Advisory Services Activities at BSADP

BAUCHI STATE FADAMA COORDINATION OFFICE AND FADAMA III COMPONENT IV OFFICE (BSADP). BAUCHI

THIRD NATIONAL FADAMA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

CREDIT No. 4494 UN)

INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR ADVISORY SERVICES ACTIVITIES

The Federal Government of Nigeria has received a credit from the international Development Association IDA towards the cost of implementation of the Third National Fadama Development Project (NFDPIII). Part of the credit has been on lent to the Bauchi State Government who intends to apply part of the Proceeds to eligible payment for contracts to be awarded for Advisory Services Activities (ASAs) in the twenty (20) Local Government Areas of the State with over 75 Fadama Community Associations (FCAs) and 963 Fadama User groups (FUGs).

The Advisory services component, which has as its goals to enable Fadama User Groups participating in the project to adopt productivity enhancing techniques and appropriate marketing on increased productivity of their Fadama enterprises and increase income.

This will be achieved through demand responsive advisory services to be provided by a wide range of private and public service  providers.

The following categories Advisory Services activities envisaged under the project are:-

1. i.            Evaluation of Advisory Services activities providers submitted to FC A by Advisory Services Provider (ASP)
2. ii.            Providers of Advisory Services to user group in an (FCA) Fadama community association
3. iii.            Providers for design or appraisal of cross FCA/ASA proposals
4. iv.            Providers to implement cross FCA/ASAs in collaboration with affected FCAs/LGAs
5. v.            Provider of training services training materials and linkages
6. vi.            Provider for rural infrastructure investment
7. Provider of Pilot productive Asset Acquisition

Advisory service for component IV (support to ADP) will include (but not limited to) the following areas

1. i.            Adaptive Research/Technology Development and Transfer Support
2. ii.            Agro-processing and storage technologies
3. iii.            Agro-business ad market linkages
4. iv.            Agricultural technologies and facilitation skills
5. v.            Water management and conservation systems/practices
6. vi.            Irrigation water management and conveyance system/practices
7. Soil conservation practices/systems
8. Sound use of Agro-chemicals
9. ix.            Agro-forestry and sustainable Ecosystem management
10. x.            Inputs and Extension Service Providers
11. xi.            Fisheries technologies
12. Sustainable Pasture Management
13. Livestock Production and Management
14. Training Services, Training Materials and Linkages
15. Crop production (Integrated Pest Management)
16. Nutrition and Health
17. Any other/others

The Bauchi State Fadama Coordination Office in conjunction with the Bauchi

State Agricultural Development  Project  (BSADP)  now  invites sealed

“Expression of interest” from interested firms, persons, NGOs. or public

agencies and institutions.

All service providers whose responses satisfy the requirements will be selected and allowed to bid for Advisory Services activities contracts under the project.

Ability to communicate with the local languages and familiarity of the area will be an added advantage

The Expression of Interest’ should state clearly the field of interest and the qualification for such sole(s), backed with documentary evidence. Prospective Advisory Services providers may be required to show original copies of submitted document during the course of the selection process.

Interested firms, persons, NGOs or public agencies and institutions may obtain further information from the office of the State Training and Technical Assistant Officer (TTAO) in the SFCO during office hours (9:00am – 4:00pm from Monday to Thursday) and (9:00am -1:00pm Fridays), Expression of interest in sealed envelops marked “Expression of interest” for Advisory Services Activities to the State project Coordinator Bauchi State Fadama III Coordination Office, BSADP Headquarters, P.M.B 0050 Gidan Gona Dass road, Bauchi, Bauchi State Email-bauchifadama@yahoo.com on or before 18^th June 2010.

State Fadama Coordination Office,

BSADP Gidan Gona, Dass road,

Bauchi State

Attention:

Ahmed Wakili

(Training and Technical Assistant Officer)

Bauchi Stale Fadama Coordination Office,

BSADP Gidan Gona, Dass road.

Bauchi State.

Signed:

Dr. Ali Garba

State Project Coordinator

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