperate forage species, Potato, Yams (Dioscorea), Groundnut/peanut, Pea, Peppers & chillies, Crops in the genus Brassica, Millets, Sunflower, Eggplant, Sorghum, Crop in the genus Citrus, Crop in the genus Vigna

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Deadline Open till December 2020

Foodshot Global

Foodshot Global

by | Aug 14, 2020 | Innovations and Ideas

Foodshot Global is seeking for innovative entrepreneurs in the global food sector to apply for the Foodshots precision protein and innovation soil 3.0, deep dive. The selected project must align with Foodshot Global mission; have global impact; contain an articulated pathway to scalability; financially viable and facilitate future innovation and systemic change. Semi-finalists will be notified by September 2020.

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Deadline 30 August 2020

LEAP4FNSSA

LEAP4FNSSA

by | Aug 14, 2020 | Innovations and Ideas

LEAP4FNSSA is looking for a maximum of 25 young innovators, start-ups and entrepreneurs using evidence-based research results and applying digital solutions to the agriculture and food sector. Area of innovations include:

Innovation and digitalization in agriculture – Innovative ideas targeted at helping small farmers make informed decisions to improve agricultural production and the overall sustainability of food systems, “from farm to fork”.

Short value chains – Innovations supporting circular agricultural practices and strengthening the relationship between agricultural production and local food consumption.

Agroecological transitions of food systems – New ideas that link the health of agroecosystems, animals, and humans, to food production and consumption.

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 Deadline 15 August 2020

Director for the CGIAR GENDER Platform

Director for the CGIAR GENDER Platform

by | Jun 11, 2020 | Jobs

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a visionary, dynamic, and creative Director for the CGIAR GENDER Platform.

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Deadline – February 21, 2020