CONSULTANCY TO CONDUCT BASELINE SURVEY FOR HER PROJECT COVERAGE: TANGA, IRINGA, NJOMBE AND MBEYA REGIONS
1. Introduction: CARE Tanzania with Bloomberg Philanthropies support is implementing a two-year scaling initiative from 2022-2023 that aims to increase independence and economic opportunities for women farmers to boost quality, quantity. and diversification in Tanzania’s tea sub-sector. CARE TZ in collaboration with Kazi Yetu Limited and other key partners in the tea industry including Tea Board of Tanzania(T8T), Tanzania Smalinolders’ Tea Development Agency (TSHTDA) and processing companies in tea production regions (0! Group, Fast Usambara Tea Co, Wakulima Tea Company, Bombay Burmah Tea Corp. etc.) are working together to support 30,000 small-scale tea farmers {at least 80% women) direct participants reaching 180, OG people direct and indirect at the household level, as part of saving groups and cooperatives, to invest collectively in production, processing, and growth.
2. Mode of implementation: HMHL project will deploys CARE’s unique Collective Investment Model in transforming lives of tea farmers especially women thraugh VSLAs approach. CARE and Kazi Yetu Ltd are direct implementing partners working with tea. herbs and spices farmers as well as getting field support from the Local Government Authorities (LGAs). Tea Board of Tanzania (TBT) and Tanzania Smallholders’ Tea Development Agency (TSHTDA) are providing strategic support. oversight and guidance on how to implement strategic activities of the project. Ministry of Agriculture (MoA} is a general overseer of the tea sub-sector in Tanzania providing Ministerial level advisory support.
3. Survey implementation: The baseline survey will provide information on the current situation on the small-scale farmers agricultural productivity {average yield), profitability analysis, marketing challenges for tea small scale farmers in the four regions. In addition, the survey will also collect data on accessing agricultural inputs and other agricultural investments in tea value chain. The survey will also collect data on involvement of farmers on VSLAs and cooperatives. willingness to access loans for investment in production activities and gender relations in tea value chain.
4. Required competencies: CARE Tanzania wishes to engage a highly experienced, reputable, competent and well-established consultant firm or individual with intensive knowledge of M&E. comparative baseline and endline assessment experience, proven expertise in gender equity and underlying aspects, value chain development 3s well as distinguished business development services evaluation acumen.
5. Application procedure: Request fora comprehensive Terms of Reference (ToR) from Ms Furaha Mgeni using email [email protected] for more details and made of application. The outlined procedure for application is well illustrated in the ToR, follow them to prepare the expression of interest (Eol).
You can view detailed ToR through this Link:
Expressions of interest should be sent to [email protected] then Cc. [email protected].
Deadline for submission of EOI will be two weeks after the date of advertisement.
(Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted).
