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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES)
MULTI-NATIONAL
Support to African Seed Companies
Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA)
Financing Agreement reference: 5700155002051
Project ID No.: P-Z1-AA0-112
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has received financing from the African
Development Bank – FAPA grant toward the cost of Multinational support to African seed companies,
and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for Business
Development Services – I.
The services included under this project are:
To assist in developing the ability of young, private, African seed companies to manage their business
growth and provide improved seeds to small-scale farmers in eleven African countries on a sustainable
basis.
The consultant will be expected to provide the following services:
1. Provide business development consulting services to selected PASS grantees, and assist startup
and SME seed companies with the development of overall strategies for growth.
2. Work with seed companies to 1/ assess their needs and 2/ prepare an improvement plan
comprising of specific strategies for production, seed quality, marketing efficiency, accountability
and profitability.
3. Train PASS Grantee seed company staff in specific areas of need including marketing, financial
management, and strategy development.
4. Give seminars to seed company management teams on selected, specific subject matters of
importance to the survival and growth of the firms.
5. Assist in delivering business development modules at the Seed Enterprise Management Institute,
which will include a series of networking and educational opportunities for African private seed
companies and seed producers, facilitating their ability to learn from each other and from outside
experts.
6. Travel to seed company operations in up to 11 African countries to make on-site assessments and
give recommendations on the effectiveness of seed company processes, including financial
management, management of parental materials, certified seed production, management of outgrower contracts, seed processing, packaging, warehousing, and marketing.
7. Report back to program managers regarding the effectiveness of individual seed companies as well
as the overall seed program strategy.
8. Be in regular contact with Secondees embedded in seed companies to be able to in the end
generate a comprehensive report that includes the outputs of the work of the Secondees in the
target seed companies.
9. Other tasks detailed in the TOR as may be requested by AGRA’s Program for Africa’s Seed
Systems (PASS).
AGRA now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested
consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures,
description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among
staff, etc.).
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the
African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants”, dated May 2008
revised July 2012, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours (0800-1700
hrs). The TOR for this position can be obtained from AGRA’s website at www.agra.org under the
“Opportunities” tab.
Expressions of interest must be delivered by email to the address below by March 15, 2015 at 1700hrs EAT
and mention clearly in the subject line FAPA-Business Development Services – I.
Attn:
Procurement Office
E-mail: [email protected]
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
P.O. Box 66773-00800, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 20 3675 000
Fax: +254 20 3675 401