BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT AND ASSIGNMENT
The
Government of Indonesia partners with the Government of Australia on an
initiative to boost smallholder farmers’ incomes: The
Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Rural Economic Development
(AIP-Rural).
AIP-Rural
is a suite of programs that improves smallholder farmers’ access to new
markets, better inputs, know-how, technology, irrigation, and small
loans. Its goal is to achieve a sustainable 30% increase in the net
incomes of 1,000,000 male and female smallholder farmers in Eastern
Indonesia by 2022. AIP-Rural operates in East Java, West and East of
Nusa Tenggara, Papua and West Papua.
The
program focuses on agricultural sectors that display strong growth
potential and are the main source of income for many smallholder
farmers. All of this is done via co-investing in new business models
with local, regional, national and international market players to
create business models that improve the agriculture sector’s
competitiveness, especially for smallholder farmers.
AIP-Rural’s four programs are:
Promoting Rural Income through Support for Markets in Agriculture (PRISMA)
A
program dedicated to supporting the Government of Indonesia’s mid-term
development strategy to eradicate rural poverty. The program aims to
improve agriculture competitiveness – productivity, profit, access to
new or better markets, and innovation – for rural farmers. PRISMA aims
to achieve a 30% increase in the net incomes of 300,000 male and female
smallholder farmers in Eastern Indonesia by the program’s completion.
Tertiary Irrigation Technical Assistance (TIRTA)
TIRTA
is a program that aims to improve smallholder farmers’ access to
irrigation. It supports the creation of tertiary irrigation schemes that
are managed by HIPPA (water user associations) and local investors
(lead farmers or local entrepreneurs). The program’s goal is to increase
the net income of 10,000 farmers by 60% through improvements to the
efficiency, technical and economic viability of at least 35 tertiary
irrigation projects.
Strengthening Agriculture Finance in Rural Areas (SAFIRA)
This
is a program that improves smallholder farmers’ access to essential
financial services, such as business and investment capital loans. The
program facilitates a financial service model that can answer to
farmers’ specific needs through a partnership between formal and
informal financial institutions in rural areas. The program will also
expand smallholder farmers’ financial access through key market
stakeholders (including but not limited to input retailers, collectors,
traders and manufacturing companies) in the value chain.
Applied Research and Innovation System in Agriculture (ARISA)
ARISA
is a partnership between Indonesia’s Agency for the Assessment and
Application of Technology (BPPT) and Australia’s science and technology
think tank, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation (CSIRO), that aims to disseminate applied and adaptive
research in agriculture that will have practical and significant impacts
on the incomes of farmers. Its goal is to support innovations that can
increase the incomes of 10,000 small farmers in Eastern Indonesia by the
end of 2018.
APPLICATION
Read
the full details and how to apply here: Palladium-Field
Researcher
Application close on 31st February 2018.
Indonesian nationals and female candidates are encouraged to apply..
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
The
purpose of this position is to support the PRISMA vegetable sector team
in Papua and West Papua to conduct activities related to the
intervention in Papua and West Papua.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Under
the direction of the Vegetable Sector Team Papua and West Papua, the
Field Staff will be responsible for delivering the following tasks:
- Conduct surveys on seed availability and sales from Dealer and Retailers in Papua and West Papua including brand variety and trends.
- Conduct survey on opportunities of new crop type to be promoted.
- Conduct market survey on inter-island trade of high value vegetable crop.
- Conduct interview and find hard-copy evidence of farmers access from Govt Extension Officers..
- Conduct surveys on vegetable nursery and willingness of farmers to buy seedling from Nursery.
- Other duties as required.
REQUIREMENTS
Preferred Qualification:
- Bachelor degree in any discipline, degree in agriculture is preferable.
- Home Based in Papua or West Papua.
- Has an excellent understanding on business and agriculture.
- Proven strong communication skills with multiple stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and reporting skills.
- FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
- This position reports to PRISMA Vegetables sector team Papua and West Papua.
FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP
This position reports to PRISMA Vegetables sector team Papua and West Papua.
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