China - Environmentally-sustainable livestock production and processing

The project aims at demonstrating sustainable livestock value chains that deliver food of international quality standardsin 16 project counties in Henan province in China. The project will help 16 medium and large private livestock production and/or processing enterprises, project participating enterprises (PPEs), implement environmentally-sustainable livestock production and processing; and establish livestock product quality monitoring and testing system.

Qualifications: 

The specialist will have

  • at least a master’s degree in food science, dairy science, biology, or a relevant discipline; and
  • work experience on food safety, particularly, the hazard analysis and critical control points(HACCP)-controlled food processing systems.

The holder of HACCPcertificate will be strongly preferred.

The specialist together with the counterpart national consultant, in cooperation with and the quality monitoring and supervision center of Henan husbandry bureau,will

  • assess the existing livestock and its product standard monitoring and control system of the provincial, local governments, and PPEs in view of existing Chinese and international regulations on feed standard, livestock health, and livestock-based product standard;
  • assess the proposed investments of the governments and PPEs for project output 2;
  • prepare a report that describes findings of (vi) and recommendations to strengthen the system based on proven international best practices;
  • prepare a report that describes findings of (i) and (ii) and recommendations to strengthen the system based on proven international best practices;
  • finalize investments of the governments and PPEs for the output and relevant training program;
  • organize workshops and implement training to develop capacity of the relevant government offices and PPEs; and
  • provide relevant inputs to the team leader for preparation of reports required by ADB.
Start / Duration: 

June 2013 to March 2014

If you are interested to cooperte with AFC Consultsns in this tender, please send you most recent CV to

Barbara.Braun [at] afci.de

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