Sustain Africa was established in 2022 to mitigate the impact of the fertilizer price spike. The program works as a coordination mechanism among public and private sector partners to help smallholder farmers access affordable fertilizer.
Sustain Africa is requesting proposals from qualified agencies to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the initiative and provide recommendations for structuring multistakeholder coordination mechanisms. The primary focus of this evaluation is to enhance the initiative’s ability to build resilience and mitigate the impact of high fertilizer market volatility across the African continent.
RFP Title: Evaluation of the Sustain Africa initiative and recommendations for structuring multistakeholder coordination mechanisms to build resilience and mitigate the impact of high fertilizer market volatility.
Proposal Deadline: February 16, 2024
IFDC, acting on behalf of Sustain Africa, also requests proposals aimed at improving access to finance throughout the fertilizer value chain in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Research organizations or consultants are encouraged to contribute to Sustain Africa’s learning agenda by undertaking a comprehensive research project.
This project focuses on analyzing the diverse financing options accessible to key stakeholders within the fertilizer supply chain, encompassing traders, wholesale agro-dealers, retail agro-dealers, and logistics providers, including warehouse providers, across SSA from a continental perspective, with deep-dives in six focus countries.
RFP Title: Improving access to finance across the fertilizer value chain in SSA.
Proposal Deadline: February 16, 2024
