OPEN NOW: Grain Staple Crop Production Improvement, Armenia, 2 Wks

Type: Volunteer Position   Length of Assignment: 2 Weeks (March/April)  Project Name: Farmer to Farmer
Assignment Title: Grain Staple Crop Production Improvement   Assignment Number: ARM-2083-013


Overview

ACDI/VOCA seeks a Grain Staple Crop Production Improvement for a Volunteer Assignment in Armenia. The selected Volunteer will collaborate with the host and fellow farmers to provide thematic and practical training. 
***As part of the Farmer-to-Farmer Consortium, this assignment is made possible through USAID funding. In accordance to USAID guidelines, any candidates submitted for consideration under this project must have a valid US passport or Green Card.***
This is a 2-week assignment, scheduled for March/ April 2025/ Position to be filled in 2024.

Apply now by:
1) Complete the form below https://forms.gle/xXs7P6pv236uG9Wv5
2) Submit your resume (with relevant experience) for review to service@peacecorpsconnect.org.

Provisions for the Volunteer:

• All international and local travel

• All lodging

• A per diem to cover meals and incidentals

• Travel Visa (if applicable)

• Emergency Medical Evacuation Insurance

• In-country support from field office staff

• Local cell phone to use during assignment (if needed)

Responsibilities

An expert specialized in staple crop growing requirements with experience in wheat, emmer wheat, oat, barley, rye, and buckwheat production is needed. If the expert can’t cover all the mentioned crops, covering some of them is also fine.

Assignment Tasks

Prior to departure, the Volunteer should have online meetings with the host to discuss specific needs and technical details of the assignment.

While in-country, the Volunteer will:

• Get acquainted with the issues of each host on staple crop production  

• Provide recommendations to the issues provided above, in particular:  

• How to increase soil fertility and standard soil requirement for each of the staple crops listed above

• How to increase productivity (connected to the first point)

• How to produce high quality seeds on the farms

• How to face climate change challenges and mitigate the risks

• Pest, disease and weed management

• Make recommendations to help the farmers increase soil fertility and productivity

• Improve pest, disease and weed management knowledge and skills

• Improve understanding of climate change influences on staple crop production

Qualifications

• University degree or at least 5 years relevant work experience

• Practical experience facilitating agricultural business 

• Excellent cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills

• Previous international experience a plus

• Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel and apps like Zoom, WhatsApp, Facebook Etc.
  
  

Apply now:
1) Complete the form below https://forms.gle/xXs7P6pv236uG9Wv5
2) Submit your resume (with relevant poultry experience) for review to service@peacecorpsconnect.org.
Position will be filled in 2024 for March/April 2025 travel date. 
Please share this position with Ag RPCVs and groups.