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Farmer to Farmer East Africa Volunteer Assignment Scope of Work NOTE: THIS SCOPE OF WORK IS AWAITING FINAL EDITS Assignment Code Country Country Project Host Organization Type of Volunteer Assistance: Type of Value Chain Activity: Assignment Title Assignment preferred dates Assignment objective Desired volunteer skills/ expertise Summary Information UG 107 Uganda Maize country project Namungalwe Area Cooperative Enterprise (NACE) Technology Transfer (T) On Farm Production (F) Introducing climate SMART Agricultural practices May – June 2017 Training on practical climate SMART agricultural practices that will help address (mitigate and adapt) the effects of climate change in order to increase resilience of farmers to climate shocks Extensive experience in agriculture development and knowledge on diversified techniques/adaptation measures to managing effects of climate change Experience working with small holder subsistence farmers in developing countries. Good interpersonal communication and presentation skills (adult education skills) A. BACKGROUND Namungalwe Area Cooperative Enterprise is a second tier marketing cooperative, located in Eastern Uganda, Iganga district Namungalwe Sub County in Namungalwe parish, its membership is composed of 7 Rural Producer Organizations (RPOs) with a total membership of 630 members of which 52% are women and 48% men. It was started 2011 and registered in 2012 under the Cooperative Institutions Statute, 1991 and Co-operative Regulations, 1992. Namungalwe is a farmer owned and democratically controlled enterprise governed by a 7-member committee which is elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) every year. The committee is the supreme policy making body of Namungalwe Area Cooperative Enterprise. The Vision of Namungalwe is “A Competent Secondary Co-operative marketing members’ produce profitably” and the Mission: “To provide Agricultural support services through Training, Bulking of Inputs and Produce, Value Addition and Market Linkages”. The cooperative aims at the following objectives: 1. 2. 3. 4. To strengthen the ACE, serve its members effectively and efficiently To gather, process and disseminate market information to its members To add value to agricultural produce of members and market collectively To increase the quantity and improve the quality of members’ produce by utilization of better agronomy farming practices especially in maize and groundnuts 5. To procure agricultural inputs and services collectively in a bid to minimize faking, adulteration and counterfeiting. 6. To promote Gender sensitivity among members for harmonization and enhancement of farmer family incomes in the members. Since its formation, Namungalwe has been able to mobilize members to join RPOs and membership has risen from 200 individual members to 630 within 2 years, it intends to have 1500 members in the next three years. In a bid to increase its membership, NACE still faces financial and technical constraints in order to realize its objectives. One of which is dealing with the effects of climate change and its impact on farm productivity which in turn affects quantities of produce bulked and marketed by the cooperative, and increasing food insecure households. This technical volunteer assistance will help to introduce and train the membership of NACE in climate adaptation measures for improved agricultural production. B. ISSUE DESCRIPTION Uganda is highly vulnerable to climate change and variability - its economy and the wellbeing of her people are tightly bound to climate. Human induced climate change in the coming century has the potential to halt or reverse the country's development trajectory. In particular, climate change is likely to mean increased food insecurity; shifts in the spread of diseases like malaria; soil erosion and land degradation; prolonged droughts, flood damage to infrastructure and settlements and shifts in the productivity of agricultural and natural resources. It will be the poor and vulnerable populations who feel these impacts the hardest. Exacerbating poverty triggering migration as well as heightened competition over strategic water resources, climate change could lead to regional insecurity1. These effects are no longer in the future, the country is already experiencing the negative impacts of climate change, with the agriculture sector being the back bone of country (80% contribution from subsistence small holder farmers) being worst hit. It’s important to note that man has been the biggest contributor -to climate change with immediate impacts being felt in the agricultural sector. Some of these human activities include: the industrial sector, burning fossil fuels contributing to GHGs without building carbon sinks, deforestation mostly for charcoal burning, over cultivation, bush clearing through burning which has adversely affected soil biodiversity. All these activities contribute to soil degradation, increase in greenhouse gas emissions- rise in temperature, frequent droughts and flooding, unpredictable rainfall patterns and a reduction in the amounts and uneven distribution of rainfall. These climate changes cause considerable damage to crop production and the agricultural sector in general. The frequency and magnitude of the environmental shocks increase the risks for smallholder farmers, affecting already-fragile ecosystems and the livelihoods of most rural households in the developing world2. Namungalwe ACE members (small holder farmers) have had the taste of climate change impacts – affecting crop productivity especially through degraded soil fertility, prolonged droughts, unpredictable rains, emergence of notorious weeds such as striga, which is adversely affecting maize yields, among others. Farmers have however contributed largely to these climate change effects through; tree cutting with no strategies for re-planting, inefficient charcoal burning as a growing economic activity and increasing carbon dioxide emissions, over cultivation of the soils leading to soil erosion and surface run off, clearing of fields after harvest and burning the crop residues which leaves the soils bare and more susceptible to surface water evaporation. Due to these existing challenges, the management of NACE approached CRS requesting for technical assistance on how to help its members to deal with the effects of climate change through introduction of sustainable, easy to adopt climate SMART agriculture practices in order to increase farm productivity, and ultimately improve household incomes. C. OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT The objective of this volunteer assignment is to introduce and train the staff and membership of Namungalwe ACE in climate SMART