ToRTechnical ExpertsHigh Value Agriculture ProjectTor的技术专家-高值农业项目.docxVIP

PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 1 Government of Nepal Ministry of Agricultural Development High Value Agriculture Project in Hill and Mountain Areas (HVAP) Procedure for Recruitment of Technical Experts in HVAP and their Terms of References (ToRs) Background High Value Agriculture Project in Hill and Mountain Areas (HVAP) is an undertaking of Ministry of Agriculture Development (MoAD) with the financial support of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). This is a six-year project and is being implemented since July 2010 in nine districts of Mid Western Development Region and one district of Far Western Development Region. MoAD is the Executing Agency with overall project implementation responsibilities. Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) Nepal and Agro-Enterprise Centre (AEC) of Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) are the implementing partners. HVAP is a market-led agriculture development project that supports to the producers and market operators through different facilities to address critical constraints within the selected value chains. The overall goal of the project is the reduction of poverty and vulnerability of women and men in hill and mountain areas of the Mid-Western Development Region and the project purpose is the rural poor, especially women and marginal groups, are integrated in high value agriculture and NTFP/MAP Non-Timber Forest Non-Timber Forest The expected outcomes of the project are: Improved commercial relations and partnerships between agricultural/NTFP/MAPs market operators and producers result in profitable, efficient, market-orientated production of high value commodities for 13,500 beneficiary households directly Increased participation and access of poor marginal producers in high value commodity value chains and agricultural/NTFP markets Small poor farmers and other rural producers benefit from sustainable increases in volume and value of production as a result of improved production/colle