Vetiver forward is a partnership between IDB Lab and Heifer International Haiti, International Flavors and Fragrances and Perfumes Caron to promote inclusion and improve the position of smallholder farmers in the value chain. The expected outcome is higher incomes for vetiver farmers by facilitating access to high value markets, inputs, technical services, and business training.
The project will take a value chain approach by working with key actors along the chain including Unicode S.A. (“Unicode”), one of the three leading distillers in the country, and International Fragrances and Flavors (“IFF”), the third largest flavor and Fragrance Company in the world and one of the main buyers of Haitian vetiver. Together, the actors will promote direct access to markets for farmers, improve quality and productivity through technical assistance and extension services, improve climate-smart capacities for sustainable production, and focus on enhancing the quality and branding of Haitian vetiver so that it maintains its dominant position in global markets.
The main innovation of the project is the introduction of a digital supply chain management tool that will be used by vetiver cooperatives to manage and coordinate all aspects of their operations. Each farmer participating in the program will receive an identification card with their photograph, unique identification number and a QR code to store their data and private information. The platform will be adapted to the needs of the cooperatives so that it integrates farm data, weather data, farm gate prices, harvesting projections, and delivery and pick-up schedules to improve transparency and help farmers and cooperatives make better decisions.
The beneficiaries of this project will be 3,000 vetiver farmers and 6 cooperatives in the communities of Port-Salut and Cayes in the South Department of Haiti.

? Diagnose the Heifer platform with Heifer team to see the improvement to bring for the vetiver platform
? Review the registration of beneficiaries
? Registration of goods and services received by beneficiaries
? Review the registration of vetiver and crop plots (GPS points, POLYGONS).
? Update the record of transactions (purchases and sales of vetiver between the among actors in the value chain)
? Supply management (Coop/ distillery)
? Inventories and Traceability (Coop)
? Quality control of vetiver produced in target areas (Operation on each plot of Vetiver (Plantation date, Harvest date)

The consultant must have the following qualifications:
- Experience in carrying out a similar mandate including the collection, analysis of primary and secondary data, the development of summary sheets. The Consultant must indicate in the expression of interest submitted the references relating to similar contracts already executed (name of assignment, place, year, name, and address of the client, start date, end date, description of the services provided by the staff in part of the mission), experience in similar fields.
- Proven experience in implementation of research projects management
- The consultant or group of consultants must have master’s or higher degree in a relevant field, such as industrial engineering, technology, or a related field.
- He must have a minimum 3 years of demonstrable experience in related experiences
- Demonstrated experience in institutional engagement in the national context.
- Experience in the design and/or management of large-scale environmental management projects would be an asset.
- Experience in traceability in agricultural system
- Experiences working in the vetiver value chain
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and/or Spanish and French.

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