Consultancy Opportunity – Value Chains

Role: Consultancy to conduct value chain analysis and market identification for People, Prosperity, Planet Project prioritized value chains.

Location: TanzaniaContract Period: part-time

Traidcraft Exchange (TX) (now Transform Trade) in partnership with Tanzania Gender and Sustainable Energy Network (TANGSEN) are implementing a three-year project titled, People, Prosperity, Planet Project (PPP)- Reduced poverty and climate resilience for coastal communities inRufiji and Kisarawe district in Tanzania. The project aims to improve Natural Resource Management (NRM) and livelihoods for 2200 ((1300 women: 800 men; 100 people with disabilities) vulnerable people through climate resilient practices & market led approaches along 5 value chain (VC’s)’. The selected value chains include honey, sunflower, fruit trees, poultry & vegetables. The project will be implemented in the Rufiji & Kisarawe districts of Pwani Region in coastal Tanzania, which is vulnerable to climate extremes.

Traidcraft Exchange (>>Transform Trade) is a UK’s development charity specializing in making trade work for the voiceless and unseen entrepreneurs, farmers, and artisans in Africa and Asia for purposes of growing their businesses, find markets and engage effectively in trade. Traidcraft vision is a world without poverty where all trade is fair.

Tanzania Gender and Sustainable energy network (TANGSEN) is a professional network advocating for gender integration in energy sector with particular focus to women empowerment along the energy development and services provision value chains in Tanzania.

Traidcraft Exchange and TANGSEN plans to undertakevalue chain analysis and market identification for People, Prosperity, Planet Project.

The purpose of this consultancy is to conduct value chain analysis and market identification for purposes identifying business opportunities, barriers and potential buyers in sunflower, vegetables, poultry, and bee keeping value chains. The assessment will require literature review, interviews with respective value chain actors (producers, processors, buyers, marketers, policy makers and consumers) and profiling potential buyers for commodities along project target value chains.

Terms of Reference

****People, Prosperity, Planet Project; Reduced poverty and climate resilience for coastal communities in Rufiji and Kisarawe District

Terms of Reference to Conduct Value chain Analysis and market Identification

1. Introduction

Traidcraft Exchange (TX) (now Transform Trade) in partnership with Tanzania Gender and Sustainable Energy Network (TANGSEN) are implementing a three-year project titled, People, Prosperity, Planet Project (PPP): Reduced poverty and climate resilience for coastal communities inRufiji and Kisarawe district in Tanzania.

1. About TANGSEN and Traidcraft Exchange (>>Transform Trade)

Tanzania Gender and Sustainable energy network (TANGSEN) is a professional network advocating for gender integration in energy sector with particular focus to women empowerment along the energy development and services provision value chains in Tanzania. The network is Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), locally based in Tanzania, founded since 1998 under the support of ENERGIA. TANGSEN vision is to see women and men are accessing sustainable energy equitably. Its mission is to advocate for gender supportive policies and strategies; create awareness and capacity for gender mainstreaming and women empowerment; evidence and action-based research; and networking and information sharing for increased women’s participation, ownership, control over, and benefits on sustainable energy technologies and services.

Traidcraft Exchange (>>Transform Trade) is a UK’s development charity specializing in making trade work for the voiceless and unseen entrepreneurs, farmers, and artisans in Africa and Asia for purposes of growing their businesses, find markets and engage effectively in trade. Traidcraft vision is a world without poverty where all trade is fair. Working within the Trade Justice and Climate Justice movement we believe trade can be a powerful and sustainable solution to poverty. https://traidcraftexchange.org/. Traidcraft seeking to shift the power (STP) of decisions, planning, and grant making to the organizations and communities that we have always sought to support.

1. Project background and context

People, Prosperity, Planet Project (PPP) is three-year project (April 2022 to March 2025) funded by UK government and donations from individuals in United Kingdom. PPP project aims to improve Natural Resource Management (NRM) and livelihoods for 2200 ((1300 women: 800 men; 100 people with disabilities) vulnerable people through climate resilient practices & market led approaches along 5 value chain (VC’s)’. The selected value chains include honey, sunflower, fruit trees, poultry & vegetables. The project will be implemented in the Rufiji & Kisarawe districts of Pwani Region in coastal Tanzania, which is vulnerable to climate extremes.

