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UNDP has been in Nigeria since the country became independent in 1960 providing capacity building and policy development support to the Federal Government of Nigeria in areas of Governance & Peace Building, Inclusive growth and Sustainable Development. UNDP continues to support, the government in the preparation of the second National Implementation P...
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In the early 50s and 60s, the issue of food insecurity was not something the government of Nigeria had to contend with. The country was able to feed her citizens and at the same time export surplus food items to neighbouring countries. Every region of the country was well known for particular crop products, whether food or cash crops and the country was relatively self-sufficient when it comes to food production. Nigeria had groundnut pyramids in the North, the cocoa mountains in the West, oil palm and kernels heaps in the east and the rubber plantation in the mid-west. However, with the advent of oil exploration and production, things changed drastically, interest in the agricultural sector went sour and that marked the beginning of the decline into the abyss as a polity. Now, the issue of food security is back on the table. As at 2008, Nigeria was spending as high as $2 billion dollars importing food stuff for its citizens. The impact is more felt by vulnerable households mostly through price increases with difficulties in accessing food items. Beyond the high prices in Nigeria, drought and political situation in the country also have negative impacts on food production with Nigeria’s agriculture being mainly rain-fed and is yet to take full advantage of its irrigation potentials. As part of its GEF 6 replenishment phase, the GEF is financing an integrated approach pilot (IAP) programme on ‘Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa’. The IAP programme will seek to safeguard ecosystem services from smallholder agriculture; which underpins food security for more than 70% of the population and depends heavily on assets provided by nature. It would specifically target dryland regions where the integration of environmental priorities into smallholder agriculture is crucial for increasing food productivity. The Federal Government of Nigeria are among the 12 beneficiary countries that have received grants from the GEF to pilot an integrated approach on Food Security in Nigeria The grant will support the country to integrate priorities to safeguard and maintain ecosystem services into investments improving smallholder agriculture and food value chains. Organizational Context While the concepts (country child projects) have already been approved, in order for the grants to be released to the countries, full sized projects showing precisely the how, where, what and how much need to be developed and submitted to the GEF within the next twelve months. The project concepts already contain some basic background and indicative information about baselines, however additional data is needed to explicitly design the projects in the most appropriate and cost-effective manner and to ensure that GEF support is provided only for 'incremental' activities. Baseline data collection and informational gap analysis:
Pre-feasibility studies on upscaling of technologies for climate smart agriculture for food security This activity will provide an in-depth analysis of the feasibility of achieving the set targets and set recommendations as to how these schemes can be adopted and implemented sustainably to improve land productivity and improve generation of global environmental benefits. The project design team will among others study the Songhai model for integrated natural resources management, Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), livelihood promotion, Job Creation and community resilience. Songhaï (ecosystem model) is anchored on empowering rural African communities, particularly farmers, youth, and women, by building their capacities to become agricultural, and agribusiness entrepreneurs. The PPG phase will finance activities to:
Project strategy, institutional arrangements, monitoring and evaluation The main elements of this component will be a:
Activities will include: Financial planning and co-investments
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The major deliverable for this consultancy is a Project Document that would serve as the document for the implementation of the Food Security Programme in Nigeria. The key considerations for project design would be:
Quality assurance The consultants will work with the Lead Consultant under the direct supervision of the Team Leader, Sustainable Development Unit and the Regional Technical Adviser. In ensuring the quality of the work undertaken, an inception meeting will be held between the consultant and the team at the country office level to agree on expectation, scope of the work, and a specific work plan on the basis of an inception report. Prior to the consultant concluding the work, a de-brief meeting will be held to discuss any further issues which requires further follow-up. The project document on completion should report to the Country Office IRRF Output 1.3: Solutions developed at national and sub-national levels for sustainable management of natural resources, ecosystem services, chemicals and waste with Indicator 1.3.1 and 1.3.2. These are the expected quality assurance criteria. Information on working arrangements:
Evaluation method and award of contract:
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Background |
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In the early 50s and 60s, the issue of food insecurity was not something the government of Nigeria had to contend with. The country was able to feed her citizens and at the same time export surplus food items to neighbouring countries. Every region of the country was well known for particular crop products, whether food or cash crops and the country was relatively self-sufficient when it comes to food production. Nigeria had groundnut pyramids in the North, the cocoa mountains in the West, oil palm and kernels heaps in the east and the rubber plantation in the mid-west. However, with the advent of oil exploration and production, things changed drastically, interest in the agricultural sector went sour and that marked the beginning of the decline into the abyss as a polity. Now, the issue of food security is back on the table. As at 2008, Nigeria was spending as high as $2 billion dollars importing food stuff for its citizens. The impact is more felt by vulnerable households mostly through price increases with difficulties in accessing food items. Beyond the high prices in Nigeria, drought and political situation in the country also have negative impacts on food production with Nigeria’s agriculture being mainly rain-fed and is yet to take full advantage of its irrigation potentials. As part of its GEF 6 replenishment phase, the GEF is financing an integrated approach pilot (IAP) programme on ‘Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa’. The IAP programme will seek to safeguard ecosystem services from smallholder agriculture; which underpins food security for more than 70% of the population and depends heavily on assets provided by nature. It would specifically target dryland regions where the integration of environmental priorities into smallholder agriculture is crucial for increasing food productivity. The Federal Government of Nigeria are among the 12 beneficiary countries that have received grants from the GEF to pilot an integrated approach on Food Security in Nigeria The grant will support the country to integrate priorities to safeguard and maintain ecosystem services into investments improving smallholder agriculture and food value chains. Organizational Context While the concepts (country child projects) have already been approved, in order for the grants to be released to the countries, full sized projects showing precisely the how, where, what and how much need to be developed and submitted to the GEF within the next twelve months. The project concepts already contain some basic background and indicative information about baselines, however additional data is needed to explicitly design the projects in the most appropriate and cost-effective manner and to ensure that GEF support is provided only for 'incremental' activities. Baseline data collection and informational gap analysis:
Pre-feasibility studies on upscaling of technologies for climate smart agriculture for food security This activity will provide an in-depth analysis of the feasibility of achieving the set targets and set recommendations as to how these schemes can be adopted and implemented sustainably to improve land productivity and improve generation of global environmental benefits. The project design team will among others study the Songhai model for integrated natural resources management, Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), livelihood promotion, Job Creation and community resilience. Songhaï (ecosystem model) is anchored on empowering rural African communities, particularly farmers, youth, and women, by building their capacities to become agricultural, and agribusiness entrepreneurs. The PPG phase will finance activities to:
Project strategy, institutional arrangements, monitoring and evaluation The main elements of this component will be a:
Activities will include: Financial planning and co-investments
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Duties and Responsibilities |
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The major deliverable for this consultancy is a Project Document that would serve as the document for the implementation of the Food Security Programme in Nigeria. The key considerations for project design would be:
Quality assurance The consultants will work with the Lead Consultant under the direct supervision of the Team Leader, Sustainable Development Unit and the Regional Technical Adviser. In ensuring the quality of the work undertaken, an inception meeting will be held between the consultant and the team at the country office level to agree on expectation, scope of the work, and a specific work plan on the basis of an inception report. Prior to the consultant concluding the work, a de-brief meeting will be held to discuss any further issues which requires further follow-up. The project document on completion should report to the Country Office IRRF Output 1.3: Solutions developed at national and sub-national levels for sustainable management of natural resources, ecosystem services, chemicals and waste with Indicator 1.3.1 and 1.3.2. These are the expected quality assurance criteria. Information on working arrangements:
Evaluation method and award of contract:
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Competencies |
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Required Skills and Experience |
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Education:
Experience:
Language:
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