CAPACITY BUILDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT CONSULTANT – FEED FODDER INVENTORIES

AFRICAN UNION – INTERAFRICAN BUREAU FOR ANIMAL RESOURCES TENDER AUGUST 2025 

CAPACITY BUILDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT CONSULTANT – FEED FODDER INVENTORIES

Closing date: 2 Sep 2025

Background

The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) is a specialized technical office of the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (DARBE) of the African Union Commission (AUC). AU-IBAR’s mandate is to support and coordinate the utilization of livestock, fisheries, and wildlife resources for human wellbeing and economic development in AU Member States and Regional Economic Communities (RECs).
AU-IBAR, in partnership with the Gates Foundation (BMGF), is implementing the “Evidence Driven Short Term Solutions to Build Resilience and Address the Adverse Effects of Crises on African Feed and Fodder Systems” (RAFFS Project). This intervention aims to address the impacts of multiple global crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change shocks, and disruptions linked to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, on Africa’s feed and fodder supply chains, livestock production, and ultimately, food and nutrition security.

In response, the RAFFS Project has developed and rolled out an analytical, capacity building, and policy support platform to strengthen the resilience of feed and fodder systems, while promoting evidence-based decision-making, scalable innovations, and strategic investments.
Achievements to Date
During the initial phase of implementation, the RAFFS Project, with support from the institutional partner, successfully delivered a suite of foundational technical and capacity building activities in relation to feed inventories and national feed balances, including:

Methodological Standardization: Adoption and application of the Feed balances for ruminant livestock approach developed by ILRI/University of Edinburgh to conduct national feed and fodder inventories.

Pilot Country Implementation: Full national feed inventory exercises were completed for Nigeria and Cameroon, producing the first comprehensive national-level Feed Balance Sheets for these countries.

Capacity Building: National technical teams in all six target countries were introduced to spatial data applications (e.g., MODIS, Copernicus, and Gridded Livestock datasets), feed balance computation, and preliminary modeling techniques.

Ground Truthing in Nigeria and Cameroon: Field data collection, ground truthing, and validation exercises were conducted to strengthen the reliability of remote sensing estimates and build national skills in integrating field data.

Knowledge Products: Preliminary technical reports, training materials, and working documents were developed to support national data analysis and inform subsequent scaling of inventories.

Regional Coordination Platform: Established a cross-country technical learning platform and initiated the development of consolidated technical manuals to support AU-wide harmonization of feed inventory protocols.

These accomplishments have laid the technical and institutional foundation for this second phase, which will deepen, expand, and consolidate the work across all six countries, while advancing towards the development of a Feed and Fodder Early Warning System for the continent.

Objectives of the Assignment

To strengthen national feed inventory capacities across six AU Member States, develop spatial analysis reports, validate national outputs, develop methodology for countries that would like to transit from manual to the digitalized spatial model, design and integrated feed and fodder early warning system, and develop a fundable investment concept to advance long-term feed and fodder systems institutionalization and resilience.

Specific Objectives:

• Support the spatial analysis to estimate feed balances for ruminant livestock for Cameroon and develop final validated technical reports for both Cameroon and Nigeria.
• Identify and prioritize specific applications for the data generated from feed inventory and national feed balance assessments, then develop a plan to implement these uses effectively.
• Conduct national spatial analyses for Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, and Zimbabwe using standardized protocols, and develop a method to transition from manual processes to a spatial modeling approach.
• Carry out national validation exercises for Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, and Zimbabwe by verifying data through desk-based reviews and consulting national stakeholders, using available secondary data sources.
• Facilitate the design and technical framing of a prototype Feed and Fodder Early Warning System (FFEWS), that is integrated with the livestock sector and linked to human nutrition outcomes.
• Jointly with AU-IBAR RAFFS team, develop a comprehensive, fundable concept note to mobilize resources to promote the development and institutionalization of feed inventories and FFEWS.
• Facilitate peer-learning, technical exchanges, and cross-country knowledge consolidation.

How to apply

Submission of Applications

Applications should be submitted through email to: procurement@au-ibar.org  with a copy to albert.obiero@au-ibar.org  and should include the title “Capacity Building and Technical Support for Feed and Fodder Inventories” in the subject of the email.

Applications should include the following:

• A Letter of Interest elaborating the firm’s capability statement, understanding of the TORs, methodology and approach to the assignment and draft work plan.
• A detailed CV of the Team Leader highlighting expertise and experience, and Resumes of the facilitators.
• Names and contact details (including e-mail addresses) of three referees to affirm the capacities of the Firm.
• Signing the declaration on exclusion criteria
• A Personal Data Protection and Privacy Statement is attached as information for the applicants.

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