Project expected outcomes and outputs

Impact: Reduced poverty through climate-resilient livelihoods for vulnerable communities in Pwani region, Tanzania mainland.

**Outcome:**2200 climate vulnerable women and men in Rufiji and Kisarawe districts of Pwani region Tanzania with increased incomes and improved natural resource management. Improved natural resource management in Rufiji and Kisarawe districts of Pwani region, Tanzania.

Outputs:

• Targeted smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs increase productivity along targeted value chains (honey, fruit trees, poultry, sunflower, vegetables).
• Target smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs’ benefit from improved access to market
• District councils and targeted communities improve the implementation of climate adaptation plans.
• Targeted smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs adopt innovative technologies and practices that improve climate resilience.

The project will collaborate will PO-RALG, district councils and community for purpose of leveraging on existing infrastructures/ programmes and ensure project success delivery of all the project outputs and specifically improving the implementation of climate adaptation plans.

1. Purpose of the assignment

Traidcraft Exchange is looking for services of experienced consultant in the field of agriculture or agribusiness to conduct value chain analysis and market identification for purposes identifying business opportunities, barriers and potential buyers in sunflower, vegetables, poultry, and bee keeping value chains. The assessment will require literature review, interviews with respective value chain actors (producers, processors, buyers, marketers, policy makers and consumers) and profiling potential buyers for commodities along project target value chains.

1. Deliverables

• Assessment report detailing the findings for each value chain i.e., sunflower, vegetables, fruit trees, poultry, and honey.
• Profile of contacted and consulted buyers: list of existing buyers, their potential demand, and their contacts.
• Database of potentials buyers and investor such as processors.

1. Tasks and duties

• Prepare an inception report including analysis/survey schedule.
• Conduct desk review.
• Prepare data collection tools.
• Identify and consult existing buyers in Tanzania (from village to national level) for purposing of documenting; potential demand for commodities along the target value chains, sourcing patterns (volumes, source, pricing) and quality standards.
• Engage target commodities buyers on their interest to source materials in project areas (business opportunities for project farmers).
• Consultation/interviews with other identified supply chain actors.
• Identify and propose investment opportunities for farmers or co-investment opportunities with actors such as processors and opportunities to revive existing village owned processing units.

1. Duration of the assignment.

The timing of this work shall be 20 working days and shall commence on or about 19th December 2022 and shall be completed on or 30th January 2023.

1. Reporting line.

Once contracted the consultant for value chain analysis shall report to PPP Project Manager.

1. Qualification

• At least a master’s degree or equivalent in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, or related sciences.
• At least 5 years of experience in conducting value chain analysis, market assessments or similar assignments in agricultural development programmes and projects and agriculture business in Tanzania.
• Demonstrated ability to assess complex situations to analyse critical issues succinctly and clearly and draw conclusions and recommendations.
• Proven in-depth understanding and consulting experiences on agricultural market assessments especially in agricultural value chains. Experience in sunflower, horticultural, poultry and bee keeping value chains is an added advantage.
• Fluent in written and spoken English, as well as fluency in spoken Swahili.
• You must have work permit to work in Tanzania.
• Willingness to travel to remote areas as needed.

1. Expression of Interest

Proposals should be submitted on or before 13th December 2022 by 5:00pm EAT to [email protected].

Technical proposals should include the following:

• CV of the consultant
• Overview of the assignment as you understand it.
• The approach(es) to be applied in undertaking the assignment including a ddetailed activity timeline for undertaking the assignment.
• A comprehensive budget covering professional fees and expenses related to carrying out the assignment. The total professional fee should not exceed USD.3100.
• A list of previously conducted analysis.

Safeguarding: Traidcraft Exchange is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all vulnerable individuals and recognizes its responsibility to take all reasonable steps to promote safe practice and to protect vulnerable individuals from harm, abuse, and exploitation. Traidcraft Exchange operates a safeguarding policy, which is available to the consultant, and which the consultant will abide by whilst undertaking work on behalf of Traidcraft Exchange. The consultant will be required to sign the code of conduct.