The Agroforestry Network is looking for someone to revise and update the 2020 policy brief on agroforestry, food security, and nutrition, ensuring it reflects the latest research, policy developments, and contextual relevance for a broad target group, including policymakers, practitioners, and the public.
Assignment title: Update of Policy Brief – Agroforestry, Food Security & Nutrition
Commissioned by: Agroforestry Network
Duration: Approximately 8 weeks (November–January 2025), with a maximum of 100 working hours
Location: Remote, with regular online check-ins Application deadline: October 15th, 2025
Scope of Work
The consultant will:
- Review the existing policy brief and identify sections requiring updates.
- Conduct a literature scan to incorporate new data, research, and policy developments (2020–2025).
- Integrate updated insights on:
- Agroforestry’s role in food and nutrition security, emphasizing its contribution to dietary diversity, micronutrient availability, and resilience against food system shocks.
- Add a specific section on nutrition, highlighting agroforestry’s potential to enhance nutrient density through fruit and nut trees, strategic crop-tree combinations and space-efficient food production (e.g. working with layered food production in forest gardens).
- Gender dimensions, including women’s roles in managing agroforestry systems and their knowledge of nutrient-rich forest products.
- Indigenous and local knowledge, especially regarding traditional crop varieties and sustainable land management practices
- Policy and practice recommendations.
- Coordinate with the Agroforestry Network steering committee and reference group for feedback.
- Draft a revised version of the brief (max 4 pages in Times New Roman, 12 pt).
- Participate in 1–2 check-in meetings with the reference group starting in nov 2025.
Find the Terms of Reference in the attached file.