Danida Agriculture and Rural Development Sector Programme Support (ARD SPS), Vietnam, Central Component, 2012-2013, Research Cooperation: International Research Partner

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

The Danida Agriculture and Rural Development Sector Programme Support (ARD SPS) sponsored Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey (VARHS) in 2006, 2008 and 2010. The surveys were carried out by Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD)/the Institute for Labor Science and Social Affairs (ILSSA) and University of Copenhagen (UoC) in 5 provinces in collaboration with DANIDA’s Business Sector Programme Support (BSPS) which covered 7 other provinces. ARD SPS will continue the VARHS in 2012 and is looking for an International Research Partner (IRP) to support the programme Vietnamese stakeholders in its development and implementation. Previously, for the implementation of the 2008 and 2010 VARHS the International Research Partner was subcontracted by the local partner to support the development of the VARHS.
The IRP will work closely with the UoC and Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) who will continue to work on the Business Sector Research part of the VARHS and who will continue to work on the results of the survey in the 7 other provinces.
The IRP is responsible for supporting the VARHS, data analysis and in-depth studies and will have overall responsibility for quality assurance for those activities. The IRP will also ensure institutional capacity building within IPSARD and ILSSA in questionnaire, surveying, analysis techniques as well as in providing appropriate policy analysis and policy recommendations. The IRP will also hold a key function in reporting the results of the ARD VARH survey results to UoC and CIEM who hold responsibility for the finalisation of the end report covering both surveys.
Cooperation between the two programmes is essential to ensure a single survey report is produced combining the results of the ARD SPS VARHS and the BSPS household survey.
Through the research cooperation the following outputs are expected as a minimum:
— data on household access to resources for the five ARD SPS provinces in 2012. Data will be made publicly accessible,
— support the finalisation of a descriptive report on the findings for the VARHS for 2012,
— at least 2 in-depth studies based on VARHS survey data.
Against this background, the international research partner is expected to have the following qualifications:
— strong record in conducting/supporting surveys and analysing panel data,
— strong emphasis on policy-related empirical research with a focus on development studies, agricultural economics, household economics, and resource economics,
— previous involvement in research capacity building and economic research in Vietnam,
— outstanding international economic research profile, well integrated into international economic research networks,
— credible track record in capacity building, academic publishing and international development work.

Deadline
Fristen for modtagelse af bud var på 2011-09-05. Indkøbet blev offentliggjort på 2011-08-01.

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