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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.
IFDC’s BRIGHT project is seeking services of an individual or Firm consultants in the following fields:

Reports to the Project Manager

Summary of the assignment:
BRIGHT Project seeks services of a Markets expert to focus on Market Integration and Monitoring & Evaluation, with the aim of ensuring that the BRIGHT project delivers cohesive and measurable outcomes across all components of the project. The duties of the consultant include:

Responsibilities:
1. Review the current market access strategies with a focus on how they align with the Participatory Integrated Plans (PIP) approach and other components such as sustainable land use, climate-smart agriculture, and financial inclusion;
2. Identify barriers that limit smallholder farmers' ability to participate in market activities (e.g., lack of storage, immediate cash needs, low production capacity, access to financial services, transportation) and recommend inclusive solutions that enable more farmers to engage in markets;

3. Ensure that market initiatives are rooted in the participatory, farmer-led processes established through the PIP approach, including making sure that market interventions are relevant to the needs identified by farmers during PIP sessions;

4. Conduct a reflective analysis of the risks and economic viability for new market interventions to ensure that initiatives are adaptable within the project’s resilience goals;
5. Develop innovative market products and approaches that deliver on other components of the project such as PIP approach, sustainable land use, and nutrition interventions;

6. Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan for the project by integrating all project components (market, sustainable land use, finance, nutrition, etc.) into a cohesive M&E system that tracks progress and allows for adaptive management;
7. Contribute to the development of clear and inclusive indicators that measure the success of market interventions, particularly regarding smallholder farmer participation, financial inclusion, and resilience-building;
8. Track the impact of the project by ensuring that M&E systems not only track quantitative outputs (e.g., market sales, income increases) but also qualitative aspects (e.g., farmer empowerment, decision-making capacity, inclusion in markets);
9. Ensure alignment of goals with the objectives of the project by tracking outcomes and aligning them with the project’s broader goal of building resilience at the household and community levels.

Deliverables for the consultant:
The market expert (consultant) will be expected to deliver the following at the end of the assignment:
Market Strategy Report:
1. Develop a comprehensive report outlining recommendations to strengthen market access for smallholder farmers, including barriers to market participation, inclusive solutions, and proposed interventions;
2. M&E plan contribution;
3. Provide an integrated M&E plan that captures all the streamlined activities/components, with clear indicators and mechanisms for tracking progress, adaptation, and results;
4. Risk and Economic Analysis Report;
5. Prepare a reflective analysis of current and proposed market interventions, assessing risks and economic viability, and providing recommendations for inclusive success;
6. Final Project Integration Plan:
o Provide a detailed plan on how market interventions and other project components will be aligned, tracked, and reported, ensuring that all activities contribute to the BRIGHT project’s overall goals and objectives.

Consultancy Duration and Fee
• A total of USD 10,000 fixed package as the consultant fee for the entire duration of the assignment.
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