Consultants for Sustainable Aquaculture Development in the Republic of Congo Tender

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Country : Congo

Summary : Consultants for Sustainable Aquaculture Development in the Republic of Congo

Deadline : 05 Mar 2025

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 115062591

Document Ref. No. : 0002014097

Competition : ICB

Financier : World Bank (WB)

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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A.BACKGROUNDThe Republic of Congo (RoC)'saquaculture sector plays a crucial role in the country's economy and foodsecurity. However, despite rich aquatic natural resources, RoC is undersignificant poverty, unemployment, climate risks, and nutrition challenges. Especially, the aquaculture the sector faces challenges related to sustainability, productivity, and market linkages. Domestic fish production cannot meet the nutritionalrequirement of the population, and a significant amount is imported. Due topoor value chains and inadequate cold chains and storage infrastructure, both importedand domestic fish in the market are low quality. To address these challenges, the ROC Government sought World Bank support for a nationwide Poultry andAquaculture Development Project (PADeP), expected to be approved in fall 2025. Theproject development objective of PADeP is to increase the competitiveness andresilience of domestic production and improve market access of poultry andaquaculture value chains in target regions in the Republic of Congo. To bespecific, PADeP aims to achieve Strengthening the Agribusiness Ecosystem forAquaculture and Poultry (Component 1), Enhancing Access to High-Quality andAffordable Inputs (Component 2), and Support to Production, and Marketing(Component 3). In this context, the World Bank seeks aqualified consulting firm to undertake thorough analysis on the current statusand contribute to increasing aquaculture productivity and market access in ROC. Key focus areasof the project include:Conducting field surveys to assess existing practices, potential sites, and liaising with potential beneficiaries Assessing the adoption potential of integrated poultry-aquaculture-agriculture systemsDeveloping climate-smart and biodiversity-enhancing management plansEstimating quality seed production capacityConducting training needs assessment and develop materials. Pilot training package on sustainable practices for MSMEsInvestigating the potential for local, high-quality...

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