Job Detail

Roots of Peace is a humanitarian organization that has worked in war-torn countries around the world with our partners to remove the remnants of war, landmines and unexploded ordinance, and restore the land in order to rebuild peaceful communities for generations to come. For the past twenty years, the Roots of Peace award-winning “Mines to Vines” approach has impacted one million farmers and families, enabling the exports worth over $150 million to international markets. Since beginning our work in Afghanistan in 2003, Roots of Peace has worked with agricultural value chains in every province of the country resulting in 100,000 tons of exports, creating over 9,000 full-time agribusiness jobs that benefited more than 38,000 families from these value chain approaches. From farmers to exporters, Roots of Peace develops entire agricultural value chains by implementing the ROP Development Model which is designed to serve as a catalyst to generate much broader impact industry-wide - improving incomes for smallholder farmers, bringing peace to rural communities, transforming national industries.

1. Contribute to the design and implementation of agribusiness strategies and initiatives.
2. Identify opportunities for the development of sustainable agribusiness models.
3. Conduct comprehensive analyses of agricultural value chains to identify areas for improvement and value addition.
4. Collaborate with stakeholders to optimize value chain processes.
5. Develop and deliver training programs for agribusiness entrepreneurs on harvest, post-harvest, and transportation.
6. Enhance agribusiness entrepreneurs' skills in areas such as business planning, financial management, and market linkages.
7. Facilitate the establishment of market linkages between farmers and potential buyers for consistent supply to the domestic and international markets.
8. Assist leading export firms in accessing local and international markets through participation in national and international exhibitions.
9. Support businesses to provide embedded services (inputs, technical expertise, and marketing of their product) to their target farmers.
10. Establish working relationships with the major fresh fruit, dried fruits, and other economically viable crops traders in his region, as well as the farmers that provide them with produce.
11. Develop an effective plan for utilizing current project-financed facilities and connecting target farmers to take advantage of available resources to maximize their income.
12. Collaborate with these exporters to discover potential changes in production and marketing strategies that will increase revenues for traders and farmers.
13. Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports.

Administrative Tasks

1. Provide inputs (text and photos) for weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports.
2. Provide data and information to the CBARD M&E personnel, as required.