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Agroforestry Consultant

Terms of Reference (TOR)

Developing Agroforestry Training Content and Guide For Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA) Project

Background:

World Food Programme launched the Food to Market Alliance Programme in June 2017 in Kenya and works with local agricultural ecosystem players across twelve Counties in Kenya to sustainably improve farmer livelihoods. Productivity of smallholder farmers, who make up the great majority of the farmers in Kenya, is low compromising their livelihoods and leading to significant domestic deficits in maize, sorghum, and legume value chains. The FtMA intervention has caused an increased demand by suppliers and off-takers for larger, sustainable customer bases with the necessary resources to bulk purchase inputs and aggregate products. To meet this demand there is a requirement for smallholder farmers to increase both productivity and margins. Conservation Agriculture through minimum tillage, crop rotation, and residue retention has been proven to be a more sustainable production system that increases productivity, and reduces costs and the impact of agriculture on the environment.

PAFID has been contracted by the WFP to implement the CA component of FtMA

The main goal of the CA component in FtMA project is to increase farmers’ resilience to climate change and results in increased yields and income. The programme activities will be grouped into three strategic objectives:

  1. To Increase the capacity of FtMA field teams, partners, area representatives and MoA staff by training them to transfer knowledge on CA, and best farming practices and promote agroforestry
  2. To transfer knowledge to farmers on CA, best farming practices and agroforestry through demonstrations, field days and group learning interactions
  3. To increase the capacity of mechanization service providers (MSP) to offer the best land preparation techniques associated with CA

Anticipated Coverage

The programme coverage will be across 12 Counties in Kenya: Narok; Nakuru; Elgeyo Marakwet; Nyandarua; Meru; Tharaka Nithi; Busia; Homabay; Kisumu; Kakamega; Migori; Siaya

Beneficiary Scope

PAFID FtMA Staff

Deliverables

  1. Identify the most suitable agroforestry species (including fruit trees) for each agro-climatic zone
  2. Develop training manual and extension literature for PAFID FtMA field staff
  3. Propagation of selected species
  4. Establishing an agroforestry nursery
  5. Tree planting and spacing
  6. Train PAFID FtMA field staff in agroforestry nursery establishment and best practices
  7. Develop a sustainable model for the continuation of agroforestry after the initial training
  • Phases and Deliverables

The assignment will be implemented over a period not exceeding one month based on the discussions and agreement with PAFID.

No Deliverables Completion Date
1 Develop curriculum, training manual and extension literature on agroforestry best practices January 15th 2021
2 Train PAFID FtMA field staff January 25th 2021
3 Develop sustainable agroforestry model January 30th 2021

Qualifications

  1. At least 5 years’ experience in conducting similar activities in delivering agroforestry training
  2. Technical proposal should indicate at least two similar projects and contacts of relevant persons who can be contacted for reference purposes

Fees and Expenses

PAFID will negotiate the terms of the consultancy with the consultant. Submission of the deliverables will be linked to payments.

Submission of proposals

Eligible consultants are invited to submit their Technical and Financial proposals (Comprising of their understanding of the assignment, approach, methodology and statement of capacity) and cost not later than 11th December 2020 at 5.00 pm. The consultants are requested to quote a fee that will cover all their costs except for the meeting venues and accommodation whose cost will be met by the project.

The proposal in soft copy should be submitted to

The project Director,

PAFID Kenya Office.

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Cc:  Anthony Nyongesa (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and Colin Gunson (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

 

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