Terms of
Reference for ConsultantKnowledge, Stakeholder and Network Mapping – SEAFISHIndonesian Postharvest Loss Alliance for Improved
Nutrition (i-PLAN)

Background

According to FAO estimates about 1/3 of
all food that is produced worldwide is lost or wasted between production and
consumption. The impacts are social, economic and environmental as this wastage
exacerbates hunger and under- and malnourishment of about 800 million people,
leads to  an estimated $940 billion in
economic losses per year and has a significant impact on the use of water,
cropland and greenhouse gas emissions (FAO, 2011). Turning this around we can
also state that reducing food loss and waste offers opportunities for positive
social, economic and environmental impact.The international awareness of and attention
for the situation are increasing, most recently clearly expressed in the
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)12, Target 12.3 calling for cutting in half
food waste at retail and consumer levels and for reducing food losses along
production and supply chains by 2020 (UN, 2015). Target 12.3 is further
supported by the ‘Champions 12.3’ – an international network of more than 50
leaders from all sectors of society committed to accelerating progress towards
Target 12.3 (https://champions123.org). GAIN has
developed the Postharvest Loss Alliance for Nutrition (PLAN) in order to

decrease Post Harvest Losses and Waste (PHL/W) globally by “addressing the lack
of knowledge, technology and access to finance as well as the poor coordination
along key food supply chains”, with a particular focus on those value chains
that provide or have the potential to provide significant nutritional value to
rural and urban mass market and, in particular, base of pyramid
populations.GAIN has
selected Nigeria as the first PLAN country, and together with  AgriProFocus , BoPInc, and Postharvest
Network will bring the PLAN approach to Indonesia, thus contribute to
improvement of local availability and affordability of nutritious food crops in
Indonesia. ObjectiveThe
objective of this first phase of bringing the PLAN approach to Indonesia, is to
analyze and deduct how best to tackle food losses in the selected sectors.
Whereby looking from different angles such as capacity building, market
dynamics, availability of technology, etc. Furthermore the outcomes will be
used to develop a multi-year postharvest loss reduction approach contributing
to the goal as mentioned above. The approach will focus on developing and
testing interventions with potential to become viable business cases.The
following sectors were selected: tropical fruit, shallots, seafish (wild
catch).The results
of the consultant’s assignment will be reviewed by the consortium and will be
used as the basis for a half day workshop per value chain in Indonesia. The
workshop will validate the findings of the consultant and will serve as a basis
for further development of the multi-year PLAN approach in Indonesia.

Scope of Work

The
consultant’s assignment is to advise on:1) Which specific
value chains within seafish (wild catch)
sector have potentially most to gain from business solutions which will
decrease food losses. A first set of selection criteria will be provided by the
consortium before the start of the consultant’s assignment. 2) Mapping
of stakeholders, network and knowledge for the selected value chains in
Indonesia.●      Stakeholder
mapping: o      Identify
key stakeholders from:▪       Private sector in
and around the value chains from production, handling and storage, processing
and packaging, distribution to consumption; what are they doing, how, and where; their transportation and
technology vendors; the experienced losses in the chains▪       Civil
society;
what are the ongoing or finished but significant activities, such as projects,
programs or initiatives; what are (or were) they doing, how, and where.▪       Knowledge
institution▪       Governments
o     
Identify
stakeholders’ interests/goals/objectives regarding food loss and importance of
local diet and nutrition; and categorize them based on their interesto     
Categorize
the stakeholders’ degree of importance and influence – identify (potential)
systemic change makers.●     
Social Network Analysis: Explore the
relationship between the different stakeholders: how they are linked, how
influential are they, what motivates them●     
Knowledge mapping and collection:o     
Identify
and collect lessons learned, best practices and
expertise of stakeholders, AgriProFocus members in Indonesia Network on post
harvest losses and the impact on nutrition; o     
Identify
type of problems experienced
regarding post-harvest loss and the current and future strategy to tackle them,
using a system perspectiveo      Identify and collect
government’s regulation regarding post-harvest handling: road, sanitation,
energy, etc In order to be able to do the stakeholder,
network and knowledge mapping and present them, the consultant should:1.    Examine
relevant available secondary documentation. This documentation may include
reports commissioned by government, NGO or company2.   
Arrange
and conduct interviews with a wide range of potential actors3.    Analyze data (qualitative and
quantitative) and produce graphs, charts, maps that able to clearly explain the
findings.

Deliverables

•      
Drafts report which will be circulated
for comment •      
Final report which takes into account any
comments and suggestions from the presentation•      
Presentation (workshop / seminar) of the
findings

Timeline

Required
Consultant Profile

Knowledge/Expertise

●      Knowledge and understanding
of selected sector and value chain●      Good understanding of
post-harvest loss and nutrition●      Solid understanding of the
business dynamics, issues and trends of agriculture sector●     
Familiarity with relevant government policies and structures

Education/Experiences

●      Minimum Bachelor’s degree
with several years’ of relevant experience and/or training or equivalent
combination of education and experience●     
Experience in a similar research capacity, and in synthesis and
preparation of strategic information for decision-makers

Skills and Abilities

●     
System Thinking and Social Networking
Analysis skills and ability to map stakeholders, relationships, issues and
challenges●     
Skills in writing reports and reviews,
delivering presentations and defending recommendations●     
Excellent written, verbal,
organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills●     
Fluency in written and spoken English and
Bahasa Indonesia 
If you
are interested, please submit your CV, example of assessment report and
proposal before Thursday, Oct 13 to [email protected] subject i-PLAN Mapping Seafish