The InterAmerican Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
is seeking a short-term consultant to develop an evaluation methodology
for a sizeable irrigation project development under contract with the
brazilian government and World Bank.
The methodology to be defined should permit to evaluate the
irrigation districts with respect to:
(i) institutional support from executing agencies
(ii) irrigation district management in connection with water
administration, operation and maintenance activities
(iii) performance of technical services for production and
commercialization support
(iv) farmer's organization, and
(v) performance of farmers (production units)
The interested candidates must have an agricultural economics
degree and solid experience in evaluation of agricultural projects,
specially of irrigated agriculture. Portuguese language is desirable.
Qualified candidates please send Curriculum vitae to Dr. Gilberto
Paez, IICA's Representative in Brazil, Caixa Postal 02995, CEP 70609-970,
Brasilia, DF, Brazil.