Under overall guidance of the Project Preparatory Grant (PPG) Team Leader and direct supervision of UNDP PNG Country Office, in close collaboration with the team of experts, a National Expert on Agroforestry, Commodities and Farmer Support will be responsible for provision of support to the PPG team with preparation of the supply chain report, farmer support outreach, extension prep-work through collection of data, organisation of meetings with the respective government and other agencies at the national and provincial levels.

He/She will also provide inputs on social forestry, Agroforestry and Soil & Forest Restoration for the development of the Project Document. The National Expert on Agricultural Commodities and Farmer Support will also be responsible to organize workshops, consultations with respective stakeholders to collect necessary data for production of reports.