The successful candidate will catalyze private sector engagement to strengthen the rice value chain, largely through contract grower schemes coupled to improved access for farmers to quality seed, advisory services, agricultural machinery services and market intelligence. The project will also enhance access for rice millers to improved processing machinery and to new specialty markets. The national food processing industry in general will increasingly deploy improved market knowledge and contract agricultural production to guarantee supplies of raw materials. Lessons learnt will be used to influence government and donor policy.

This position is based at IRRI Bangladesh Country Office in Dhaka.