1.1 The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) in partnership with African Development Bank (AfDB), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), state governments and private investors is implementing AfDB/IFAD/IsDB Assisted SAPZ in seven (7) states namely: Kano, Imo, Kaduna, Cross River, Kwara, Oyo and Ogun) and Federal Capital territory (FCT) in the first phase.
1.2 SAPZ is a comprehensive agro-industrialization program designed as a tool for creating integrated, agricultural-focused platforms that will accelerate private sector investment in value added agro-processing to unlock opportunities for improved food security, job creation, import substitution, rural poverty reduction and increased contribution of agriculture to national GDP.
1.3 The overall Program development objective is to support the development of SAPZ in high food production areas to supply the domestic food market and create exportable surpluses as well as capacitate smallholder farmers, small agro – processors and traders and community-based service providers including women and youth, to take advantage of the market demand created by the SAPZ to sustainably enhance their income, household food security and resilience to climate change. The Program has four broad components namely: (i) Infrastructure Development and Management of Agro-Industrial Hubs (AIHs) (ii) Agricultural Productivity, Production, Market Linkages and Value Addition in SAPZ Catchment Areas (iii) Policy & Institutional Development Support and (iv) Program Coordination and Management.
1.4 The total cost for the SAPZ Program (Phase I) is estimated at USD 538.05 million. The African Development Bank will provide an ADB Loan of USD 160 million together with an Africa Growing Together Fund (AGTF) loan of USD 50 million and 60 million from IGREENFIN. The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide parallel co-financing of USD 150 million and USD 100 million, respectively while the Federal and State Governments will contribute USD 18.05 million both cash and in kind. The National Coordination Office (NCO) intends to apply part of the proceeds towards the engagement of a short term consultant for the development of Program Implementation Manual (PIM) for the SAPZ Program. The PIM document is expected to articulate program implementation and fiduciary arrangements, roles, responsibilities, procedures and other relevant issues to guide the delivery of SAPZ
The National Program Coordination Office therefore requires the services of a consultant to develop the implementation manual for SAPZ that will provide strategic guidance and information on the program implementation.
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