Career as a Forage Development and Animal Feed Specialist

• Assist in the identification, review and development of program interventions for the establishment of viable forage and livestock feed production value chains with emphasis on identifying forage crops that are most adapted to climate change, including crops/varieties that are rain-fed or require minimal irrigation suitable for planting under specific agricultural patterns and climate conditions and adapted to the climate
• Conduct an assessment on the specific needs and interests of the forage producing farmers in relation to forage production
• In collaboration with regional bureaus of agriculture and Livestock and pasture development in target regions, organize stakeholders’ workshops to disseminate the findings and recommendations of the aforementioned assessments on sustainable production of forage crops
• Draft the terms of reference and assist in the identification and pre-screening of implementing partners supporting the multiplication of forage seeds of selected forage crops/feed varieties, and monitoring their progress in the implementation of LOAs programs; to ensure the production of sufficient certified seeds for sale to interested farmers through youth groups and cooperative “seed sales programme”, particularly those supported by the Project
• Facilitate the establishment of farmer groups among community beneficiaries working on the promotion of forage seed and forage production and utilization including development of the action plans outlining areas of responsibility for the group’s members and the most effective means of organizing them
• In collaboration with the forage groups, project staff and woreda technical staff prepare forage production action plan/business plan for selected forage producing groups
• Develop and monitor work plans with project implementing partners and youth/women groups to ensure optimum participation, in demonstration activities, technical training, and establishment and rehabilitation of key productive infrastructure for forage seed and forage production stimulating ownership, and timely delivery of project outputs
• Map the forage production areas jointly with government stakeholders and target community
• Select appropriate technologies and forage species for target communities and supervise the implementation of the forage seed multiplication, forage, and feed production
• Support the feed processing and feed production initiative to achieve feed modernization in the country
• Develop manuals for the production and management of the recommended forage and forage varieties
• Develop effective institutional set up for forage producing group to sustain production and market linkage including assisting in the development of markets utilizing improved technical systems and equipment for forage and feed producers and processors
• Organize project workshops, meetings, monitoring tours, and capacity building
• Assist with up-scaling and out-scaling of project outputs
• Write quarterly and annual reports

(Source: impactpool.org)