Expression of Interest For Consultancy To Conduct An End-Of-Project Evaluation Of Ralp

Expression of Interest for Consultancy to Conduct an End-of-Project Evaluation of RALP The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the capacity of farmers and their organisations and to improve agricultural production. The project comprises four components with the following sub-components: (i) Capacity Building inin Good Agricultural Practices. This includes four sub-components: Formation and Strengthening of Farmer Organisations (FOs) and Cooperatives; Improving Farming Knowledge and Skills (GAP, CSA, nutrition-sensitive agriculture, ToT); Capacity-building in animal health: training 450 CAHWs and 200 livestock keepers; and Skills in fish post-harvest processing and handling. (ii) Investment Support for Improved Agricultural Production, with five subcomponents comprising Access to food for IPC-3 households - seeds, small ruminants, poultry, NRM; Increasing availability of quality seeds (QDS and FLSE models); Enhancing access to technology and mechanisation; Supporting livestock production and animal health; and Supporting fisheries production and post-harvest handling. (iii) Project production and animal health: and Management and Technical Assistance, with two sub-components covering Project Management and Coordination, and technical assistance and capacity building for the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries. (iv) Contingency Emergency Response (CERC), a zero-allocation rapid-response component enabling reallocation of uncommitted funds in the event of eligible natural disasters or emergencies. The parent project (D8240), valued at US$ 62.5 million, was approved on 8 June 2021 and became effective on 22 September 2021. In November 2023, an Additional Financing (AF) - E2740, of US$30 million from the IDA Crisis In N Response Window and US$0.5 million from the Food Systems 2030 (FS2030) Trust Fund was approved, bringing the total project financing to US$93 million. The AF scaled up existing activities and introduced new interventions in animal health, fisheries post-harvest handling, and fuel-efficient stoves. The Project will end on 23rd February 2027. 2. Objectives of the end-of-project evaluation The Ministry of Agriculturee and Food Security is seeking to use a portion of the grant to engage the services of a consulting ensive end firm to conduct a comprehensive end-of-project evaluation of RALP. The objective of the assignment is to assess progress toward the achievement of the Project Development Objective and targeted outcomes, particularly improved agricultural rard the achie production and strengthened farmers capacity, and to generate relevant policy lessons and recommendations. 3. Scope of the Survey. The thematic scope of the endline survey will comprise the following: Agricultural production and productivity: Changes in production volumes of sorghum, maize, and groundnuts; changes in farming area; yield improvements. Farmer organizations: Number and functionality of active FOs and cooperatives; governance and membership composition; and change in membership because of the project support. Adoption of improved practices: Uptake of GAP, CSA, improved seed varieties, and climate-smart technologies by the project beneficiaries and Area under improved agricultural practices. Volume of targeted commodities sold, including Sorghum, Maize and Ground Seed systems: Volume of QDS produced; number of small-scale farmers provided with climate-resilient seeds (disaggregated by gender). Access to food: Access to food for IPC-3 households; volumes of maize, sorghum and groundnuts produced by households; other means of accessing food. Animal health (AF): Number of animals treated and dewormed; CAHW functionality and service delivery. Fisheries (AF): Number of women in fish production and marketing; post-harvest loss reduction. Fuel-efficient stoves (AF): Number of households provided with FES; adoption rates & environmental benefits. Gender and inclusion: Womens and Youths participation in FOs, training, and asset distribution; returnee and refugee outreach; youth engagement. Employment: Full-time job equivalents created under the project (target: 150, including 70 females). Project governance: Beneficiary satisfaction; GRM functionality; TPMA findings. Environmental and social safeguards: Compliance with ESF standards; GBV/SEASH risk management; community feedback. Tender Link : https://comms.southsudanngoforum.org/c/tenders