Consultant - CARICOM Agriculture Extension Delivery Training

The Service Provider will execute the following main tasks/activities:
(i) Participate in a briefing session with Representatives from the CARICOM Secretariat’s Team and IICA to discuss the objectives and
outputs and any other issues related to the execution of the assignment that require clarification;
(ii) Develop and deliver a virtual Agriculture Extension Training programme to cover the following topics:
(a) Sustainable Inclusive Extension
i. ICT in Extension  
ii. New Extension Delivery Methodologies
iii. Tablets, Drones, social media, Traditional tools and
Platforms in Extension and Agricultural Technology Transfer
iv. Agribusiness and Value Chains; Marketing and New Market Intelligence approaches for Food Security, Exports and Rural livelihoods  
(b) Sustainable Agricultural Production
i. Exploring Renewable energy including solar and bio digesting, climatic and risk modelling, Integrated Water Resources Management.
ii. Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT) for Crops, livestock and Integrated Farming.
iii. Best Practices in Climate Resilience – alternatives to conventional pesticide use and GAP waste disposal and environmental protection.
iv. Appropriate Climate Resilient technologies.
v. Sustainable Soil and Land Management.
(iii) Organise and host a virtual closing ceremony. Trainees should be provided with a Certificate of Completion.  
(iv) Provide a close out report detailing the accomplishments of the training programme, challenges and opportunities for future interventions. The report should also contain details on trainees’ participation level.