DEADLINE: 10TH NOVEMBER, 2021
CULTIVATING NEW FRONTIERS IN AGRICULTURE (CNFA)
TECHNICAL LEAD FOR PROMOTING CASHEW PRODUCTION AND ACCESS TO HIGH YIELDING PLANTING MATERIAL IN NIGERIA – (477)
JOB TITLE: TECHNICAL LEAD FOR PROMOTING CASHEW PRODUCTION AND ACCESS TO HIGH YIELDING PLANTING MATERIAL IN NIGERIA
LOCATION: NG (PRIMARY)
CATEGORY: INTERNSHIPS, PROCUREMENT
Job Description
Promoting Cashew Production and access of high yielding planting material in Nigeria USDA West Africa PRO-Cashew Project
Solicitation Number: #03-001/2021
Deadline for Offers: November 10, 2021
Expected Period of Performance December 1, 2021 – August 31, 2022
Description: Technical Lead for promoting cashew production and access to high yielding planting material in Nigeria
For: West Africa PRO-Cashew Project
Funded By: USDA FCC-641-2019/006-00
Implemented By: CNFA
Submit Proposals to: procurement@cnfa-procashew.org
Email Subject Production and access to high yielding planting material in Nigeria
Section 1: Offer Instructions
(1) Introduction: PRO-Cashew is a USDA program implemented by CNFA in West Africa. The project aims to boost the competitiveness of West African producers by improving efficiency and quality in production and trade and by working to develop more coherent regional trade and investment policies.
PRO-Cashew seeks the services of a consultant to lead research on cashew production and access to high-yielding planting material in Nigeria. This activity would require the consultant to work and coordinate with other stakeholders, namely the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the National Cashew Association of Nigeria, commercial and smallholder farmers, and the National Cashew Committee.
The consultant will make frequent local trips to different producing ecologies of Nigeria, namely- Enugu, Kogi, Kwara, Oyo, Ogun, and Benue, etc. In addition to the above, the consultant will develop the research plan, conduct desk research, and coordinate qualitative and quantitative data collection while working with a team of researchers, enumerators, students, and extension officers. At the end of the desk research, the consultant will submit an inception report highlighting the findings of the desk research on
1) the mother tree selection process in collaboration with CRIN,
2) the establishment of scion gardens in selected locations of the project in Nigeria,
3) assistance in developing policies and regulations that improve the cashew production and access to high yielding material, and
4) a workplan for a period covering the activities of the assignment. Section 2 provides full details of the required Scope of Work.
Applicants are expected to comply with the instructions, terms, and conditions described in this solicitation. CNFA will only receive applications from Independent Consultants who meet the criteria of this solicitation; firms are not eligible to apply for this solicitation. Failure to adhere to instructions described in this solicitation may lead to disqualification of an offer. Please reference the solicitation number in all responses.
Application Submission
Application Deadline and Protocol: Applications must be received not later than 5:00 pm, GMT, 10 November, 2021. All application must be submitted by email to procurement@cnfa-procashew.org. Applications received after the specified time and date will be considered late. The cover page of this solicitation summarizes the important dates of the solicitation process. Offerors must strictly follow the provided deadlines to be considered for award.
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PRO-Cashew-RFA-STTA-Support to Cashew Production-
