International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD)- Expression Of Interest To Be An Incubator/Trainer For The LIFE-ND Project (10 Lots)

DEADLINE: 23RD JANUARY, 2023
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD)
LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT FAMILY ENTERPRISE-NIGER DELTA (LIFE-ND) PROJECT
(FGN/ NDDC/IFAD ASSISTED)
DELTA STATE PROJECT COORDINATION OFFICE (SPCO)
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, ASABA, DELTA STATE
DELTA AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (DARDA) PREMISES, ALONG ASABA-IBUSA EXPRESSWAY, IBUSA, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO BE AN INCUBATOR/TRAINER FOR THE LIFE-ND PROJECT
REF NO.: LIFE-ND/FGN/IFAD/DELTASPCO/INC/DTS/004/2023

(1.0)  The Federal Government of Nigeria has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) towards the implementation of the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise- Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) Project. This project is aimed at enhancing income, job creation and food security through Agribusiness enterprise development in a sustainable manner for the Niger Delta region. LIFE-ND is using the incubation model as an entry point for the project.

Accordingly, the Delta State Project Coordinating Office of LIFE-ND invites reputable owners of Agribusiness enterprises with proven competence and experience to submit expression of Interest to be incubators/trainers to mentor potential incubatees/trainees in their agribusiness and become catalyst for enterprise establishment by incubatees/trainees including the main source for primary job creation.

(2.0) THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE

The project objective is to enhance income, food security and job creation for rural youth and women through agri-enterprise development on sustainable basis using the incubation model. The achievement of the project objective at the end of the project life will be measured by the following indicators;

(i) at least 25,500 direct beneficiaries of youth and women agri-enterprises are directly strengthened or created;

(ii) 50 percent increase in volume of produce by direct beneficiaries;

(iii) 50 percent increase in volume of marketed produce by direct beneficiaries;

(iv) 25 percent value addition is realized through processed produce/product;

(v) 50 percent increase in profit is realized by direct beneficiaries engaged in agri-enterprise;

(vi) 80 percent of direct beneficiaries (20,400) have increased their food security, increased their assets by at least 50 percent and are practicing improved product handling and marketing;

(vii) 50 percent of rural institutions promoting youth based profitable agri-enterprises are supported and strengthened; (viii) Beneficiaries are able to access at least 24,000ha offend for agribusiness and

(ix) 10,000 beneficiaries are using improved technologies.

The primary target groups are 25,500 youth’s aged 18 to 35 years and women-headed households with children below 15 years old is incubatees/trainees that will come out of the incubation system with their own profitable agri-enterprises and decent jobs, and eventually serve as incubators/trainers themselves.

The secondary target groups are 600 established and potential enterprise incubators/trainers who will be identified on the basis of their involvement in market linkage activities; adoption of out-grower model; experience in incubation of new enterprises; technical, financial, managerial and infrastructure capacity to provide enterprise incubation services to incubates/trainees.

(3.0)  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

(i) Ongoing business operations in any of the specific value chains prioritized for Delta State namely Cassava production/processing, Oil Palm processing, Poultry product and Aquaculture.

Type of agribusiness inside any of production, processing, marketing and services in any of the commodities listed in (1) above are also in any of the following areas; Artisanal Fishing, fingerling production, Fish Processing, Fish Marketing, Cassava Processing, Garri Marketing, Cassava Stem Multiplication, Vegetable production, Poultry brood and Sell, Poultry processing (Season/Roasted, Defeathering of birds), Poultry (Egg) Marketing, Use and application of Agro-chemical Spray, Boat maintenance and fabrication, Mechanization, Agric Farm Power Tiller Cultivation, Transportation/Haulage, Agro-chemical sales/marketing and ICT.

(ii) Evidence of linkage from the business operation to higher value and higher volume off-takers.

(iii) Evidence of linkage from the business operation to reliable service and input suppliers including financial institutions.

(iv) Physical premises for the business are within a location in proximity to a reliable all weather road; in or within the first phase of selected LGAs/Communities of Delta State (state location of Business with a brief description of how to access the business premises).

LIST OF PARTICIPATING LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS AND COMMUNITIES FOR DELTA STATE

(v) Demonstrated strong growth in profitability over the previous two years with annual sales revenue from the business of at least N5.4million.

(vi) Evidence of annual revenue generated by the business.

(vii) Financial, Technical infrastructural (land, machinery, etc.) and managerial capacity in the subject business so as to incubate at least 10 incubatees/trainees per cycle.

(viii) Must have a registered business name with the Corporate Affairs Commission.

(ix) Business/Company profile containing items 1-10.

(4.0) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Applications must be delivered to the address below within two (2) weeks from the date of the publication (4th – 23 of January). Late applications will be rejected.

Signed: Ashoro Collins
The State Project Coordinator,
IFAD assisted livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise – Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) Project,
Delta Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (DARBA) Premises,
Along Asaba-Ibusa Expressway, Ibusa, Delta State.
Phone No.: 0803378*820
E-Mail: lifenddelta@gmail.com