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Call for Expressions of Interest from Technical Assistance Providers

Call for Expressions of Interest from Technical Assistance Providers.

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Call for Expressions of Interest from Technical Assistance Providers

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  1. Call for Expressions of Interestfrom Technical Assistance Providers • The African Agriculture Fund (AAF) is a private equity fund managed by Phatisa (www.phatisa.com) and designed to respond to the food crisis that severely impacted the continent in 2008. Reaching its first closing at US$ 151 million and commencing operations in January 2011, the AAF has a total target size of US$ 300 million. At first close, US$ 30 million of the fund has been allocated to investments in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through the dedicated AAF SME Fund.. • To enhance its development impact, the AAF has deployed a Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) of €uro 10 million, to support outgrower schemes for large company investees and provide business development services for SME portfolio companies. The Technical Assistance Facility is funded primarily by the European Union and managed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). TechnoServe has been appointed to implement the day to day activities of this facility. A continent-wide database of potential Technical Assistance Providers is being built, from which it will draw service providers for €8.5M worth of contracts over the next 4-5 years. • Experts are sought in the following categories: • Agronomic expertise Small scale farmer organization • Quality certifications Accounting expertise • Rural finance expertise Strategic advisory • Operational improvement Program design • Proposal development and donor fundraising • Interested parties should download the application materials from Devex: • www.devex.com/en/projects/technical-assistance-facility-for-the-african-agriculture-fund-expressions-of-interest • Deadline for submission is 31st December 2011. • Expression of Interest number: TAFEOI01 The project received additional donations from the African Agricultural Fund (AAF), Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Italian Development Cooperation and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). The EU is the biggest donor in the world, and provides more than half of total aid to developing countries. It works in 150 countries worldwide. http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid

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