Curriculum Developer Consultant BASATINE – AFD project

With support of L’Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Bolstering Agriculture Systems’
Ability to Invest, Nourish, and Employ (BASATINE) programme is a 4-year Consortium of six local and
International NGOs with vast experience in agriculture and market systems development. These NGOs
include CARE (as lead), Mercy Corps (MC), Berytech Foundation, Georges N. Frem Foundation (GNFF),
Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST) and Al Majmoua. BASATINE aims to support
farmers, other value chain and associated sector actors in areas of Beqaa and Akkar, focused on the
production of cereals, legumes and vegetables, seeking a territorial approach, and promoting linkages with
other value chains. Through complementary interventions designed in alignment with the humanitariandevelopment-
peace nexus, the project will immediately address food insecurity and provide needed income
and technical support to farmers to survive the current economic crisis, as well as improve the capacity of
food systems to maintain employment and growth in the longer term via stronger domestic production and
system linkages. This will ultimately contribute to greater economic stability – particularly for women,
improved rural development, and more positive social cohesion between host/refugee communities at a
local level.

Overall Objective of BASATINE Project:
To help sustain the capacity of the Lebanese agriculture to produce food for the local market and create and
maintain jobs, to contribute to the prevention of tensions between host communities and refugees.
Specific Objectives of BASATINE Project:
1. Value chain actors recover their livelihoods affected by the socio-economic and financial crisis.
2. Farmers improve their access to livelihoods, through Sustainable, Productive, Equitable and Resilient
(SuPER) Food Systems.

3. Agriculture sector actors engage in improved market activities, resources, and trade relationships.
4. Agriculture and related sector actors increase investments through tailored and inclusive financial
services and products.
5. Agriculture sector stakeholders utilize high quality, reliable evidence to promote evidence-based sector
development.

Expected Results of BASATINE Project:
BASATINE will support 6,000 farms, reaching 12,000 male and female adult farmers, 10,000 host and
refugee seasonal farm workers, 400 public extension officers and vocational students, 20 input
supply/distributor SMEs, 156 agri-food processor micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and
over 30 agri-sector key stakeholders (including development actors, donors, local and national
government). Overall, the project will maintain/improve over 19,000 jobs and create 700 jobs for male and
female value chain actors. Overall, the project will generate the following results:
- Farmers have an increased volume of farms’ sales by the end of the project.
- Female actors in the agri-sector have improved access, control, or ownership of agricultural productive
resources, assets and services.
- Targeted farms and MSMEs (female/youth-led and owned) have maintained, improved, or increased
employment levels including for females, youths and PWDs.

Objectives of the Consultancy
CARE International in Lebanon (CIL) is seeking a consultant or consultancy company to develop a full
training curriculum and training package that shall serve in the attainment of the interconnected program
objectives, based on the Farmer Field Business School (FFBS) approach developed by CARE USA.
This Consultancy falls under BASATINE Specific

Objective 2-Activity 2.4.1:
SO2: Farmers improve their access to livelihoods, through Sustainable, Productive, Equitable and
Resilient (SuPER) Food Systems. Building on the immediate support provided under SO1, the project
will continue working with the same 6,790 farmers to improve their longer-term on-site productivity via
improved extension services on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), thus opening avenues to more
resilient, environmentally friendly practices and more regular, sustained income and employment
opportunities. also promote decent working conditions for the 10,000 seasonal workers (mostly refugees)
working in the farms.

