[meetyeti] Fwd: Four Volunteer Openings - UNDP-Govt of Nagaland project

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From: Anushree Bhattacharjee <anushreebhattacharjee@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 11:23 AM
Subject: Four Volunteer Openings - UNDP-Govt of Nagaland project
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Anushree
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Volunteer Opening (4 positions) - UNDP-Govt of Nagaland project

In view of the increase in agricultural production and sales, United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is supporting the government of
Nagaland to assess the market for scaling up the sales of organic
agricultural produce from Jhum fields. In this regard, UNDP seeks the
support of four volunteers to conduct a market assessment survey in
Nagaland.

Duration: The assignment will be for a period of five weeks starting
from the second week of February 2014.

Roles and responsibilities:

The questionnaires for the interviews will be provided to the
volunteers. Two or three separate teams would be formed to conduct
these surveys.

The volunteers will be working closely with a marketing consultant
hired by UNDP to develop marketing linkages in Nagaland as part of
this project.


Qualification and experience:

Bachelor's degree in agriculture, ecology, sociology, environmental
sciences and other related fields.
The candidates would need to be proficient in English, Hindi, Nagamese
and/or Assamese.
Prior experience of conducting interviews and surveys will be a
desired quality in candidates.
Experience of working on computers with proficiency in Spreadsheet and
Word would be desirable.


Expenses and remuneration: Local travel and accommodation costs while
carrying out the survey will be borne by the organization. A basic
monthly stipend will be provided to selected volunteers.

Project Background:

The Government of Nagaland-UNDP project titled "Sustainable Land and
Ecosystem Management in Shifting Cultivation areas of Nagaland for
Ecological and Livelihood Security" is being implemented in three
districts of Nagaland viz., Mon, Mokokchung and Wokha districts
covering 40 villages where shifting cultivation is rampant.  The
project aims to develop, demonstrate and upscale sustainable land
management practices for the conservation of Jhum lands in Nagaland
through an ecosystem approach. The project adopts participatory
planning, awareness creation, institution building and strengthening,
integrated farm development, etc., for sustainable land and ecological
management.

The project has also made significant advances in strategic land use
planning where community-based, landscape level land use plans have
been developed in 21 villages to strengthen the existing traditional
land management systems. Integrated Farm Development models have been
promoted in over 1000 hectares of land, in partnership with the
government line departments. Through the soil and water conservation
measures, improved Jhum agroforestry is practiced now in around 12,537
ha, where soil erosion rates have considerably decreased. The income
of households involved in project activities has also increased by
15-20%, as a result of sales of agriculture produce from the Jhum
fields.

In view of the increase in agricultural production and sales, UNDP is
supporting the government of Nagaland to assess the market for scaling
up the sales of organic agricultural produce from Jhum fields. In this
regard, UNDP seeks the support of four volunteers to conduct a market
assessment survey in Nagaland.

Survey Details:

Survey will have three parts

A)     To assess present production and marketing systems of
agriculture products with focus on cash crops i.e. vegetable and
fruits in selected villages of the three districts by interviewing
farmers

B)      To assess present marketing systems  (volume, price,
fluctuations, inflow, outflow, future and historical perspective) and
assess future potential through retailers in district towns (Mon,
Wokha, Mokokchung) and markets on connecting roads to major markets
i.e Kohima, Dimapur, Guwahati, Jorhat and Imphal by identifying and
conducting interviews with local wholesalers and retailers at various
agricultural and horticultural mandis/markets

C)      Same as above in key major markets i.e Kohima, Dimapur,
Guwahati, Jorhat and Kolkata (if necessary).


Interested individuals may please mail their CVs to
anushree.bhattacharjee@xxxxxxxx by February 11, 2014. The survey is to
start soon and the positions will remain open till suitable candidates
are found.

-- 

Anushree Bhattacharjee

Research Associate - Natural Resource Management

Energy and Environment Programme

UNDP India

55, Lodi Estate

New Delhi - 110 003, India

Tel: +91 (11) 46532-286

Fax: +91 (11) 24627612

Email: anushree.bhattacharjee@xxxxxxxx

Website: www.in.undp.org




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