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NAB Crop Value Chain
NAB Crop Value Chain
Tender Title: Request for Proposal for the Development of a 5-year Crop Value Chain Strategy and Implementation Plan
REQUEST-FOR-PROPOSALS-CONSULTANCY-SERVICES-FOR-THE-DEVELOPMENT-OF-A-5-YEAR-CROP-VALUE-CHAIN-STRATEGY-AND-IMPLEMENTATION-PLAN (1).pdf
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Bid box location
Agricultural Boards’ Building
30 David Hosea Meroro Road
Windhoek
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Due Date
31 May 2022, 11:00
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Summary
Requirements
Description
Bid Self-Score
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Compliance Requirements
2. Submission Requirements
3. Proposal Validity: 60 Days
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No of copies
The proposals shall be submitted in 1 (one) original and (three) 3 copies.
Two separate envelopes, namely Technical and Financial Proposal - Proposals marked ORIGINAL and COPY
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Project Duration
60 days
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Scope of Services
2. Organize and conduct consultations, meetings, interviews, and brainstorming sessions with various stakeholders in the agronomic and horticulture industry as well as allied sectors to produce inputs, ideas, opinions, and recommendations on the goals and objectives, strategies, and actions for Plan.
3. Identify strategic initiatives and activities the NAB needs to prioritize and implement to support the development of the crop value chain in Namibia.
4. Identify strategic initiatives as priorities as well as activities that the NAB should be engaged in and implement to achieve regional/ global competitiveness and an integrated approach to ensure sustainable agronomy and horticulture development.
5. Identify the capacity constraints that shall affect the NAB from fulfilling its mandate and recommend appropriate counter measures in the implementation of the crop value chain strategy.
6. Develop and formulate, in consultation with the NAB and the crop industry the overall crop sector vision as well as strategic initiatives that shall guide the implementation of priority areas.
7. Identify strategic projects that need to be prioritized by potential investors in each production zone (seven production zones e.g. Kavango, Zambezi, Karst, North Central, Central, South, and Orange River zones) as part of the crop sector vision and green economy from the crop perspectives in the drive for sustainable development of crop value chain in Namibia.
8. Prepare an action plan or roadmap on the various components of the Plan.
9. Cost the strategic plan through its strategic initiatives proposed and recommend funding sources to implement the plan.
10. The strategy will include a Monitoring and Evaluation framework across the different stages during the implementation.
11. Present the draft and final Crop Value Chain Strategy and Implementation Plan to the NAB and relevant stakeholders.
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Project Key Goals/ Objectives
The specific objectives of the consultancy include:
a) To evaluate the performance of the crop industry with a view of identifying challenges and bottlenecks that affects their operations and priority areas of strategic importance for intervention.
b) Develop a Five-Year Crop Value Chain Strategy and Implementation Plan, with a specific strategic initiative, industry-based Key Performance Indicators, timeframe, annual budgets, annual targets, and annual plans that translate the Strategy into specific actions for easy implementation; and
c) Prepare a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for monitoring the implementation of the Strategic plan.
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Academic qualifications:
Master's degree in Crop Science, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agro-Business, Agro-Food Development, Strategic Planning/ Management, Business Administration, or other related fields. A PhD related to these fields will be an advantage.
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Years of experience:
▪ At least five (5) years of relevant demonstrated experience in the development of organizational and programmatic-related strategic plans through the consultative process involving various stakeholders such as farmers, traders, processors, government institutions, development partners, etc.
▪ Relevant experience in carrying out assessments in the fields of agro-food development, agro-business, and value chain development: at least 3 years.
▪ Experience in working with national and local farmers, traders, processors, input suppliers, financial institutions, government institutions, and other stakeholders in the agro-food sector.
▪ Experience in supporting organizations in the formulation of strategic plans in the agricultural field, be it in the public or private sector.
▪ Demonstrated understanding of the global agriculture (crop) industry and trends in the context of Namibia and the Southern Africa Development (SADC) region.
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Expected Outputs
a) Submit a final inception report on the assignment within 5 workdays of the signing of the contract detailing the understanding/ interpretation of the TORs; the methodology of carrying out the assignment; work plan and implementation schedule as agreed upon with the NAB.
b) Submit an evaluation report on the industry’s performance within 10 workdays of submitting and approval of the inception report, detailing the industry’s performance, challenges, and bottlenecks that affect its operations.
c) Submit a draft Crop Value Chain Strategy and Implementation Plan within 30 workdays of signing the contract, including the facilitation of brainstorming sessions and validation workshops with different industry players, including members of the National Horticulture Advisory Committee (NHAC) and the National Agronomy Advisory Committee (NAAC).
d) Final Crop Value Chain Strategy and Implementation Plan within 15 days after validation workshop.
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