National Expert Seaweed Farming

Job Description - National Expert on Seaweed Farming (2502947)

Job Description

2502947

National Expert on Seaweed Farming

17/Dec/2025

05/Jan/2026, 5:29:00 AM

Organizational Unit: FAINS - FAO Representation in Indonesia

Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition: PSA (Personal Services Agreement)

Home-Based

Duration: 6 months

Post Number: N/A

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Indonesia produced almost 10 million tonnes of seaweed in 2023. This contributed around 30 percent of the global production. Despite Indonesia being the largest global producer of tropical seaweed, the sector has seen a steady decline in production since its peak in 2015. This decline is primarily due to deteriorating seed stock quality, climate change‑induced sea‑surface temperature rise, immature processing technologies, and volatile seaweed prices.

Under the TCP/INS/4003, FAO and the Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs are working together to address the critical gaps in the ongoing efforts to revitalize the Indonesian seaweed sector through the various project outputs including production and value chain aspects.

Under the overall supervision of FAOR‑Indonesia and direct supervision of the Assistant FAO Representative (A‑FAOR Programme), technical supervision of Lead Technical Officer of the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) and FAO HQ Technical Officer as well as close collaboration with the national authorities.

The Expert will lead the technical implementation and support of pilot seaweed farming initiatives, especially the cultivation of alternative seaweed species in Lombok, and contribute to capacity building among farmers under the TCP/INS/4003 project.

• Provide technical support to identify an alternative seaweed species suitable for pilot farming in Lombok (Activity 3.1).
• Collect related information and data throughout the production cycle of the demonstration plot of seaweed farming (Activity 3.1).
• Facilitate technology and knowledge transfer for innovative seaweed farming practices (Activity 3.2).
• Conduct trainings for related stakeholders including farmers on farming techniques of the alternative seaweed species identified (Activity 3.3).
• Support scaling‑up of the seaweed farming best practices (Activity 3.1 and Activity 3.3).
• Provide input into the documentation‑related materials for the seaweed farming activities (e.g. brochure, video) (Activity 4.4).
• Participate in the final workshop of the project (Activity 4.5).
• Prepare related reports including training reports, Back‑to‑Office‑Report and End‑of‑Assignment‑Report under her/his responsibility (cross cutting outputs).
• Undertake any other tasks as required by FAO‑Indonesia.

• Advanced university degree in aquaculture/fisheries related subjects.
• At least 5 years working experience in seaweed aquaculture, particularly in the cultivation of tropical species such as…