About IFDC   IFDC is a public international organization active in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, and America.

IFDC uniquely approaches the global issues of food security and poverty by bridging the gap between research and impact, combining science-based innovations, holistic market systems development, an enabling policy environment, and strategic partnerships to assist farmers and countries to identify and scale sustainable agricultural solutions, including improved nutrient use efficiency.

These approaches are needed to boost soil health and crop productivity while reducing the environmental impact of fertilizer use.

IFDC translates research into action by using locally driven, environmentally sound, and impact-oriented solutions.

With our partners, we seek to close the yield gap, eradicate global hunger, safeguard the soil on which our lives depend, and generate economic resilience for farming households and the countries in which they live.

  Summary of the assignment   IFDC’s BRIGHT project is seeking services of an individual or Firm consultant to contribute to improving farmers’ knowledge and skills in reducing post-harvest losses, by conducting practical trainings and construction of low cost drying and storage facilities in the highland areas of Kigezi, Elgon, and Rwenzori.

  Responsibilities   1.

    Support farmers in recording lower post-harvest losses through the adoption of appropriate low-cost storage technologies at household and aggregation (group) levels; 2.

    Train 3,080 small-holder farmers (in groups of 40), 12 Field officers and 47 field extension workers on appropriate low-cost storage technologies for potato (ware and seed), maize, beans, sorghum, coffee, and banana by end of May 2025.

In Rwenzori, Elgon, and Kigezi region with a ratio of 40:30:30 respectively; 3.

    Construct diffused light and ware potato stores with capacity 10-20 MTs with support from the local communities; 4.

    Train trainers of trainers (TOT) in construction of storage facilities and construct 231 granaries of different types, pics bags, and 77 solar driers with a goal of setting up a demo and capacitating local artisans; 5.

    Train BRIGHT staff in post-harvest handling and the use of low-cost storage technologies in the three regions and demonstrate how to make use of some of the technologies and construct sample storages for demonstration; 6.

    Provide linkages to market to source for materials to be used in construction especially the non-locally available materials.

  Deliverables for the consultant   By the end of the contract, the consultant will be required to deliver the following:   1.

    Construct 231 cereal granaries of a capacity of 500kgs each and 77 solar driers of 25-30kgs each (3 granaries of different types and 1 solar drier per project village) as demonstration sites at household level; 2.

    Construct 6 farmer group potato storage facilities (3 diffused light and 3 Ambient stores, one of each type per region) with capacity 10-20 MTs; 3.

    Train and demonstrate pic bag technologies and provide demonstration samples at the 77 demo hosting households; 4.

    Provide the unit cost of each of the storage facilities to the farmers; 5.

    Provide a report specifying all the above outputs, the methodology used to achieve them, lessons learned and recommendations.

  The BRIGHT Project Team will mobilize participants and provide all necessary documentation to the consultant.

  Reporting and Work Relationships   The consultant will report to the Project Manager and work closely with the Markets and Value Chain lead as well as other project technical leads.

    Duration and Fee   The contract assignment is anticipated to be effective from the 1st of December 2024, through to 30th May 2025 unless amended in writing and agreed upon by both Parties.

  A total of USD 25,000 is budgeted for the above assigned     Diversity Clause   IFDC is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, and offers equal employment opportunities based on ability, performance, and potential.  Equal opportunity is integral to the recruitment and selection practices at IFDC.

IFDC recognizes the value in recruiting employees with different backgrounds, knowledge, experiences, perspectives, and beliefs.  IFDC recognizes and values the contribution of people with a diverse background in capabilities, experience, and perspectives.

Diversity encompasses gender, age, experience, education, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and cultural backgrounds as well as other dimensions such as lifestyle and family responsibilities.

  About Program/Project   Building Resilience and Inclusive Growth of Highland farming systems for rural Transformation (BRIGHT) is a four-year project, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN) through the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Dutch development policy.

The project is being implemented by IFDC, in collaboration with Agriterra, the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), district local governments, and private sector actors.

  The vision of the BRIGHT project is to promote inclusive economic growth and rural transformation through equitable integration into value chains.

BRIGHT aims to build the resilience of 106,560 highland farm households in Kigezi, Mt.

Elgon, and Rwenzori regions by supporting Uganda to recover from external shocks in an ever-changing context through absorption, adaptation, and transformation.

In so doing, the project will improve the food and nutrition security and incomes of farmers, transition subsistence-oriented farm households to more of a market orientation by supporting them in integrated farm planning and inclusive decision-making, introducing appropriate climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies to strengthen local farming systems, ensuring natural resource conservation, and developing strategic value chains.

    Mode of application.

  The Team Leader of Interested firm/individual consultants should submit their CV online via the IFDC career page.

Additionally, they should send the requested documents via to hanyago@ifdc.org , kibrahim@ifdc.org , and pmutinda@ifdc.org , not later than 30th November 2024.

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        Technical Proposal: A detailed proposal outlining the firm’s approach to the project, including a step-by-step workflow, project timeline, and any technical specifications;           II.

        Financial Proposal: A clear breakdown of the project costs, including material, labor, and any other expenses;         III.

       References: At least two references from previous clients for similar projects;          IV.

        Key Personnel CVs: CVs of key staff who will be involved in the project, highlighting their qualifications and experience.

  For any additional information that you may require, please feel free to reach out to us via the above email addresses.

Required Skills Required Experience   1.

    Evidence of having done similar work; 2.

    Experience in post-harvest handling and low-cost storage technologies in Uganda especially for the target value chains (Coffee, Potatoes, Maize, beans and Sorghum); 3.

    Experience in training smallholder farmers in storage in relation to food security and marketing.