Lead and mentor the project team on the best ways to identify, study, and analyze strategic value chains, identify needs for studies, technically supervise all stages of implementation, and review results, reports, and recommendations.

• Conduct technical analysis of farmers' and breeders' needs, participate in designing and implementing participatory rapid assessment tools, and prepare technical reports.

• Contribute to the development and review/updating of the project's Annual Work Plan (AWP), including the logic model, M&E tools, gender and safeguarding plans, budget forecast, procurement plan and other documents as and when necessary;

• Lead the design and development of livestock initiatives and models based on the results of needs assessments, and market and value chain studies for the selected livestock and fodder plants.

• Provide technical support to the project staff in developing and implementing livestock interventions, including animal feeding, regenerative farming practices, and market and value chain development.

• Provsde mentoring to the project satt for effective planning, managensent, and implemenation of poroct actames assocaalod muh sechaxa ocsigto to camiue caalty resecb, tncsy mop cosnlauod and achievemess of the project angets.

• Coordinate with Water, Climate Resilence, Agriculture spocinlists, and the project stuff to ensure a

• Explose all possible mechanisass that respond to farmes' and breeden* neods and AKFs flexibility so nock within identified communities

• *eesdre ettcctive partberstips with local partocis sod saaxebocoers, acuve paracipale tn croleet coordisation mostings and discussoss, engage with relevast koowledge betworts, and contribute to coumunities of practice. This iscludes creating quality knowledge products such as technical desigas.

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• • Farticipate in adczessing the tramene noeds o! the Commumty Groups and LnGOs, develon educational materials, and provide LNGOs with techaical training as required.

• Coodoct research aod outreach acrvstics, assistem? in developar nen bivestoci techoobozies axd In soduntion and guidsce of MERL Olfcer, suppor and particiare in MAE activities incadies

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• Develop qualitative aod quastitative case studies sbowcasing best prsctices, lessoas learosd, and success stocies froen the fiesd. Provide inputs that contribute to effoctive commuinicatica about the

• Foster a diverse and inclusive wock enviroament that welcomes individuals of all geoder.
  respectful envircament for all individuats AKF works with