Activity 2.4.1-

Conduct inclusive business management training
Lebanese smallholder farmers still generally lack knowledge on efficient economic farm management, and
face difficulties in assessing production costs, return on investments and other key information to ensure
the sustainability and profitability of their activity. Another component of the FFBS will aim at empowering
the 3,395 farmers economically through the promotion of enhanced business management practices.
Support will follow a holistic approach. Promoting social and inclusive entrepreneurship, decent working
conditions for workers and women economic empowerment as well as fighting against gender-based
violence will be key components of this training. This activity will be conducted in close coordination with 

Al Majmoua who will provide financial literacy training and individual financial planning under SO4.
The consultancy will consist of the following Objectives:
1. Review existing training material and curricula relevant to the Farmer Field business school (FFBS)
approach and targeting farmers in the value chains of vegetables, legumes and cereals.
Possibility to participate in FFBS workshop with other CARE country offices (On-Line or In
person) – covered by CARE “1 representative”.
2. Set the final training topics and its learning outcomes in the targeted value chains (Cereals,
Legumes and Vegetables) in coordination with the Consortium partners and as per the below
general topics:
Technical
- Good Agriculture Practices (GAP)
- Sustainable water management in agriculture and drip irrigation
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Farm Management as a business
- Organic Input production seed extraction and storage
- Good Harvest and Post-harvest Practices-packaging, cold storage, …
- Composting
- Monitoring progress and impact, traceability and bookkeeping
Business and Finance
- Enhanced business management practices
- Social and inclusive entrepreneurship
- Marketing
- Financial Literacy
Digital Literacy
Decent work conditions, Gender-Based Violence awareness raising, and soft skills training
Conflict sensitivity and Do No Harm Approach (with the support of CIL)
3. Align/ expand/ adapt CARE’s Farmer Field Business School (FFBS), in coordination with CARE
USA, iconic extension approach and curriculum that has been tested in 28 countries over the last
years and integrate BASATINE activities into this school that will suit the Lebanese context and
target groups.
4. Design training tools and material to be used by the consortium partners.
5. Design farmer manuals and handouts in Arabic language to ensure the effective delivery of the
training.
6. Conduct training of trainers to field staff /community facilitators and other relevant actors on the
developed curriculum approach and methodology in Akkar and Beqaa as appropriate.

Deliverables & Timeline

3 Days

Present a detailed description of methodology and/ or planning 

7 Days

- Desk review of existing land tenure laws and regulations as well as practices and agriculture land rental modalities:

-Full report, with PPt Presentation to be presented analyzing the existing gaps on land tenure laws and regulations, with proposed preliminary key impact indicators.

30 Days

Field data collection of existing land rental practices, in the targeted areas, and proposed new adapted land rental modality.

A report showing:

-Results from field consultation with farmers and landowners.

-Analyze the different existing land rental modalities.

-Develop a new formal land rental agreement.

-Final set of Key impact indicators to be measured.

-The Consultant will develop and present a final report and Power Point to Key stakeholders, including findings, recommendations including new developed contracts with both the landowners and the farmers and their benefits.

Deliverables & Timeline

Review existing materials and present overall methodological approach for the full package and a detailed table of content under each of the thematic areas. 10 Days

Deliver a sample of one thematic area manual. 5 Days

Participate in FFBS workshop with other CARE country offices – covered by CARE “1 representative” 5 days

Deliver a full FFBS curriculum in English language, including training material and handouts in Arabic. 33 days 

Deliver 7 days ToT session to around 40 technical field staff and trainers. 7 Days

Consulting firm/ Institution Profile or Consultant
- At least 8 to 10 years of relevant experience, especially at NGOs, training, and academic
institutions.
- Experience in developing curricula and training material is a must.
- Consultancy team with strong technical experience conducting training to farmers in Lebanon. The
team must include (1) at least one agriculture expert, (2) one market systems expert / economist
and (3) one gender and social inclusion expert.
- The Team Leader and relevant technical team members will possess a minimum of a bachelor’s
degree in agriculture, economics, business administration, peacebuilding, international
development, or a project-related field (Master’s degree is preferred).
- Demonstrated competence in agricultural curriculum development.
- Experience working in Lebanon.
- Fluency in spoken and written English (required for primary contractor) and Arabic (required for
local team if not possessed by primary contractor).

PSEA and Child Safeguarding
CARE International in Lebanon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and
harassment of any kind. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color,
religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
CARE International in Lebanon and its employees and stakeholders abide by the CARE International
Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and Child Safeguarding Policies.