Cultivating New Frontiers In Agriculture (CNFA)- Request For Application (RFA) For A Subrecipient Partner

DEADLINE: 26TH FEBRUARY, 2021
CULTIVATING NEW FRONTIERS IN AGRICULTURE (CNFA)
JOB TITLE: REQUEST FOR APPLICATION (RFA): SUBRECIPIENT PARTNER
LOCATION: NG (PRIMARY)
CATEGORY: PROCUREMENT

Job Description

Introduction:
PRO-Cashew is a five-year USDA program implemented by CNFA in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Ghana. Awarded in December 2019, the goal of the PRO-Cashew project is to boost the competitiveness of West African cashew producers by improving efficiency and quality in production and trade, and by working to develop more coherent regional trade and investment policies for the cashew sector. In doing so, the project strengthens producer capacities and develops incentives to renovate and rehabilitate cashew farms, improve production and quality, and create a more competitive West African raw cashew nut (RCN) for the international market.

The purpose of this RFA is to identify a qualified subrecipient partner to lead implementation of the PRO-Cashew strategy to improve access to inputs for cashew producers, to develop new seedling production systems in nurseries, and to develop rural seedling retail businesses in the cashew-producing states of Nigeria.

The subrecipient will work in collaboration with the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) to provide cashew input services to Nigerian nurseries. The subrecipient will work with CRIG because Nigeria does not currently have a research center focused on grafting and developing cashew scion banks. These scion banks are essential to ensuring the supply of planting material in Nigeria, which will later allow the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) to research the best clones and varieties to promote across the country.

While PRO-Cashew is a regional program, this RFA is limited to work in Nigeria only. CNFA will work closely with the successful applicant to implement activities and achieve results outlined in the Program Description (section 1.3). The successful applicant must furnish the necessary human resources, management, supervision, and other related services in accordance with the program description. CNFA will consider applications in response to this RFA from Nigerian firms only (no independent consultants, no international organizations).

Application Submission
Applications must be received no later than 5pm, EST, on February 26th, 2021. Offers must be submitted by email to procurements@cnfa-procashew.org.

ATTACHMENTS
Subrecipient Nigeria RFA
Attachement A- Budget Template