RfP for technical assistance to promote investment in key agricultural commodity

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Introduction

UNDP Viet Nam is looking for 01 qualified consultancy firm/institute/organization for technical assistance to promote investment in key agricultural commodity value chains through agricultural commodity forums.

The Central Highlands region of Viet Nam is a landscape of global importance within the national strategy to respond to climate change, halt natural forest loss, and sustain outstanding agricultural potential. The project “Integrated Sustainable Landscape Management through Deforestation-Free Jurisdiction in Lam Dong, Vietnam” (iLandscape Project) is financed by the European Union (EU) to enhance environmental sustainability, social inclusion, and the resilience and adaptation of agricultural production systems and supply chains in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam. The project is implemented in the context of Viet Nam accelerating its growth model transition towards a green, circular, and sustainable direction, while simultaneously fulfilling robust commitments on greenhouse gas emissions reduction, forest protection, and environmental quality enhancement under its updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). The effective implementation of the project holds not only local significance for Lam Dong but also confirms Viet Nam’s role and readiness in deeply integrating global environmental and social standards. 

OBJECTIVES OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES 

The consulting firm will provide technical assistance to implement activities under Outcome 3 (with links to Outcome 1) of the project, specifically targeting the enhancement of the financial environment to support provincial stakeholders, especially in the 16 project communes of Lam Dong province.

·       Operation of agricultural commodity platforms in Lam Dong province (Outputs 1.3 and 3.1): Support the operation and dialogue between stakeholders across main commodity supply chains, specifically the Lam Dong Provincial Agricultural Commodity Coordination Platform (ACCP) and its sub-forums on Coffee, Black Pepper, Durian, and Macadamia.

·       Evaluation and refinement of business cases/models (Output 3.2): Evaluate the efficiency of business cases/models (developed by project partners) and specialize them into investment promotion packages tailored for enterprises and financial institutions.

·       Investment promotion (Output 3.3: Promote investment in key agricultural commodity value chains through provincial commodity forums.

·       Synthesis documentation: Document results and findings into Synthesis reports for Output 3.2 and Output 3.3 to support policy advocacy for scaling up the integrated sustainable management and deforestation-free approach.

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