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Call for Expressions of Interests: Study of Farmers Organization in Cambodia Focusing on Their Collaborations, Young Farmer Issues and Cooperatives Economical Activities

with Facilitation Association of Economy for Cooperatives

BTDC-ID: 2188

Closing Date:

Announcement Description

Afdi (French farmers and international development) is a non-governmental association animated by farmers dedicated to international solidarity. Afdi supports family farming and promotes values like solidarity, reciprocity and civic participation.

Afdi relies on its members' professional experiences (farmers’ cooperatives, trade-unions, etc). Its actions are based on dialogue and exchanges of experiences between farmers and farmers’ organizations from France and developing countries.

The Afdi network is based on 11 regional agencies with partnerships in 16 countries. It has an office in Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin/Togo, Madagascar, Chad and Haiti.

FAEC (Facilitation Association of Economy for Cooperatives) is a national federation of farmer organizations for facilitating and promoting family agriculture enterprise in Cambodia. FAEC is formerly registered with the government of Cambodia which complied to the law of association and non-governmental organization management. FAEC is working to provide services to 68 existing members of farmer organizations in 12 provinces of Cambodia.

Expected Outputs

Call for Expressions of Interests: Study of Farmers Organization in Cambodia Focusing on Their Collaborations, Young Farmer Issues and Cooperatives Economical Activities

  • Category: Expression of Interest, Agriculture - Agronomy, Economics
  • Location: Phnom Penh
Summary

Objectives

FAEC and Afdi are expecting this study to help next program start-up with a better knowledge of the context and its opportunity, including cooperation with the other FO and agri-agencies engaged in Cambodia.

  • An updated map of Cambodian Farmers organizations including their main economic activities and agricultural products.
  • An analysis of the existing links between national FO, and links with other FO of South East Asia
  • The main issues in common
  • The collaborations initiatives, and tracks for future collaboration and projects.
  • Activities and visions of these organizations on young farmers, land access, agro-ecology, local markets, access to finance, cooperatives...

Aspects to study

After elaborating a cartography of FO’s in Cambodia, the study will focus on 3 main topics:

  • FO’s on going and potential collaborations: considering their actual links, the preoccupation they share and the strategic interest for FAEC to develop collaboration
  • Young farmer support: recommendations will be issued based on FAEC and other experiences in Cambodia
  • Cooperative support: recommendations will be issued based on FAEC and other experiences in Cambodia

Methodology elements, estimated calendar and budgetary guidelines

  • Call for Expressions of interests the 24/01, answers the 3rd of february

Restricted call for proposal on 13th of february, 2020 / Return expected for 16th march, 2020

  • Notification end of march 2020
  • Preparation and scoping, including scoping meeting in Paris (consultant head of mission at least)
  • Before mid-March 2020 with Afdi steering committee Field study before 15th of august

The available budget for this study is 28 000 $

External expertise required

  • A team (at least 2 persons) including a local and an international expert.
  • Experiences in agricultural area especially with farmer’s organization is necessary
  • Experience in South East Asia and if possible, in Cambodia of the international expert is expected.

At least one member of the team is expected to speak French, and one can speak Khmer, all should speak and write English.

Submission Requirements

This call for expressions of interest is intended to identify consultants. Following this call, a pre-selection will be made, then a restricted call for proposal will be issued to the pre-selected consultants-es, based on the final terms of reference of the study.

At this point, the CV of the consultant proposed to be head of mission is requested. As a team of consultants should be established, sending the CV of the associated consultant is not required at this stage but is encouraged..

If you wish to express your interest, please send your/your CV by e-mail before closing date at noon (French time) to the simultaneous attention of email provided in the contact detail It is requested to attach an updated CV in which you will have highlighted the specific elements you consider as useful for assess your interest in this study.

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  •  Facilitation Association of Economy for Cooperatives
 
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