Background
RTB Flagship 4’s SW 4.4. cluster was one of the best performing clusters in 2020, and was awarded bonus funding. Some of this funding will be used to further promote sweetpotato silage production and utilization. Most recently, two silage hubs have been formed and are now producing silage for sale. The silage hubs, manned by the youth groups require support to become fully fledged autonomous units through bolstering their business outlook, service and product delivery. CIP would like to recruit a consultant to mentor the youth groups and backstop their activities
Objectives:
- To provide mentoring and guidance to the silage hubs commercialization activities
- To support sweetpotato silage promotional activities
Deliverables
- Technical report outlining the capacity building and product delivery activities aimed at strengthening the silage hubs
- Newspaper article promoting sweetpotato silage utilization by urban and peri-urban livestock farmers
Timeframe
Consultancy contract will be for 10 days.
Requirements
- PhD in Animal Science.
- At least 10 years of relevant work experience and knowledge in Forage formulation and utilization.
- Skills in coaching and mentoring youth teams