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The Consultant will report to the Project Manager through the Team Leader and will carry out the following tasks:
Advise and assist the Project with the implementation of all aspects of the policy reform agenda.
• Mentor the National Policy Adviser to enable the Adviser to take over full responsibility for the policy advisory work when the International Adviser leaves.
• Provide advice to the Project Director and the Project Manager on the four aspects of the Project's policy agenda, as agreed at appraisal. The priorities are the following. First, Good Agricultural Practice (GAP): develop an agricultural production policy to provide technical guidance and support through capacity building and market incentives: the GAP standard for Cambodia will comply with the ASEAN standard and will improve food safety (farm-to-table). Second, Farmer Organizations: to support the Royal Decree, develop the association policy guidelines, identify best practices for their organization, establishment and sustainability, develop the capacity building of farmer organizations, provide a farm produce based information system and develop the policy implementation mechanism and alignment associated with market linkages. Third, Seed Law: to put the Law into the practice, develop sub-decrees and related guidelines. Finally, the Policy on Agriculture Biotechnology associated with Gene Modified Organism, Live Modified Organism and biotech agricultural food productions is unclear, investigate the scientific and socio-economic policy options.
• The tasks will include assisting the Project with: (i) preparing appropriate TORs for policy studies, consultants, drafting of sub-decrees, regulations etc.; (ii) reviewing the proposals and approving the necessary funding, and monitoring the work etc; (iii) disseminating the results of studies; and (iv) discussing drafts of proposed sub-decrees etc. with the relevant units within MAFF for subsequent approval and implementation.
• Assist the National Policy Adviser and the Communications Officer to disseminate policy information relevant for the development of the agricultural and rural development sector through workshop discussions, and the printed and digital media e.g. the project website.
• Assist the National Policy Adviser and the Communications Officer to analyze, document and disseminate experience learned from field operations of agricultural and rural development projects and programmes supported by ADB, IFAD and other partners.
• Advise the Project on the Project's law awareness raising activities and help ensure that training/awareness building activities on land access and tenure issues/land titling/land conflict resolution are included as part of the Project's training activities for the staff working for the project, the CEWs and the members of the commune councils.
• Provide the National Project Director, the Project Manager and the Team Leader(s) with regular progress reports, including information on progress made, issues outstanding and action recommended.
• Undertake other tasks as requested by the Project Director and the Project Managers.
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