Consultancy for ‘Assess and Design Appropriate Agroforestry models for Café REDD Project’ (SNV)

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Consultancy service for: Café REDD
Country: Vietnam
Organisation: SNV - Netherlands Development Organisation
Project: Café REDD
Location: Lac Duong, Lam Dong, Vietnam
Duration: From October – December 2019

BACKGROUND

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is an international policy initiative that has been developed through international negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that aims to provide results-based financial incentives to developing countries for actions which reduce emissions from forested lands and investing in low-carbon paths to sustainable development.

Vietnam has demonstrated considerable interest in REDD+ and has made important progress to date in terms of preparing for REDD+ implementation at both national and sub-national levels. Recently, Vietnam became one of the few developing countries in the world to have completed meeting the REDD+ ‘readiness’ requirements under the Warsaw Framework (or ‘REDD+ rulebook’). One of the core requirements is to have a National Strategy or Action Plan, and the Government of Vietnam approved an updated National REDD+ Action Programme (NRAP) in 2017. The new NRAP provides a clearer orientation towards the integration of REDD+ in the context of sustainable development/green growth. It identifies 7 work packages with a total of 35 policies and measures for the development and implementation of actions to achieve REDD+ in addition to a further 4 work packages which focus on REDD+ readiness and programme management, monitoring and evaluation. Several of the new policies/measures indicate REDD+ actions beyond the forest sector - notably reviewing land use planning and the promotion of sustainable and deforestation-free agriculture in key forest landscapes.

At sub-national level, 19 provinces now have approved Provincial REDD+ Action Plans (PRAPs) which provide more detailed guidance for the implementation of REDD+ activities on the ground. Lam Dong province in the southern part of the Central Highlands was among the first provinces to develop their PRAP (approved in 2015) and has also developed a number of other policies aiming to conserve and restore forests and forge a low emissions development pathway. Lam Dong has also been a frontrunner in the piloting and implementation of Payments for Forest Environmental Services (PFES) and has recently approved a Green Growth Action Plan (2018). On the other hand, in spite of these policies and plans deforestation and forest degradation have continued unabated, largely driven by the conversion of forests to agriculture, in particular coffee in the case of Lam Dong.

In this context, and in an effort to support the provincial government of Lam Dong to implement its stated policies and plans, SNV – The Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) has obtained funding from the International Climate Initiative (ICI) for a project entitled ‘Coffee Agroforestry and Forest Enhancement for REDD+ in Lam Dong’ (CAFÉ-REDD). The project aims to establish and develop a public-private-producer partnership (4P) for forest landscape conservation and restoration in one of Lam Dong’s most important forested landscapes i.e. the Lang Biang Biosphere Reserve comprised of Bi Doup Nui Ba National Park and Buffer Zone in Lac Duong District. Activities will include; i) strengthening public sector capacity for climate smart/sustainable land use planning and collaborative management of forests with communities, ii) working with coffee-buying companies to improve monitoring and traceability systems to prevent deforestation in supply chains; and iii) investing in (mainly ethnic minority) smallholder farmers to promote climate smart, sustainable coffee production techniques leading to improved coffee quality and prices, whilst also promoting landscape restoration through mixed agroforestry systems and alternative livelihoods.

OBJECTIVES

The overall objective of the assignment is:

To assess and design appropriate agroforestry models for Café REDD project

TASKS

• Collect and review literature on different coffee-agroforestry models in Central Highlands, especially the successful models that yield actual results in Lam Dong and Lac Duong district (UN-REDD, IDH, WASI, IPSARD, ICRAF, coffee companies, etc);
• Prepare inception report and work plan
• Conduct field trip, include agenda and meeting with DARD
• Suggest agroforestry model report (develop 02-03 models in details including 1 page brief of other potential agroforestry models). The model include detail assessment of economic and environment effectiveness.
• Conduct consultations with relevant stakeholders; based on above, and in collaboration with SNV project staff and partners, identify proposed agroforestry models for Café REDD in Da Sar, Da Chais, Da Nhim, Lat;
• Develop recommended detailed and costed plan by ha in agroforestry project areas in 2020 (seedling varieties and numbers, inputs and quantity, suppliers, equipment, indicate other support required)
• Finalize agroforestry model and develop training material based on suggested models;
• Prepare final report.

TEAM COMPOSITION/QUALIFICATIONS

SNV needs a team/ organisation to fulfil the TOR who have qualification on:

• Experience & knowledge on agroforestry systems for coffee in Central Highlands and Lam Dong;
• Agroforestry model design (technical and financial) and planning;
• Team leader must have bachelor or MSc in agriculture, forestry degree with minimum 7 years of work experience
• Experiences of agro-forestry and intercropping for coffee in Lac Duong is an advantage
• Carried out similar contracts.

TIMEFRAME

The work specified in this term of reference is expected to be completed within a period from October - December 2019.

DELIVERABLES

• Work Plan and inception report;
• Agroforestry model designs;
• Training materials;
• Detailed agro-forestry plan for café REDD implementation
• Final report;

All deliverables submitted in Vietnamese, final report submitted in English and Vietnamese.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested consultants/ team/ organisations are requested to submit their letter of interest indicating their understanding of the assignment and CVs following the link below with the title “Assess and design appropriate agroforestry models for Café REDD project”.

https://smrtr.io/3rVmr

Deadline for submission of proposal is 17:00 pm 27 September 2019.

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