eConsultant2:Agriculture Finance/Insurance Value Chain Mapping Study

Deadline:  16-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The objective of the assignment it to identify promising finance and index insurance opportunities at different stages of the value chains of 3-4 agricultural img_7478Acommodities in Cameroon.The Assignment should:
(a) Identify and analyze the value chains
(b) Assess the nature of farmers and production methods
(c) Develop cash flow and financial profiles for value chain players
(d) Analyze the demand and supply of finance and index insurance

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eConsultant2: Soil and Leaf Testing:KTDA Tea Zones

Deadline: 05-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)_DSC0993

IFC is working with KTDA to carry out soil and leaf testing across the 67 factories. The project will collect a statistically valid set of soil and leaf samples from each major soil type. Analysis of these samples will identify macro and micro soil nutrient deficiencies, which will be addressed through the development of improved fertilizer blends and application recommendations.

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eConsultant2:Dairy Specialist

Deadline: 05-Apr-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective/Purpose of Assignment:
The Project will look at limited access to finance for farmers/producers from 2 Koeien in de weiperspectives: lack of skills/knowledge (of risks in agriculture and availability of relevant tools) in FIs and low bankability of farmers/producers due to lack of capacity and lack of avenues to improve this capacity. To address this failure on the scale of the selected FIs and supply chains, the Project will work with both FIs and supply chains (aggregators, producers, other participants) to improve their capacity and created strong linkages between all.

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World Bank Job Opportunity

The Dutch Executive Director’s Office is looking for a program assistant.The incumbent will be a member of a three person team supporting the Executive Director (ED), Alternate ED, Senior Advisors and Advisors for the constituency representWorld Bank buildinging Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Israel, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Romania, and Ukraine.

More information below:

JOB TITLE: Program Assistant
JOB TYPE: Administrative
LOCATION: Washington, DC
RECRUITMENT TYPE: Local Hire
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT: English [Essential]; Dutch [Desired]
CLOSING DATE: 28-Mar-2016

Click here to see the full job description. 

 

Gauging interest for Ghana Water Mission

The Netherlands Embassy in Accra, Ghana and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency are watercontemplating a Dutch Water sector trade-mission to Ghana this year. The goal of the mission is to facilitate contacts between the Ghana and the Dutch Water sector.

The mission is only meant for Dutch companies therefor the information available is only in Dutch. To read more click here. 

If you have any questions please email us.

 

 

Recap: Procurement Event NL

On the 3rd of March VNO-NCW and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency jointly hosted a World Bank i-love-procurement2procurement event during which a presentation was held about the new Procurement Policy Framework. Around 25 companies, many of which had been involved in the preceding stakeholder consultations, were present to learn from Mr. Enzo de Laurentiis, World Bank Regional Procurement Manager, about the new framework and the new opportunities it creates for the private sector.

Mr. de Laurentiis underlined that the new regulations introduced more flexibility in the design of the procurement process to ensure that it is fit for purpose and appropriate to the size, value and risk of the project. He added that one of the fundamental pillars of the new framework was that it allowed the use of value-for-money criteria for contract award decisions.

A key point, according to Mr. de Laurentiis, was that the World Bank will now be more involved in the contract management. He added that the World Bank would also take a more pro-active stance to facilitate solutions in regard to contract-related complaints – although legally it might not be a contract party.

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eConsultant2:Maputo and Antananarivo Household Survey

Deadline:29-Feb-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)Survey

The project will carry out a geo-referenced household survey in Greater Maputo and Antananarivo to gain some insights on the impact of and the trade-offs between location characteristics, welfare, risks, access to infrastructure and services, as well as land value.

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