Project ID: P180060

Project Title: Ghana Tree Crop Diversification Project

Borrower Bid Reference: GH-MOFA/TCDA-334128-CS-QCBS

Published Date: 01-Mar-2023

Details:

THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA

Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA)

Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA)

GHANA TREE CROP DIVERSIFICATION PROJECT (GTCDP)

WORLD BANK GROUP (WBG)

 GH-MOFA/TCDA-334128-CS-QCBS

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Consultancy Services to Conduct Organizational Capacity Needs Assessment for TCDA

1. Background

The government of Ghana (GoG) intends to diversify and expand the economy by modernizing agriculture, accelerating industrialization, and prioritizing climate resilience and mitigation; as outlined in the Investment for Food and Jobs (Medium-Term Development Plan, 2018–2021) and the GoG's "Ghana Beyond Aid" reform agenda.

Agriculture constitutes 19.7% of Ghana's GDP, 30% of export earnings, and a significant source of inputs for manufacturing. In recent decades, agriculture has expanded; in 2020 and 2021, the sector grew by 7.3% and 8.4%, respectively. The Ghanaian tree crop industry has contributed to the country's agricultural exports and economic growth. The tree crop industry in Ghana has a great deal of potential for economic diversification and job creation. However, it faces several challenges, including low productivity, low product quality, weak supply chains that make it difficult to track products, low processing and value-added capacity, weak value chain governance, poor infrastructure, a weak system for tracking products, and a dearth of financial services for value chain actors.

The Government through Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) formulated the Tree Crop Policy in 2012 to develop the tree crop subsector.  The policy seeks to explore opportunities in the sector and open it up for investors. In 2019, it also established the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) by an Act of Parliament (TCDA Act 1010, 2019) as the institution responsible for regulating and developing efficient value chains for of six Tree Crops in Ghana: Cashew, Shea, Mango, Coconut, rubber, and oil palm. The TCDA is governed by a 29-member Board of Directors with 24 selected from the private sector (4 representatives from each of the six tree-crop value actors).

The TCDA is required to focus on four broad strategic areas namely: (i) research support to undertake, assist and encourage scientific, technological and economic research in tree crops; (ii)  production and value chain support to promote and optimize the economically, environmentally and socially sustainable and efficient development of the six selected tree crops; (iii) capacity building to co-ordinate and facilitate with relevant institutions to strengthen the capacity of farmers, processors, traders, and exporters in the relevant best practices and ensure a good vertical and horizontal coordination of the value chains ; and (iv) licensing and regulation.

To improve the competitiveness of the tree crop subsector, the Government of Ghana has requested a project preparation advance (PPA) from the World Bank in order to design  a six-year Ghana Tree Crop Diversification Project (GTCDP) to be implemented by COCOBOD and Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) under the supervision of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) with the objective of improving productivity, value addition, market access, and climate resilience for cocoa, cashew, coconut and rubber.

A portion of the PPA facility will be used to finance the services of a qualified consulting firm to undertake an organizational capacity needs assessment of the TCDA and prepare a detailed capacity-building program to allow TCDA to carry out its mandate and responsibilities in particular under the project.

1. Objective of the Assignment

The overall objective of this assignment is to review TCDA’s corporate strategy, and current organizational structure, assess capacity gaps and develop an appropriate organization capacity-building program to build TCDA into a world-class national institution capable of supporting the development of a competitive and sustainable tree crop industry in Ghana. 

1. Scope of Work

The consulting firm will undertake the following tasks:

• Undertake situation analysis of TCDA including a review of (i) the legal act that establishes TCDA and define its mandate and responsibilities, as well as (i) key relevant sectoral policies and legal frameworks; and (iii) key institutions with responsibilities for the development of tree crop value chains: inter alia MOFA, the ministries of commerce, industry and finance, the Private sector development agency, the Export promotion agency, etc.

• Carry out a review of TCDA’s current organizational structure, staffing and other resources, including funding sources; identify capacity gaps and prepare a detailed capacity building program to allow TCDAA to fully carry out its mandate, in particular under the World Bank-financed project. The capacity-building program will include:

(i) a staffing plan with the Terms of Reference of key positions.

(ii) a detailed training program.

(iii) a detailed internal procedure document. 

(iv) a detailed (if necessary revised) manual of administrative and financial procedures (HR, IT, Internal Audit, Finance, and Procurement etc.…; and

(v) a detailed M&E to measure progress towards results and impacts, with particular attention to environmental and social issues such as deforestation and child labor.

• Prepare a detailed costing of the detailed capacity-building program to be financed under the project.

• Support the implementation of the agreed upon capacity-building program for a period of 3 months.

1. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture through TCDA now invites consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing the services described above. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: (1) Core business and number of years in business- (10 points); (2) Technical and Managerial Organization of firm- (20 points); (3) Availability of Appropriate Skills among Staff- (30 points); and (4) Firm's experience in similar assignment- (40 points).

1. A shortlist of consulting firms will be compiled and a consultant selected in accordance with the Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS) procedures specified in the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, (Fourth Edition, November, 2020) and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Guidelines.

1. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours i.e. 0900 to 1700 hours.

1. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by 10.00 GMT , Wednesday 22nd March, 2023.

The Project Coordinator,

Ghana Tree Crop Diversification Project (GTCDP)

Project Coordinating Unit (PCU)

Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA)

             Ministry of Food and Agriculture

             P. O. Box M37, Accra

             Near Ministry of Justice and Attorney General Officer

              Ministries, Accra.

              GA 110-2028

Tel.: +233 540116738

Email: [email protected]

[email protected]

 [email protected]

Organization/Department: Ministry of Food and Agriculture/Tree Crop Development Authority

Name: Forster Boateng

Address: Box M37, Ministry Accra Ghana

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Country: Ghana

Phone: +233 540116738

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://mofa.gov.gh/site/