| Location: Kolar, Karnataka |
 Apply by: 03 Mar 2023 |
| Relevant Sectors | Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural, Urban |
| Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy | |
| Role: Field coordinator, Agri Team Project: Post Harvest Loss Management (PHLM) in tomato & potato. SELCO Foundation is an open-source research and development organization whose role is to implement solutions to generate learnings which can be replicated in various developing contexts. The Agri vertical at SELCO Foundation aims to capture these learnings from implementations and programs which can be used for cross learning within the organization and disseminated to the sector as a whole within the country and globally. These learnings include understanding programs and the sector from an outward/external manner as well which will be achieved through thorough research and will be used to inform programs within the organization. Context of the program: India’s Tomato and Potato production is the second largest in the world. Tomatoes are typically cultivated as a cash crop. Production is concentrated in the Southern and Central states including Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, MP, Gujarat, Odisha and, which contribute to the highest tomato production in the country. Similarly, potatoes are one of the main commercial crops mainly growing in HP, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Punjab, UP, MP, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka and Assam. The post-harvest losses of tomato and potato alone accounts for more than 10 to 15%. The primary causes of which are poor storage and transportation facilities. Other range of issues include limited technical know-how on good agricultural practices, imperfect market knowledge, inadequate market access and less involvement in value addition process. In the absence of proper storage facilities, farmers of perishable commodities such as fruits and vegetables have been rendered devoid of their livelihoods in both immediate and the long term. Within the agriculture vertical, Post-Harvest Loss Management (PHLM) has emerged as one of the primary priorities for the organization in terms of scaling DRE based solutions in different geographies, with a special focus on Karnataka and Maharashtra. There are a series of nodal points within the value chain of Tomato and potato, where sustainable energy can intervene. One of the flagship programs under PHLM is with the partnership of Myrada CIDORR to build sustainable pathways for sustainable energy solutions in PHLM is building financial models, conducting training programs and developing learnings across Post Harvest losses in potato and tomato. SELCO Foundation is seeking support in coordinating the program on the ground from the overall implementation perspective. This particular position is to carry out mobilization and closely support PHLM solutions implementation + supporting activities at Kolar district and neighbouring regions of Karnataka. Job Description: • To closely support the SELCO, Myrada CIDORR and the enterprise teams in mobilization of farmers, facilitating awareness cum training programs, implementation, and post installation activities in PHLM interventions in program geographies. • Be the focal point of SELCO for local coordination, travel and other activities around the program. • On-ground facilitation of training programs for farmers, other stakeholders with the appropriate support from SELCO, MYRADA and others. • Being part of the local farmer meets, FPO/ Federation meetings, and other critical gatherings to build familiarity and awareness on Solar energy interventions in PHLM. • Anchor and manage the field level tracking as part of the MnE from the implementations that are being/ will be done as part of the program. • Being the anchor point in conducting trade fairs and other outreach initiatives (case documentation, video, etc) around the implementation. • Identify and collate case stories of the impactful interventions, and support SELCO team to gather inputs for these. Deliverables: – Bi-weekly submission of progress reports on the overall progress (assessment, implementation, training, post-implementation) – Assist in doing assessments + implementations + monitoring of Energy interventions with PHLM. Submission of Assessment forms/ installation reports/ monitoring reports. – Facilitate and support in conducting 15 training programs to provide solution specific training programs with the tech partners and Myrada training formats, collecting the details post training, collating the data in the specific format. – Assist the team on the ground to capture 10 case studies from the implementation program. Location of the work: Myrada CIDORR office, Bangarpette taluk, Kolar district, Karnataka Qualification: • A Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Agriculture, Engineering, Management, Entrepreneurship, development. Hands-on, field-based work experience. • Expertise or knowledge in Agriculture value chains. Karnataka / Kolar geographies knowledge preferred. • Coordinating ability with multiple partners, on-ground technical coordinators and farmers 1. Ready to be based out of Kolar 2. Fluency in Kannada language You can send the profiles to apply@selcofoundation.org cc:rizwan@selcofoundation.org Subject line – Applying for Name of role . |
