Consultants - Production of Package of Practices, Training Manual, Promotional Materials at Oxfam Nigeria

In Nigeria, Oxfam’s focus areas are Economic Justice/Livelihoods, Humanitarian Programming, Gender Justice / Female Leadership and Good Governance, adopting a rights-based approach. The overarching goal is to enable people exercise their rights and manage their own lives. The Livelihoods and Nutritional Empowerment (LINE) Project is a 60-month initiative implemented by Oxfam in the State of Bauchi, Nigeria with funding from Global Affairs Canada (GAC).

LINE Project aims to promote agriculture-driven economic growth and improve living conditions for 10,000 rural farmer households (60% women) with a specific focus on women and youth. LINE will be implemented in six Local Government Areas (LGAs): Gamawa, Shira, Darazo, Ningi, Alkaleri and Tafawa Balewa. As a market-based agricultural initiative, the project will focus on the following value chains: maize, sorghum, sesame, dairy and meat (beef, mutton and goats) and will seek to enhance access to markets through collaboration with relevant stakeholders and key private sector actors. LINE Project is expected to result in:

• Increased yields in selected livestock and crop value chains for 10,000 rural farmer households (60% women)
• Improved agricultural business-enabling environment which is responsive to the needs of women, men, and youth members of farmer households.
• Improved nutrition for vulnerable farmer households, especially women and children.

As a market-based agricultural initiative, LINE Project aims to strengthen the capacity of key private sector players by improving their skills to engage in value chain interventions and support targeted farmers. The Project will also support such partners to improve their institutional capacities, analytical, lobbying and advocacy skills and capacity in monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) systems to document impacts.

The Project is aligned with two United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets: reduce by 30% the number of people living in poverty and promote gender equality and empower women; as well as with Nigeria’s Agricultural Promotion Policy (APP), of which Bauchi State is a part.The Project is also in alignment with GAC development priorities in Nigeria, namely to stimulate sustainable rural economic growth for poverty reduction, enhance food security, and secure the future of youth through employment.

Objective and Scope

• The objective of this consultancy is to provide Packages of Practice, training manuals and materials that will support farmer beneficiaries to achieve an increase in yields in selected crops and livestock value chains. The Package of Practice should contain best agronomic practices, and should include:
• PoPs, training manuals and promotional materials should be developed for sorghum, maize and sesame value chains and they should focus on the following topics in detail per crop:
  • Section 1.0: Pre-Planting Activities:
    • 1.1: Planning your farm, Knowing your farm size, Using the right tools for right task
    • 1.2: Site selection, Land preparation, Seeds selection, Seed rate, Seed treatment, seed sowing dates, spacing, fertilizer application, weed control, pest and diseases control
    • 1.3: Cost and benefit of investment, Record keeping, Sharing with Peers
  • Section 2.0: Harvest and Post-Harvesting Activities:
    • 2.1: Harvesting
    • 2.2: Shelling/threshing
    • 2.3: bulking and storage
• PoPs, training manuals and promotional materials should be developed for dairy value chain and they should focus on the following topics in detail:
  • Section 1.0: A basis in Good Agricultural Practice (GAP)
  • Section 2.0: Dairy farm practices
  •  2.1: Animal Health, Milk hygiene, Nutrition (feed and water), Animal welfare
  • 2.2: Cost and benefit of investment, Record keeping, Sharing with Peers
  • Section 3.0: Environment, Socio-economic management, Marketing
• PoPs, training manuals and promotional materials should be developed for meat value chain (beef, mutton, chevon) and they should focus on the following topics in detail:
  • Part A - Production
  • Section 1.0: Production cycles and life cycles
    • 1.1: Feeding, Housing, Identification, Culling
    • 1.2: Cost and benefit of investment, Record keeping, Sharing with Peers
  • Section 2: Animal disease and treatment
  • Section 2.0: Environment, Socio-economic management, Marketing

The successful Consultant(s) will undertake activities as described below:

• Review existing Package of Practices (PoPs) and literatures from relevant institutions/Ministry of Agriculture in Bauchi State and Nigeria on sorghum, maize, sesame, dairy and meat value chains;
• Develop five (5) PoPs for sorghum, maize, sesame, dairy and meat value chains;
• Develop training manuals and modules for selected value chains for sorghum, maize, sesame, dairy and meat value chains;
• Develop training promotional materials (pictorial training tools and calendars) for sorghum, maize, sesame, dairy and meat value chains;
• Translate PoPs, training tools and promotional materials to local dialect (Hausa);
• Deliver Training of Trainers (ToT) on the Package of Practice and the training manuals; and materials to the target group of LINE and partner staff as described above;
• Write a final report.

Minimum Standard Requirements
For consultants to be eligible for taking on the assignment as set out in this ToR, the following minimum standard requirements must be met:

• Consultant must have a company name
• Consultant must be registered with CAC
• Consultant must be able to provide proof of payment of tax
• Consultant must be in the possession of a valid TIN
• Consultant must have a corporate or enterprise bank account

Assessment of the CV’s
The assessment of the CV’s will be based on appropriateness of the proposed consultants based on the following criteria. The best fitting CV for the assignment will be given the most points. The following competencies should be made clear In the CV’s provided:

Preferred:

• PhD or Masters Degree in Agriculture or related discipline.
• Demonstrable experience in training and capacity building especially in agriculture and within the development, private and public sectors.
• Experience in working with farmer / community based groups
• Have demonstrable skills or competences in training and training organization especially for farmers and civil society groups using adult learning techniques and participatory methodologies
• Experience in using technology and new media for research
• Good writing and communicative skills
• Good command of English and Hausa

Required:

• Experience in training and capacity building
• Experience with international (I)NGO’s
• Good coordination and motivation skills
• Interest in using new media and technology for research
• Good writing and communicative skills
• Good command of English and Hausa

Application Closing Date
11:59 hours; 14th March, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to the email or address below, the following should be included in applications:

• At least two relevant reference professional service assignment and products previously performed by the supplier that are comparable in content, time and money.
• A proposal for the delivery of the assignment as described in this ToR or expression of interest (EOI), including a time planning (workplan) based on this ToR as well as evidence of experience in setting up and implementing training programs to Community Groups in Bauchi or other Northern states.
• CV(’s) of the proposed consultant(s), proving relevant experience and/or diplomas. See also chapter 3.3.2, award criteria: [a], [b], [c], [d], [e], [f], [g], [etc]. Click here to view
• Total cost of delivery of the assignment. Accompanied with a cost break down in days or hours to spend and the related fee.

Quotations should be submitted by e-mail with the reference “Consult/LINE/004” to: [email protected]. Alternatively the quotation can be delivered in hard copy to the following address:
No. 75 Sunday Awoniye Street,
Before Sarouniya Hotel,
Bauchi,
Bauchi State.

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Note

• Candidates are adviced to download and read the contents of the Term of Reference for better understanding as the information contained in this post is a summary of the contents found in the Term of Reference (ToR)
• Any questions, remarks or requests for clarification regarding the content of the ToR can be sent to: [email protected] .For questions regarding the procurement procedure please send an email to: [email protected] on or before 07/03/2017, 17:00 hour (Nigerian time). In case you are not able to use email for sending in your questions, you can call the following phone number in case of questions: 0708 446 2521 or 0708 446 7370.
• The questions will be answered to all applicants not later than 09/03/2017, 17:00 hour (Nigerian time).
• Quotations should reach Oxfam Novib not later than the closing date above.