Apiculture Training Consultant – Lower Centenary Producers Trust (LCPT) 187 views

Apiculture Training Consultant : Lower Centenary Producers Trust (LCPT)

Name of organization: Lower Centenary Producers Trust (LCPT)
an Title: Apiculture Training Consultant
Submission deadline: 10 February 2022

In Zimbabwe, LCPT is implementing an Integrated Rural Development and Marketing Project for smallholder farmers funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development. The aim of the project is to contribute to food security for 3,000 small scale farmers and to enable them to earn extra income through marketing of their excess harvests

Duties And Responsibilities

• Apiculture economy: business training of apiculture- value chain analysis and market linkages
• Industry coordination and management
• Technical guidance and licensing in apiculture
• Bee products processing, bee products safety and standardized production and product package design
• Construction of bases for bee keeping and bee protection
• Bee pollination base construction, nectar sources and pollination technical training
• Bee biology
• Apiculture machinery and equipment
• Nationwide bee species coordination and guide
• Guidance of bee medicine usage
• Overview of introduction of international apiculture businesses
The training must also cover the establishment of the following committees:
• Beekeeping management committee
• Bee protection committee
• Apitherapy specialised committee
• Bee breeding committee
• Bee products processing committee
• Apiculture economy committee
• Nectar source and pollination committee
• Bee biology committee
• Apiculture machinery and equipment committee

Expected Outcomes and Deliverables
Phase 1: Inception Report
Short inception report and PP presentation outlining training materials and methods, mission work plan, time schedule and budget to be approved by LCPT
Phase 2: Training of Extension Staff
The consultant will commence training of extension staff.
Phase 3: Reporting

The trainer will develop a training report and a training manual to be shared with LCPT for review. LCPT will raise comments to be addressed by the trainer for approval by LCPT

Qualifications And Experience

Phase 3: Reporting
Required Qualifications / Experience
• A degree in the field of: apiculture science or natural resources management or agro-forestry (with a bias in apiculture), or related field.
• At least 3 years with similar experience and engagement on apiculture or undertaking related tasks.
• Should have solid experience in both humanitarian field and in the natural resource management
• Experience in bee keeping in the context of human and wildlife conflict management will be preferred.
• Sound knowledge context as well as demonstrated ability to manage the available time and resources and to work to tight deadlines.
• Experience working with inclusive business models and partnerships with private sector is an assert.