Terms of Reference (TOR) Consultancy
1. CONSULTANCY SUMMARY
Title: Consultancy to Conduct Market Landscape Mapping and Irrigation Facilities Assessment under the “Grow Green Model: Market gardens for Jobs, Nutrition, and Climate Resilience” Project
Consultancy Type: Consulting services-Individual
Division: ESA Kenya
Duty Station: Tanzania and Mali with local travels
Reporting to: Project Leader Dr. Cecilia Limera
Duration: 1-Oct-2025 until 15-Nov-2025
Expected Deliverables: See Section 7.
2. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
The World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg), as a subgrantee of AGRA under the project “Grow Green Model: Market Gardens for Jobs, Nutrition, and Climate Resilience” and an implementing partner of the Mastercard Foundation-funded Youth Empowerment for Food and Agriculture (YEFFA) project, is seeking to recruit a qualified Consultant to support the 'Market Gardens for Jobs and Nutrition' initiative.
This multi-country initiative is focused on empowering youth through climate-resilient horticulture, efficient irrigation and rainwater management, and sustainable market systems development. The initiative is being implemented in Tanzania and Mali, with technical coordination from WorldVeg’s Africa office in Nairobi.
3. OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSULTANCY AND EXPECTED RESULTS
The objectives of the consultancy are:
Conduct landscape mapping to identify, document, and analyze existing youth-led horticulture models in Tanzania and Mali, focusing on success factors and operational challenges.
Identify and assess youth-led agribusiness initiatives to develop a database profiling youth participant, their roles, capacity needs, and potential for growth in horticulture.
Conduct a value chain analysis to map key actors, market linkages, and profitability potential, identifying opportunities for youth inclusion across the horticultural value chain.
To identify and assess existing and potential irrigation infrastructure and recommend climate-smart, efficient, and context-appropriate systems for deployment in selected demonstration sites.
The expected results of this consultancy are as Section 7.
4. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES BY THE CONSULTANT
The Consultant will:
- For Task A “Market Landscape Mapping and Value Chain Analysis”
- Conduct a situational analysis of youth-led horticulture enterprises, models, and hubs.
- Identify key enabling and inhibiting factors including access to finance, agricultural inputs, extension support, and market linkages.
- Profile youth agribusinesses (age, gender, stage, products, capacity needs) into a geo-tagged database.
- Conduct horticultural value chain analysis mapping actors, profitability nodes, and opportunities for youth and women integration including carbon credit potential.
For Task B “Irrigation Facilities Assessment”
- Evaluate existing irrigation infrastructure (surface, drip, sprinkler, solar) in project-target areas.
- Identify water sources (boreholes, rivers, harvested rainwater) and energy sources for irrigation.
- Recommend climate-smart, cost-effective systems tailored to agro-ecological zones (e.g. solar drip kits).
- Propose preliminary designs, estimated costs, potential suppliers, and maintenance models.
- Assess environmental and social risks associated with irrigation expansion
5. WORLDVEG’S RESPONSIBILITIES
WorldVeg will provide technical guidance and backstopping to support the Consultant to ensure effective planning, implementation, and delivery of this activity.
6. PAYMENT MODALITY
Deliverable-based with reimbursable costs provided for consultancy-related activities priorly approved by the Contract Manager in writing. Reimbursement will be made per original receipts and expense proofs.
7. DELIVERABLES AND CONCRETE TIMELINES
Please be as specific as possible. This is important especially when the consultant is to be paid on the basis of deliverables as this may avoid misunderstandings during contract execution.
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Deliverable / Expected output
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Due by
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Inception Report with work plan, methodology, tools, stakeholder map
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10-Oct-2025
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Youth Agribusiness Profiles & Database
First draft: Horticultural Landscape & Value Chain Analysis Report
First draft: Irrigation Technology and Infrastructure Assessment Report
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26-Oct-2025
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Presentation Meeting and Validation of Findings
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1-Nov-2025
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Two Final reports, profiles and database
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15-Nov-2025
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8. FACILITIES AND SUPPORT PROVIDED BY WORLDVEG
N/A.
9. QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS (select or add as appropriate)
See PR1072624 RFB.
Communication and Submission
Any inquiries regarding this tender should be directed via email to the WorldVeg HQ Procurement Office at purchasing@worldveg.org before 4:45 PM (Taipei Time) on 10-September-2025.
All bids must be submitted with the subject line “PR1072624 – Consultancy to Conduct Market Landscape Mapping and Irrigation Facilities Assessment under the “Grow Green Model: Market gardens for Jobs, Nutrition, and Climate Resilience” Project” by 4:45 PM (Taipei Time) on 17-Sep-2025 to the WorldVeg HQ Procurement Office at purchasing@worldveg.org.