DEADLINE: 29TH JANUARY, 2021
OXFAM
NO. 11, GANGES STREET, OFF ALVAN IKOKU WAY, MAITAMA, ABUJA-NIGERIA
RFQ- REQ2492 KEB/001
EUROPEAN UNION SUPPORT TO FOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE IN ADAMAWA AND KEBBI STATES (PROACT)
PROJECT HANDOVER TRAINING FOR STATE AND LGA EXTENSION WORKERS IN ADAMAWA AND KEBBI STATES

Introduction
Oxfam is an international confederation of 19 organisations working in over 95 countries worldwide to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice around the world. Each organization (affiliate) works together internationally to achieve a greater impact through collective efforts. Oxfam’s stated goal is to ensure vulnerable people’s needs are met (saving lives and ensuring sustainable livelihoods), transform attitudes about women’s rights and supporting more active citizenship and a more accountable state and private sector. By adopting a rights-based approach and in solidarity with communities, Oxfam works with partners, public and private sector institutions to achieve a fairer economy with increases in incomes for the poorest and more effective support to those affected by crisis; and to change public attitudes so the rights of women are respected, to achieve a more accountable state and private sector institutions; and a stronger civil society in which women and men know and can claim their rights.

Objectives
The purpose of this training programme is to improve the capacities of government extension workforce, in collaboration with rural farmers, on the management of rural agricultural and agribusiness development systems already created by the PROACT project. Specific objectives are to:

  1. Deliver appropriate exit strategy and pluralistic agricultural extension project management skills to government extension workers and farmers in Adamawa and Kebbi States;
  2. Link State and LGA extension workers as well selected farmer leaders to national extension support systems for ongoing collaboration and synergy;
  3. Reinvigorate research-extension-farmers-inputs-linkage system (REFILS) by creating sustainable approach for continuous engagement of actors in the agricultural extension value chain;
  4. Create efficient information sharing platforms that will reduce information asymmetry for farmers in the areas of improved practices, market information, weather/climate information, financial supports, agricultural insurance, early warning, and other useful value chain interventions.

Methodology
The training programme will be a 3-day Intensive Workshop to be led by a suitably qualified training management firm or individuals with proven requisite expertise and faculties to deliver tailored capacity building programme on the subject matter. The following methodologies are expected to be adopted by the consultant:

  • PowerPoint presentations on carefully developed course modules responding to the objectives of this terms of reference. Please note that the consultancy firm will provide sample of the modules as part of its technical bid for this service.
  • Field Training Workshop (FTW) and sound pedagogical methods using appropriate audio-visual materials for facilitation.
  • Coaching and mentoring techniques adequate to deliver practical training and problem-solving skills to farmers and extension practitioners.
  • Group works and group projects that will be facilitated for adoption by the trainees, this will include implementation plans and monitoring systems.
  • Development and use of case studies to model desired change in the delivery of agricultural extension services by extension workers and smallholder farmers to rural communities.
  • Peer learning and peer review approach among participants to spur healthy competition and co-creation of ideas.
  • Practical demonstration and field visits (where applicable).
  • Pre and post-training knowledge assessment using skillset-objective matching indicators.

Scope of the Consultancy
The service will be delivered at locations in Adamawa and Kebbi States, and the scope include:

  • Delivery of a comprehensive training programme that meet the objectives outlined in this Terms of Reference.
  • Recruitment, deployment, and management of qualified resource persons and facilitators for the training programme.
  • Networking with reputable farmers information centres for linkage of smallholders and rural extension workers to such networks. Example of such facility is NAERLS Farmers Information Centre.
  • Facilitation of participatory development of extension outreach models that will promote REFILS. The outreach model should be created to align with agricultural production calendars and timetables of dissemination of new technologies by relevant research institutions.
  • Linkage of extension workers and farmers with agencies of governments and multilateral institutions with mandates to advance agriculture and rural development. Example of such agencies include NAERLS, NiMET, ICRISAT, IITA, NCRI, LCRI etc.
  • Organize field visits and arranging for practical demonstration facilities.
  • Provision of workshop and resource materials for participants’ references.
  • Facilitation of participatory development of implementation and monitoring plans for continuous operationalization of research-extension-farmers linkage that can be replicated in other States.

FOR THE RFQ: click here using the RFQ number, title Company name as the subject of the email. Failure to do so, your bid would be disqualified.

Example: RFQ-REQ2492 KEB/001- Project Handover Training for State and LGA Extension Officials in Adamawa and kebbi state-ABC LTD

CLOSING DATE: 29th JANUARY 2021

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