Sector review of the sheep & goat small ruminants/ dairy value chain of AMENCA 3 Programme
A. Background
The Australia Middle East NGO Cooperation Agreement Phase 3 (AMENCA 3)is a five-year AUD40 million program funded by the Australian Government through the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)which commenced in April 2016 in the Palestinian Territories, and which builds on the groundwork, relationships, and achievements of two predecessor programs (AMENCA 1 and AMENCA 2), beginning in 2005. AMENCA 3 sits alongside other Australian investments in the Palestinian Territories and the wider region, most notably basic services to refugees.
The AMENCA 3 program has been implemented in the Palestinian Territories to increase agricultural outputs and strengthen agricultural value chains, and thereby enhance economic opportunities especially for women and youth. AMENCA 3 uses a hybrid approach which integrates community development with Market Systems Development (MSD) to facilitate agricultural development across the Palestinian Territories.
The goal of AMENCA 3 is for Palestinian farmers to connect with markets. Its three outcomes are:
Women and men are more market ready;
Women and men engage more sustainably and profitably in value chains; and
Women and youth are more economically empowered.
The program works with international NGOs (INGOs) and their Palestinian networks to identify barriers to participation in the agriculture sector, to design activities that can address these constraints, and to facilitate relationships that bring market actors together.
AMENCA 3 is being implemented by three NGOs (CARE, Oxfam and Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA).
The three NGOs each formed a consortium with relevant local organisations, which together include many of the major Palestinian NGOs operating in the agriculture sector. The implementation of AMENCA 3 has been undertaken by these three consortia.
AMENCA 3 projects
Each of the three partner consortia implementing AMENCA 3 manage/lead a separate project to contribute to the achievement of the AMENCA’s objective:
Souqona being implemented by the CARE consortium.
Takamol being implemented by the Oxfam consortium.
Ghalleh being implemented by the APHEDA consortium.
B. Purpose **
The purpose of this assignment is to improve coordination between NGOs where they were working in the same sectors. Also, to get the NGOs talking, and thinking jointly about, how and where their interventions overlap and where actions could be taken to maximize potential synergies. It is crucial that the NGOs staff to engage in this exercise in order to come up with clear "recommendations for improvements” with sufficient time remaining in the programme.
Since the start of the AMENCA 3 program, Oxfam and CARE have been working to support small ruminants/dairy sector in the West Bank to overcome some of the challenges and constraints they face. Over the past five years both organizations have implemented activities to help farmers to overcome these challenges and constraints. Accordingly, Oxfam and CARE developed this TOR to contract a consultant/ consultancy firm to conduct a sectoral review of the small ruminants/dairy business model/ value chain. This review should address the following:
· The extent to which the activities implemented by the two organizations have addressed the pre-identified constraints on the small ruminants/dairy value chain,
· How progressed the interventions are in terms of executing the strategy and realizing the vision in each area.
· Areas for further collaboration between CARE and Oxfam that could help secure the vision and sustainable outcomes in each area.
The review should engage stakeholders working in the small ruminants/dairy sub-sector, beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers, private sector, and government.
How to apply:
A detailed description of the assignment, services required by Oxfam and conditions of participating in this bidding is contained in the RFQ dossier and can be downloaded from the following link:
The deadline for submission of bids is February 2nd, 2021 at 16:00 West Bank time upon conditions in the RFQ dossier.
Responses (Offers) shall be sent only to (procurement.ramallah@oxfam.org)
Offer shall be sent in 2 separate files - PDF format - (one for Technical Offer and one for Price Offer)
Oxfam does not bind itself to award the tender to the lowest offer and reserves the right to accept the whole or part of the tender.
We look forward to receiving a proposal from you and thank you for your interest in our account.