Background and Partner Organization
SHEN NGO is an important player, facilitator and guarantor of quality: over the past 25 years, the NGO has established the concept of organic agriculture, organic agriculture laws and national criteria for organic agriculture, as well as a Master's Degree Program in organic agriculture at the Armenian National Agrarian University.
SHEN NGO, which means „prosperous village", particularly focuses on creating vibrant communities, for example, by strengthening skills and employment, community-based organizations and agricultural cooperatives, and by improving infrastructure and market access.
Based on the above successes in spreading organic agriculture, SHEN NGO is motivated to digitalize it.
Already, a pilot project transferring real-time weather data to smartphones and computers has been successful: farmers and cooperatives have been able to anticipate and respond to weather events such as hail, floods and drought. Equally well received was information on plant diseases and pest control.
SHEN NGO is looking for an international professional for the follow-up of the above mentioned pilot project and further pilot projects, e.g. for methods of cropping, time of planting, pricing, nutrition, small livestock breeding.
The position is located in Yerewan, headquarters of SHEN NGO, Armenia.
Job Scope
At SHEN NGO, you will contribute to the establishment, further development, implementation and management of agroforestry projects by analysing the need for further training of colleagues and strengthening their skills through creative workshops. In cooperation with universities, you will contribute to the capacity development of knowledge/skill building in agroforestry. You will contribute to the conceptualisation of innovative agroforestry projects and the development of a national and international agroforestry network.
In particular, you are responsible for the following:
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Please note that citizenship of a Member State of the European Union or Switzerland is a formal requirement.
Benefits provided by Bread for the World and Dienste in Übersee
Bread for the World provides a framework in which the professionals of Dienste in Übersee share their knowledge and skills with people of another culture.
Supportive cooperation, mutual learning and intercultural exchange are enabled by:
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