CNFA is a non-profit international development organization based in Washington D.C. which currently implements the USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer project in Moldova. As a part of project activities, CNFA is seeking the services of a local or international company to collect data on organic farmers and relevant companies and local government ministries and agencies involved in the organic farming value chain in Moldova.

CNFA will consider proposals in response to this RFP from Independent Consultants and Firms. Please download the full text of the RFP from here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WaXrnLR1F-upziiHCG365oYTVhqEXqXb/view?usp=sharing

Scope of Work: CNFA is conducting a value chain assessment of specific organic agricultural value chains. The VCA will contribute value-chain specific data and analysis on the current status of the production, processing and marketing, analysis of the future prospects and competitiveness vis-à-vis current and potential future competitors, as well as recommendations for policy makers, donors and other value chain actors. The VCA is meant to improve understanding of the current status, future prospects and competitiveness, as well as actions required by different stakeholders, for a minimum of eight key Moldovan organic products, and crosscutting opportunities.

The project is seeking a firm/individual who can collect additional data from farmers engaged in organic agriculture and companies and relevant government agencies involved in the organic value chain in Moldova. The selected firm is expected to collect and aggregate results of additional data to help the Project understand at minimum the following information of per selected organic value chains in Moldova.

A large part of the data collected will be quantitative but additional, qualitative information will be collected to supplement the quantitative data collection to explain changes or orientations, among other issues.

Anticipated Period of Performance: This assignment as described in the scope of work is anticipated to be completed in March 2021

Offer Deadline and Protocol: Offers must be received no later than 5:30pm, Moldova time, on February 26, 2021. Offers must be submitted by emailing the offer to Nadejda Mocanu, recruitment@cnfamoldva.org