Expression of Interest for CSA Innovation and Biofortified Crop Demo Plots (Consultant)

Expression of Interest

(By the consulting firm in response to the REOI issued by the procuring entity)

For

CSA Innovation and Biofortified Crop Demo Plots

Ref No: SOM-2000004325-0169-CS-CQS

                                                                 Issue Date: 16/07/2026

Instructions to Consultants[1]

Assignment Title: CSA Innovation and Biofortified Crop Demo Plots

Ref No: SOM-2000004325-0169-CS-CQS

The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of Federal Government of Somalia has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) towards the cost of Rural Livelihoods Resilience Program (RLRP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the recruitment of consulting services.

The use of any IFAD financing shall be subject to IFAD’s approval, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the financing agreement, as well as IFAD’s rules, policies and procedures. IFAD and its officials, agents and employees shall be held harmless from and against all suits, proceedings, claims, demands, losses and liability of any kind or nature brought by any party in connection with Rural Livelihoods Resilience Program (RLRP).

The consulting services (the "Services") comprise Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) research, on-farm field trials, knowledge product development, training of trainers, validation and knowledge-sharing activities, and establishment of biofortified crop demonstration plots.

This request for expressions of interest (REOI) follows the general procurement notice that appeared on the IFAD website on November 2nd, 2024, on UNDB on November 2nd, 2024 and on the ministry of agriculture and irrigation’s Website on November 2nd, 2024.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of Federal Government of Somalia (“the client”) now invites eligible consulting firms (“consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services. Interested firms should fill the template for expressions of interest and submit found at https://somalijobs.com/ and send it to the address indicated below.

[1] This document refers to legally constituted consulting firms as “consultant”.

Minimum five (5) years of professional experience in agricultural research or crop agronomy or climate-smart agriculture (CSA) or resilience programming, and Farmer Field School (FFS) methodologies.

Proven experience in designing and implementing on-farm field trials and adaptive research in dryland, semi-arid, or climate-vulnerable agricultural systems.

Proven experience working in Somalia or similar fragile and conflict-affected contexts, including engagement with government institutions, rural communities, and agricultural value chains.

Strong expertise in data analysis, training, and social inclusion, including statistical analysis of agronomic trial data, development of farmer training materials, and integration of gender and youth-responsive approaches.

Any request for clarification on this REOI should be sent via e-mail to the address below no later than 10:00 AM 23/07/2026 Somalia local time. The client will provide responses to all clarification requests by 12:00 PM 25/07/2026 Somalia local time.

Expressions of Interest, along with all supporting and requested documents (to demonstrate experience in line with the criteria outlined above), must be submitted in written form using the designated forms provided for this purpose.

EOIs shall be submitted to the address below no later than 11:00 AM 31/07/2026 Somalia local time.

Expressions of Interest that will be delivered via email the packages should be clearly marked: REF: SOM-2000004325-0169-CS-CQS: CSA Innovation and Biofortified Crop Demo Plots to: Consultants must submit all documents in PDF format, compressed into a single password-protected ZIP or RAR file. password should be sent no later than 12:00 PM 31/07/2026 Somalia local time in a separate email to [email protected]  and cc: [email protected] Submissions received after the deadline or without secure password transmission will be deemed non-compliant and rejected.