National Consultant – Business Engagement Expert, and National Consultant – Biodiversity Expert
- Private Sector Mapping and Engagement
- Conduct a desk review and market assessment to identify potential national and international buyers, traders, processors, and manufacturers engaged in herbal medicines, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and related biodiversity-based products.
- Map private sector actors with an interest in the species available in Ratanakiri and Mondulkiri provinces, including pharmaceutical companies, cosmetics companies, and agricultural processing companies.
- Assess and document the conditions for each buyer/processor/trader to engage with IPLCs and CPAs, including their procurement requirements, quality standards, pricing structures, and willingness to comply with ABS regulations.
- Linking Private Sector with IPLCs/CPAs
- Facilitate meetings between the project team, IPLCs/CPAs, and potential buyers/processors/traders to build trust and mutual understanding.
- Support the negotiation of ABS agreements between IPLCs/CPAs and private sector entities, ensuring that agreements are fair, equitable, and compliant with the national ABS framework, the Nagoya Protocol, and the provisions of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) and Mutually Agreed Terms (MAT), using the model contract developed by A-ABS
- Develop and recommend business models that link private sector actors with IPLCs/CPAs, including co-development, contract farming, joint ventures, and benefit-sharing arrangements. These models should be gender-responsive and inclusive of vulnerable groups.
- Provide technical advice to IPLCs/CPAs on business acumen, contract negotiation, pricing, and value addition, in coordination with the capacity-building activities under Component 2.
- Market Analysis and Value Chain Development
- Conduct a market analysis to identify niche opportunities for bio-products derived from the selected species in domestic and international markets, including market trends, demand, pricing, and certification requirements.
- Develop a gender-smart and ABS-compliant value chain strategy and roadmap for the identified genetic resources in Ratanakiri and Mondulkiri provinces, in collaboration with the Biodiversity Specialist and other project consultants.
- Reporting and Coordination
- Prepare and present the inception report, draft report, and final report to the PMU, the ABS TWG, and other stakeholders.
- Coordinate with the Biodiversity Specialist to ensure that the species selected for business engagement are aligned with the conservation assessment and sustainable harvesting protocols.
- Document lessons learned and best practices from the private sector engagement process to inform policy reforms under Component 1 and future ABS initiatives.
- Propose at least two ABS agreements (one per province).
联系方式
- 👤 联系人：Advance ABS Implementation in Cambodia Project
- 📞 电话：098 741 461
- ✉️ 邮箱：absprojectcambodia2026@gmail.com
- 📍 地址：Morodok Techo Building (Lot 503), Sangkat Tonle Basak, Khan Chamkar Mon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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