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RTI International Jobs in Uganda, Value Chain Specialists
at RTI - International
Location Kampala, Uganda
Date Posted April 22, 2018
Category Agriculture Jobs in Uganda
Job Type Full-time
Description
Value Chain Specialists, Beans and Sesame, Kampala
Organization: RTI International (RTI)
Country: Uganda
City: Kampala, Uganda
Office: RTI in Kampala
RTI is currently seeking qualified value chain specialists for the anticipated Department for International Development (DFID) funded Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness Project, a 5-year, £30 million project. CASA is intended to increase sustainable investment in agribusinesses with smallholder supply chains and increase the involvement of poorer smallholders in those supply chains. CASA will increase economic opportunities for smallholder famers by: demonstrating the commercial viability of agribusinesses with significant smallholder supply chains; deepen the smallholder impact of investments by investors; and enable more smallholder farmers to engage with commercial markets. CASA will target two value chains each in Uganda, Malawi and Nepal. The Uganda value chain specialists will support expansion of opportunities for smallholder farmers in the beans and sesame value chains.
The value chain specialists will provide long and short-term technical assistance to farmer organizations and SME agribusinesses to understand the existing and potential markets for beans and sesame in Uganda and facilitate change that enables smallholder farmers to consistently and profitably participate in commercial markets. We seek individuals specializing in: Organizational capacity development for famer organizations and/or SME agribusinesses
Agricultural extension
Beans and sesame production
Seed production and marketing
Input supply systems
Post-harvest handling and storage
Business support services to SMEs
Business and financial planning
Domestic and export marketing and sales
at RTI - International
Location Kampala, Uganda
Date Posted April 22, 2018
Category Agriculture Jobs in Uganda
Job Type Full-time
Description
Value Chain Specialists, Beans and Sesame, Kampala
Organization: RTI International (RTI)
Country: Uganda
City: Kampala, Uganda
Office: RTI in Kampala
RTI is currently seeking qualified value chain specialists for the anticipated Department for International Development (DFID) funded Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness Project, a 5-year, £30 million project. CASA is intended to increase sustainable investment in agribusinesses with smallholder supply chains and increase the involvement of poorer smallholders in those supply chains. CASA will increase economic opportunities for smallholder famers by: demonstrating the commercial viability of agribusinesses with significant smallholder supply chains; deepen the smallholder impact of investments by investors; and enable more smallholder farmers to engage with commercial markets. CASA will target two value chains each in Uganda, Malawi and Nepal. The Uganda value chain specialists will support expansion of opportunities for smallholder farmers in the beans and sesame value chains.
The value chain specialists will provide long and short-term technical assistance to farmer organizations and SME agribusinesses to understand the existing and potential markets for beans and sesame in Uganda and facilitate change that enables smallholder farmers to consistently and profitably participate in commercial markets. We seek individuals specializing in: Organizational capacity development for famer organizations and/or SME agribusinesses
Agricultural extension
Beans and sesame production
Seed production and marketing
Input supply systems
Post-harvest handling and storage
Business support services to SMEs
Business and financial planning
Domestic and export marketing and sales
