SNV (Netherlands Development Organisation) in Vietnam is engaged in development cooperation. SNV contributes to poverty reduction through increased income and employment creation for a large group of household, micro and small scale enterprises. Currently, SNV is supporting the development of the cardamom value chain in the Lai Chau and Lao Cai provinces.
SNV would like to invite Vietnamese consulting organizations or Local Capacity Builders to submit a proposal for undertaking the following assignment:
“Support to the development and promotion of a quality assurance protocol for the cardamom sector in the Lao Cai and Lai Chau provinces”
The work includes a total of 24 consultancy days of which part will be implemented in the Lao Cai and Lai Chau provinces.
Qualified organizations should meet the following criteria:
- Experience in forestry and/or NTFP post-harvest processing
- Experience working in mountainous regions in Vietnam
- Experience in providing consultancy and training in forestry or post harvest technology
- Proven facilitation skills, especially with adults people in rural areas
- Skills and experiences related to quality assurance protocols
- Knowledge in marketing and international trading
Interested organizations can obtain the terms of references from website www.ngocentre.org.vn [1] or requested it via e-mail through [email protected] [2]. Qualified organizations may issue their technical and financial proposal according to the terms of reference latest by May 25, 2010.