Project tile:

African out grower development fund

Location:

Sub Saharan Africa

Financed by:

KfW

Status :

tender

Position:

Short term expert (2.5 months)

Description :

Agriculture in Africa still has substantial production reserves. A sustainable intensification of agriculture is the key to poverty reduction with a broad impact in Africa. The concept of contract farming offers the out growers an access to the market (solving the sales problem) and to affordable technical assistance. It promotes professional, sustainable cultivation procedures (sound agricultural practices) and frequently contributes to risk diversification, e.g. by introducing crop rotation in cotton cultivation or the cultivation of mixed cultures like coffee/cocoa under coconut palm trees.

Support of a consultant is needed to conduct a pre-feasibility study for the establishment and management of a pan-African fund aiming to promote outgrower schemes.

He / She should have a look at the project examples of Grelles/SIAT (Ghana), Eseka (Cameroon), Illovo (Zambia), wheat/corn + coffee (Kenya), possible cocoa (Côte d'Ivoire), assess the plausibility of the concept together with local players and banks as well as pan-African players in the agribusiness sector in all countries and correspondingly adjust the concept.

Start/ Duration :

Mid March 2009

Qualifications/Experience:

·           Relevant Academic Background in Agriculture, Rural Development or related field;

·           At least five years work experience in the set up and management of large agricultural funds;

·           Very good reporting skills;

·           Prior work experience in the region and prior working experience within KfW funded projects would mean an asset

Languages:

English

Nationality:

Open

Contact:

If you are interested in a co-operation, please send your current CV to the following e-mail address, quoting the project title in the reference:

Ms Barbara Braun
Barbara.Braun@afci.de

Thank you!