General Procurement Notice For Agriculture Transformation Prgramme Project

General Procurement Notice For Agriculture Transformation Prgramme Project 2 The Principal Objectives Of This Project Are To The Objective Of The Adf Project Preparation Facility Advance Ppf Advance Is To Finance Sector Study Activities That Are Prerequisite To The Formulation Of A Viable And Bankable Agricultural Transformation Programme Atp In The Gambia In Line With The Feed Africa Initiative And Ensure Good And Sound Quality At Entry Of The Programme The Outcomes Of The Studies Will Be The Identified Critical Commodities Value Chains And Suited Programme Target Areas Capable Of Mobilizing Into Action The Enablers Of The Agricultural Transformation All Procurement Arrangements On These Studies Will Be Carried Out By The Ministry Of Agriculture In Accordance With The Bank Procurement Policy Framework For Bank Group Funded Operations October 2015 Recruitment Of Consultancy Services Will Be By Quality Based Selection Qbs Method Direct Contracting Selection Method May Be Approved By The Bank Based On Acceptable Justifications And Under Special Circumstances That Is Acceptable To The Bank Individual Consultants Will Be Competitively Recruited Through Individual Consultant Selection And Audit Firm Will Be Recruited Under Least Cost Selection By The Government Of The Gambia 3 The Project Preparatory Facility Ppf Includes The Following Components A Preparatory Studies For The Gambia Agricultural Transformation ProgrammeThe Gambia Is Currently Preparing An Agriculture Transformation Programme Entirely In Line With The Strategy For Agricultural Transformation In Africa 2016 2025 Specifically Emphasizing Linkages Between The Five Priority Areas Of The Afdb High 5 S And Also To Scaled Up Bank S 10 Year Strategy 2013 2022 Particularly In Its Operational Priority Focused Areas Infrastructure Development Private Sector Development And Mainstreaming Areas Of Special Emphasis Agriculture And Food Security Climate Change Fragility Gender And Governance In The Design And Implementation Of The Atp The Overall Strategic Objective Of The Gambia S Agricultural Transformation Programme Atp Is To Enhance Economic Growth Through Increased Contribution Of The Agriculture Sector To The National Economy The Specific Objective Of The Atp Is To Define A Sector Investment Plan Which Supports Agriculture Production Enhancement To Achieve Sustainable Food Security Reduce Malnutrition And Cereal Import Balance B Development Of A Road Map For Rice Self Sufficiency Based On The Ciprissa Concept The Gambia Is Positioned To Become The 11Th Country For Which A Continental Investment Plan For Accelerating Rice Self Sufficiency In Africa Ciprissa Will Be Developed Strategic Priorities Of The Gambia Include The Reduction Of The Growing Gap Between Consumption And Production And Eventually Achieving Rice Self Sufficiency And Exporting Rice Across Its Borders The Foundation On Which This Goal Could Be Reached Is The Use Of Empirical Data On The Investment Demand Supply Consumption Continuum Of The Rice Value Chain This Knowledge Based Approach Will Analyse Gambia S Rice Demand And Supply The Push Pull Continuum In The Country S Rice Value Chain The Results Obtained From The Proposed Ciprissa Gambia Study Will Provide Important Real Time Evidence Based Information Derived From Analyses Carried Out On The Country S Data On Aspects And Priority Segments Of The Rice Value Chain In Which Investments Should Be Made The Level Of Investments Needed To Reach Rice Self Sufficiency And The Investment Requirements From The Public Sector And From The Private Sector The Results Will Also Project The Time Line For Achieving Rice Self Sufficiency If The Required Investments Are Made C Ppf Coordination And Management4 Procurement Of Goods And Acquisition Of Services Will Follow The Banks Procurement Policy Framework For Bank Group Funded Operations October 2015 Request For Expression Of Interest Proposal And Terms Of Reference Are Expected To Be Available In August 2018 5 Interested Bidders May Obtain Further Information And Should Confirm Their Interest By Contacting

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