Consultant Design, Development, Piloting and Institutionalisation of a Mobile Application for Farm-Specific Agroforestry Systems

Center For International Forestry Research (CIFOR) And World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

Job Location:

Colombo - Sri Lanka

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 22 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

To design develop pilot and institutionalise a mobile application that provides location-specific user-friendly agroforestry system recommendations supporting climate resilience biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods.

Specific Objectives

Translate agroforestry research traditional knowledge and project-generated data into a practical digital decision-support tool.
Enable users to generate site-specific agroforestry recommendations based on farm-level parameters.
Strengthen the effectiveness and outreach of extension and advisory services.
Ensure institutional ownership scalability and long-term sustainability through structured handover to a designated government institution.

CIFOR-ICRAF invites qualified firms or consortia to undertake the end-to-end development of the application including:

System Requirements Specification (SRS)

Note: The SRS will be a core evaluation component and applicants are expected to demonstrate strong capability in translating complex agroforestry knowledge into a structured digital system.

System Design and Content Framework

Develop agroforestry recommendation logic and design system architecture (front-end back-end database hosting)

Application Development

Develop a cross-platform mobile application and integrate user inputs and recommendation engine
Testing and Pilot Implementation
Conduct testing and quality assurance
Pilot with farmers and extension officers and refine based on user feedback

Capacity Building and Documentation

Develop user manuals and training materials and conduct training sessions for stakeholders
Provide technical documentation and video guides

Handover and Sustainability

Transfer full ownership (source code systems documentation)
Develop a sustainability and scaling roadmap
Maintain the application for 1 year post-launch

Required Skills:

Applicants should demonstrate: Minimum 8 years of experience in mobile/web application development Proven experience in decision-support systems or digital advisory tools Experience in agriculture agroforestry or rural development Strong capacity in SRS development and system architecture design Experience working with government or donor-funded projects Expected Deliverables Inception Report System Requirements Specification (SRS) System Architecture Design Functional Mobile Application Pilot Testing Report Training and Documentation Package Arrangements for institutionalisation Final Technical Report and Handover Package Institutionalisation and Ownership The developed application will be treated as a public digital good and will be formally handed over to a designated Government of Sri Lanka institution for long-term ownership and scaling. Additional Note CIFOR-ICRAF expects applicants to go beyond conventional app development and propose a comprehensive scalable and institutionally viable digital solution anchored on a strong System Requirements Specification (SRS) and aligned with national systems.