A long-term Local Agricultural Engineer Expert to conduct a feasibility study on Crocus Production & Management Cycle.

he MASAR for Local Governments Programme (Maintaining Strength and Resilience) funded by the EU MADAD trust fund, seeks to build the institutional capacity and strengthen the resilience of local governments and their host, displaced and refugee populations.

The MASAR programme targets three areas in Lebanon heavily affected by the refugee crisis, mainly Akkar, Baalbek-Hermel, and the coastal plain north of Tripoli. By focusing on improving area-based planning, service delivery and local economic development, the programme seeks to help local governments develop long-term solutions to the challenges they face.

VNG International (the International Cooperation Agency of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities), being one of the four consortium MASAR partners, is implementing a pilot project in Union of Municipality of Deir el Aahmar (UoMDEA) the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate based on the introduction of new crops and niche products that are adaptable to the area and help in expanding the markets for local producers where the Union will take the lead. One of the activities of the project included introducing crocus production to the area and training the farmers on its management and priniciples.

VNG International is seeking a National Expert on the production and mmanagement cycle of crocus

Prepare a capacity development programme, training materials and a manual on Crocus production & management/cropping cycle with optimal timelines from buying to planting, harvesting and marketing (in Arabic and English). 

Present the trainers with a feasibility study on the production process

Location: Union of Municipalities of Deir El_Ahmar

Expected implementation phase: August 29-May 31, 2022

Minimum requirements:  please check TOR attached