agriculture practices as one of the climate adaptation/mitigation measures for improved farm productivity and increase resilience to climate shocks. Specific training topics will include but not limited to; How human activities contribute to climate change- “effects of our own carbon foot prints” 1 2 Department for International Development, 2008-Climate Change in Uganda SPRING 2016, Report Climate SMART Agriculture is Nutrition SMART Soil fertility management – introducing components of composting, mulching, crop rotation, inter -cropping to achieve maximum benefits such as weed suppression, rejuvenating soil fertility, introducing/re-emphasising the use of cover crops for certain benefits such as soil nutrient fixation, weed suppression, minimising surface water evaporation, minimum tillage, on farm crop residue management and recycling of nutrients Water conservation measures- such as simple techniques of rain water harvesting for irrigation during periods of water scarcity, on farm soil water conservation techniques Using the identified constraints as initial clues, during the first 1-2 days of her/his assignment, the volunteer will further assess existing challenges and make changes on relevant topics for training. S/he will also refine the prepared materials for a successful delivery of information and skills. The host participants are semi-illiterate and majority are illiterate- the volunteer should prepare less of written materials and concentrate more on field practical demonstrations, and pictorials. Host contribution–Namungalwe ACE has committed to mobilize its staff and members to the trainings to be conducted by the volunteer. Participants selected will be those with the capacity to share information with the rest of the members not reached through the volunteer training. The host will also arrange for training venues with close by fields for practical demonstrations. Translation services will be provided by the host. ANTICIPATED RESULTS FROM THE ASSIGNMENT Through this volunteer technical assistance- it’s anticipated that the staff and members will have a better understanding of climate change and effects of our carbon foot prints. The participants will also be able to replicate some or all the climate SMART practices introduced during the training- for their own improved on farm productivity and more food secure households. On farm management practices and implementation of volunteer recommendations will translate into increased crop yields, increase in the quantity and quality of grain bulked and marketed by the ACE and more money in the farmers’ pockets. The anticipated deliverables include: Trainings conducted and people trained Training guidelines/manual developed Debriefing with USAID and in country group presentations after assignment Field trip report and expense report Outreach activity, press release or a media event back in US D. SCHEDULE OF VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES IN UGANDA Day Activity Day 1: Travel from home to US international airport Arrival at Uganda Entebbe Airport, picked by hotel shuttle to Kampala and Day 2 check in at Fairway Hotel www.fairwayhotel.co.ug At 9.00 am the volunteer is greeted at the hotel by CRS staff and thereafter taken to CRS office for briefing and finalise with logistics. Any necessary Day 3 training material will be prepared/printed at CRS offices before travel to the field. Travel to Namungalwe, Iganga District to commence the assignment. Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Days 7-8 Days 9 - 10 Days 11 - 12 Day 13 - 14 Day 15 -16 Days 17 Day 18 Day 19 Day 20 TBD In the morning CRS introduces the volunteer to the Namungalwe cooperative management team and board members. Together with CRS and the management, the volunteer will review the SOW and develop the action plan. In the afternoon, Visit some farmer fields for assessment and familiarisation with current practices Visit more farmer fields and discuss with the major challenges related with production Training to selected Trainer of Trainers (Leader Farmers) who will follow through with further trainings with support of NACE management after the volunteer assignment Training RPO1 RPO 2 training RPO3 training RPO 4 training Wrap up meetings, whilst emphasizing key concepts of the assignment. Participants evaluate the training and together with the volunteer discuss final report recommendations. End of assignment presentation. Travel back to Kampala Debriefing at CRS office with USAID Mission and CRS staff. Volunteer finalizes his/her reporting at CRS office and fill out all necessary M&E forms as well as finalise liquidations with finance. Depart for the US Outreach event in the US E. ACCOMODATION AND OTHER IN-COUNTRY LOGISTICS In Kampala, the volunteer will stay at Fairway Hotel & Spa (www.fairwayhotel.co.ug). While in Iganga, the volunteer will stay at Mum Resort- with the basic amenities such as water and electricity. CRS will pay for hotel accommodation, and provide volunteer with per diems to cater for meals and other incidentals. The volunteer may get an advance which has to be cleared before departing Uganda. For more information, please refer to country information that will be provided. F. RECOMMENDED ASSIGNMENT PREPARATIONS CRS-F2F designs assignments with the assumption of some pre-departure preparation by the volunteer. Actual preparation time will vary based on the experience of the volunteer, as well as informational or training resources the volunteer has readily available. CRS relies on the volunteer to assess the tasks outlined in this SOW and to make his or her own judgment about how much and what kind of preparation is needed prior to arriving in Uganda The volunteer should prepare materials for hand out which can be printed at CRS office in Kampala before commencement of the assignment. Flip charts, markers, masking tapes can be obtained at CRS offices. CRS strongly recommends that the volunteer become familiar with CRS programs in Uganda, especially the maize country project description and other information in the briefing pack before arrival to Uganda G. KEY CONTACTS CRS Baltimore Maria Figueroa Recruitment Manager EA Farmer to Farmer Program 228 W. Lexington Street Baltimore, MD 21201 410-951-7366 Email: [email protected] CRS Uganda CRS EA Regional Office Nyambura Theuri Deputy Project Director EA Farmer to Farmer Program P.O. Box 49675 – 00100 Nairobi, Kenya St. Augustine Court Karuna Close Road Email: [email protected] George Ntibarikure Project Director Farmer to Farmer Program Uganda Office Tel: +256 031 226 5658 Mobile cell phone +256 772 472 103 Email: [email protected] Kathryn Clark Head of Programs CRS Uganda Office Tel: +256 031 226 5658 Mobile cell phone +256 772 767 764 Email: [email protected]