PROJECT TITLE: GHANA POLICY HUB

COMPONENT TITLE: MARKET POLICY ACTION NODE

The Market Policy Action Node is one of five (5) Policy Action Nodes (PAN) organized through the technical and grant support of Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa. The aim is  to enhance market and trade policies in Ghana. The PAN was launched in April 2011 and this first phase will run for 3 years.

There are three major challenge areas of focus for the Market Policy Action Plan Node, that require the work of a consultant to study, review and report on pertinent issues that influence or contribute to these challenges so they can be addressed;

•  Inadequate contract enforcement especially agricultural contracts
•  Lack of enabling environment and incentive system to promote investment in agribusiness and agro-   processing to increase value addition and reduce post-harvest loses
•  Poor organizational and operational capacity of farmer base organizations

The Market Policy Action Node is requesting for CVs of interested and qualified consultants to be selected to carry out the work. Full TORs for the assignments will be provided to the selected consultants.

Consultancy Study 1:

•  Poor organizational and operational capacity of farmer base organizations

Objective:

•  Report on capacity needs of Farmer Based Organization (FBOs) and develop best practices procedures and capacity building training modules for FBO

Consultancy study 2:

•  Access to post-harvest equipment and finance schemes

Objective:

•  A lack of adequate enabling environment and incentive systems to promote investment in agribusiness and agro-processing aimed at increasing the value addition to agricultural produce and reducing post-harvest losses.
•  A report on the potential impact of alternative support to improve access to post-harvest equipment and tools.
•  An evaluation report on past and current access to finance schemes.

Consultancy Study 3:

•  Inadequate contract enforcement especially agricultural contracts

Objective:

•  Report on the review of the existing commercials and problems on agricultural contracts violations produced.
•  Report on legal and review of agribusiness law produced.

Qualification Required & Experience

Required experiences:

Consultant I:

•  Experience and requisite knowledge in agriculture and policy implementation in Ghana
•  Demonstrated experience/work with Farmer Based Organisation programmes for at least 5 progressive years

Consultant II:

•  Five years Professional experience in post-harvest management or related field.
•  Five years experience in agricultural finance or small and medium scale enterprise finance or related field.
•  A solid research base

Consultant III:

•  5 year experience in agricultural policy planning, legal and agribusiness. Knowledge in agricultural commercial law will be an added advantage

How To Apply For The Job

All CV/resumes should be forwarded to:

lena_otoo@yahoo.com / ghanapolicyhub@gmail.com

Closing Date: 31 October 2012

Only short listed applicants with required experience will be contacted