General call for experts FWC 2023 Lot 3 FOOD SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION

GOPA AFC is seeking experts to join its pool for rapid, high-quality expertise in the following technical areas:  

1. Sustainable Agriculture

1.1 Crop production, storage, conservation, protection and disease control, transformation, and marketing.

1.2 Legal aspects, land governance

1.3 Agroecological approaches (incl. organic farming, agroforestry, permaculture…)

1.4 Food systems assessments

2. Livestock

2.1 Pastoralism issues, including food security, hydraulic, land tenure, security of herds and pastors, etc.

2.2 Veterinary issues including animal health, zoonotic risks, animal identification, quarantine and border inspection posts

2.3 Trade of animal and animal products including sanitary issues and food safety

2.4 Animal production including genetic, conservation, storage and marketing of animal products

2.5 Legal aspects

3. Fishery and aquaculture

3.1 Marine and fresh water aquaculture

3.2 Assessment of fish stocks and sustainable fish resources exploitation

3.3 Legal aspects

4. Food security and nutrition

4.1 Assessment of national stocks

4.2 National statistics on food production

4.3 Assessments, analysis and forecasts of acute food insecurity and early warning systems

4.4 Assessments, analysis and forecasts of chronic food insecurity

4.5 Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus in food crises (link with other topics “beyond food”: security, natural resources management and climate shocks, etc…)

5. Nutrition

5.1 Multi-sectoral approach to nutrition

5.2 Healthy diets

5.3 Information platforms and data on nutrition

5.4 Accountability and reporting on the progress of nutrition pledges

6. Extension/Training/Human Resources Development/Institutional development

6.1 Extension and rural advisory services

6.2 Training of personnel

6.3 Sectoral organisations (farmers, producers, traders)

6.4 Institutional strengthening

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