Expression of Interest For Recruitment Of A Consultant For Advisory Support To 2,100 Sheep Farmers, 3,500 Goat Farmers Under The Extensive System, And 280 Pig Farmers Under The Extensive System

Expression of Interest for Recruitment of a Consultant for Advisory Support to 2,100 Sheep Farmers, 3,500 Goat Farmers under the Extensive System, and 280 Pig Farmers under the Extensive System The Government of the Republic of Benin has received financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) to cover the cost of the Support Project for the Development of the Milk and Meat Value Chains and the Promotion of Livestock Enterprises (PRODEFILAV-PEL). It intends to use part of the funds from this loan to finance the contract for the recruitment of an NGO to provide advisory support to 2,100 sheep farmers, 3,500 goat farmers under the extensive system, and 280 pig farmers under the extensive system. The services under this contract consist of providing close technical support to 2,100 sheep farmers, 3,500 goat farmers under the extensive system, and 280 pig farmers under the extensive system in order to improve the zootechnical, sanitary, and hygienic performance of their livestock in the beneficiary municipalities. The assignment will be carried out based on the terms of reference approved by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The selected NGO will be expected to: Train sheep and goat farmers under the extensive system on various topics (feeding, prophylaxis, herd management, climate change, housing), and pig farmers under the extensive system on various topics (feeding, prophylaxis, herd management, climate change, housing, biosecurity); Supervise sheep, goat, and pig farmers under the extensive system in the implementation of the various topics; Support extensive-system farmers in monitoring their livestock. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MAEP), through the Public Procurement Officer of the National Agricultural Development Fund/PRODEFILAV-PEL, invites NGOs to submit their applications to provide the services described above. Interested NGOs must provide information demonstrating their capacity and experience to perform the services (documentation, references for similar services and assignments, experience in comparable missions, etc.). NGOs may form associations to enhance their chances of qualification. information demonstrating their capacity and experience to perform the services (documentation, references for similar services and assignments, experience in comparable missions, etc.). NGOs may form associations to enhance their chances of qualification. Eligibility criteria, preparation of the shortlist, and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Banks Procurement Methods and Procedures as defined in the Procurement Framework for Bank Group Funded Operations dated October 2015 and effective from January 1, 2016, available on the Banks website at: http://www.afdb.org . Expressions of interest by a consultant do not imply any obligation on the part of the Borrower to include them on the shortlist. Interested NGOs may obtain additional information from the Project Procurement Specialist at the address mentioned below on working days from 08:00 to 12:30 and from 14:00 to 17:30 (GMT +1), starting from 11/05/2026. [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement