eC2:Forests and Landscapes: Zimbabwe Climate Change Technical Assistance Program

Deadline: 10-Oct-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) Forestry

The overall objective of this consultancy is to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Zimbabwe to integrate climate change considerations into the planning, design and implementation of development projects in the forest and landscape sectors.

This consultancy is aimed at filling critical knowledge gap and informing the development of on-the-ground interventions for climate resilient forest landscapes.

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eC2:Agriculture and Irrigation: Zimbabwe Climate Change Technical Assistance Program

Deadline: 10-Oct-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)Wadis

The overall objective of this consultancy is to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Zimbabwe to integrate climate change considerations into the planning, design and implementation of development projects in the agriculture and irrigation sectors.
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eC2: E-learning course on Forest Landscapes and Climate Change in Forest Investment Program countries

Deadline: 19-Sep-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington DForestry.C.)

The Forest Investment Program (FIP) seeks to produce a focused but comprehensive online course which compiles and presents in a user friendly format both technical and practical information and knowledge to support practitioners in the design and implementation of sustainable forest and landscape management activities in FIP countries. The course should present in an integrated way the range of issues and topics at play in sustainable forest and landscape management interventions.

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Registration now open: PSLO Agriculture Mission

The Private Sector Liaison Officers (PSLO) Network invites companies to participate in a mission focusing on agricultural sector opportunities at the International Financial Institutions (IFIs).

November 14-17, 2016, Washington, D.C.

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Save the Date: PSLO Agriculture Mission – November 14 – 17, 2016

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eC2:Smallholder farmer training

Deadline: 29-Sep-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)rwandan farmers

Provide training to smallholder farmers living in Ile District, Zambezia Province on fire control and management (for 6,500 farmers) and conservation agriculture (for a subset of 2,500 farmers). Provide planting seed and disease resistant cassava stalks to 2,500 farmers.

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eC2: Local Food Safety Consultant

Deadline: 09-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)food_waste_garbage

The local Consultant will conduct on-site assessments and consultations at production facilities of SME companies (up to 10 companies) in Russia based on the list and using the materials and methodology provided by IFC.

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eC2: Conducting M&E Baseline for the Livestock Micro Reform in Agribusiness (L-MIRA) Project

Deadline:  22-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The WBG seeks a firm (preferably located in Tanzania) to assist with carrying out M&E Surveybaseline survey in relation to the Livestock Micro Reforms in Agribusiness (L-MIRA) project. The baseline information will be critical to measuring the success of L-MIRA project in achieving its objectives, which are: (i) to improve dairy and poultry farmers’ access to quality inputs; and (ii) to reduce regulatory compliance cost for dairy and poultry SMEs (processors, off-takers etc.). The outcome of this assignment will also be used to support policy reforms /advocacy in the future. Therefore, a firm with experience in successfully linking M&E with policy reforms and/or program improvements will have an advantage.
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eC2: GAFSP PrSW Cameroon Evaluation – Phase I Baseline

Deadline:  21-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

promotionalIFC is looking for an experienced firm specialized in impact evaluations to conduct the baseline of an impact evaluation of IFC and GAFSP (Global Agriculture and Food Security Program) invested projects in Cameroon. The IFC projects are part of a joint World Bank/IFC initiative consisting of a comprehensive public-private partnership to support the vertical integration of producer organizations (POs) of cassava, maize, and sorghum into the value chain of commercial agribusiness off-takers. IFC and GAFSP investments facilitate the critical links to private banks and to the private sector by providing risk sharing facility (RSFs) and/or loans to participating financial institutions. The evaluation is to measure impact of the projects on yields, farmer income, poverty, food security and women.
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eConsultant2: improve cooperative business management capacities

Deadline: 18-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

IFC in Rwanda is looking for qualified service providers to design and implement a business management capacity building program for horticulture producer organizations in Rwanda. The program will initially cover approximately 20 producer organizations, mostly cooperatives. Please refer to the ToRs for more information.

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