Job description

We are looking for an Agro-Economics Expert to lead the technical development of the regional agriculture blueprint covering production systems, value chains, infrastructure needs, investment priorities, and policy reforms.

Primary responsibilities

Agriculture Plan Development

•    Define the planning framework: objectives, planning horizons, scenarios, and decision criteria

•    Conduct supply-demand and food balance analysis; identify strategic commodities and vulnerabilities

•    Develop production system pathways for open field, protected agriculture, livestock, and aquaculture — accounting for resource constraints

Agro-Economic & Investment Analysis

•    Build agro-economic models for priority value chains: unit economics, productivity gap analysis, and market competitiveness

•    Identify investment needs across extension services, inputs, mechanization, post-harvest, processing, and cold chain

•    Prioritize investments using transparent criteria: impact, feasibility, cost, time to benefit, and resource intensity

Spatial & Resource Integration

•    Collaborate with resource management teams to integrate water availability, energy requirements, land suitability, and climate risk

•    Incorporate spatial planning inputs including zoning, clusters, and infrastructure corridors

Implementation Design

•    Translate the agriculture plan into a sequenced implementation program covering policy changes, institutional capacity requirements, and a capital projects pipeline

•    Define governance structures and cross-agency responsibilities

Benchmarking & Best Practices

•    Benchmark against leading global programs and intergovernmental standards

•    Establish design principles for sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, and farmer inclusion

Skills

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

•    10+ years in agriculture master planning, agro-economics, food systems strategy, or sector investment programs at leading organizations

•    Strong experience with value chain economics and government planning processes

•    Regional experience preferred, with the ability to operate effectively within local context, market structures, and public sector constraints

•    Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics, Agronomy, or Public Policy; advanced degree strongly preferred