Practical Action Regenerative Agriculture Assessment Jobs in Kenya

Practical Action Regenerative Agriculture Assessment Jobs in Kenya

Project Background

Transforming Rural Economies and Youth Livelihoods (TREYL) project is a five-year project (Jan 2019 – Jan 2024) funded by IKEA Foundation being implemented by Practical Action Kenya, working in Kisumu and Homabay counties.

Objectives of Assessment

To gather and consolidate evidence on the impact of regenerative agriculture.

To conduct a rapid project KPIs and learning agenda update

To provide recommendations on optimizing evidence and impact from the project on regenerative agriculture.

To develop a journal article on impact and scaling up of regenerative agriculture.

Scope of Work

Research Question: How effective is regenerative agriculture as an approach to support small scale entrepreneurs both on farm and off-farm in increasing their production and incomes and what evidence does the TREYL project offer?

Lines of Inquiry

What social, economic, and ecological benefits of regenerative agriculture can be demonstrated through the TREYL project?

What are the demonstrated barriers that small scale farmers face in adopting regenerative agriculture practices through the TREYL project?

What conditions are required for smallholder farmers to adopt, scale up, and sustain regenerative agriculture practices to lead to systemic change?

To what extent is the political environment orientated towards the adoption of regenerative agriculture by smallholder farmers in Kenya?

What is the status of project KPIs at end of year 2022?

What is the status of the project learning agenda?

Consolidate briefs that respond to learning
agenda based on available information

Information/evidence needed to address gaps in answering learning questions

This Assignment Will be Framed by the Following

DAC: Criterial Impact, Coherence, Relevance and Sustainability.

Methodology

Stage 1- Current State of Play

Requirements:

Outline and compare current farming practices for both conventional and non-conventional agriculture in Kisumu and Homa Bay

Map current systemic changes occurring as a result of the impact of TREYL project

Policy analysis (conventional agriculture vs Regenerative Agriculture)

Deliverable: - A documented desk review of project documents basing on the above lines of inquiry, gaps in evidence from project documents identified and primary data collection to be used to fill these identified gaps.

Develop and or refined learning briefs (4) that respond to learning agenda with the key one being the business case for regenerative agriculture

Stage 2- Primary Data Collection

Mixed method primary data collection to evidence research question and lines of inquiry

The primary data should include a combination of quantitative, qualitative, and participatory methods. We actively encourage the use of agroecological survey tools and methodologies.

We commonly take a participatory approach with sampling.

Stage 3- Analysis

The consultant will be required to outline a clear analysis framework as part of the inception report.

The consultant will be required to share preliminary findings with Practical Action.

Stage 4- Final Report

The consultant will be required to develop:

A 30–40-page report (excluding annexes) summarizing the main findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

The report should:

Evidence the lines of inquiry and give an overall evidence-based assessment of the research question.

Use case studies to highlight regenerative agriculture practices and business models for regenerative agriculture across the value chains.

Offer clear and actionable recommendations for Practical Action, IKEA Foundation, beneficiaries, and market actors/collaborators.

Stage 5-Stakeholder Feedback and Learning

The consultant will be required to develop:

A power point slide deck summarizing the main findings, conclusions and recommendations from report

Note - an alternative format may be required for participant feedback

The consultant will develop a policy brief maximum 4 pages out of the main report

Practical Action will publish the findings externally through Practical Action Publishing

Expected Deliverables

The following deliverables are expected from the consultant:

1. Inception report containing the following:

Approach of the study including framework for activities

Work plan with detailed framework of activities

Methodology to be applied

Analysis framework

Proposed content outline for the report, schedule, and any logistical propositions.

Data collection tools

Limitation of assessment

2. A desk review document of evidence gathered from what the project already has gathered and deliver below drafts.

1 Journal article

4

learning briefs including Business case for Regenerative Agriculture

1 Policy brief

3. Proposed data collection dates (subject to adjustment with lead evaluator):

4. First complete draft report presented to PA

5. Second complete draft report, incorporating initial feedback

6. Validation of findings: Presentation of findings to stakeholders for validation by consultant– this will be organized by the project team

7. Final report, incorporating second round of feedback and stakeholders’ validation feedback:

Final report shall include:

An executive summary that can stand alone as a self-contained summary report

Evidence on impact of regenerative agriculture (highlighting but not limited to the lines of inquiry above)

Documentation on status of project KPIs

Recommendations on optimizing evidence and impact

A journal article (ready to be submitted for peer review) on impact and scale up of regenerative agriculture

Final Policy and Learning Briefs

8. A power point slide deck summarizing the main findings, conclusions and recommendations from report presented to internal stakeholders at Practical Action and participants of the study (note- an alternative format may be required for participant feedback Delivery of cleaned dataset in SPSS format as well as raw dataset (Excel), final tools used, qualitative data transcripts

Administrative and Logistical Support

Practical Action will provide the following:

All necessary program documents.

Support in organizing/mobilizing consultation meetings and forums

Facilitate travel and accommodation for the lead & Co-lead consultant

The consultants on the other hand will:

Recruit and train research assistants

Pay research assistants based on reasonable market rates

Facilitate field travel for the research team

Profile of Potential Consultant

An organization/individual with demonstratable experience evaluating large scale agriculture programs with a good understanding of regenerative agriculture

A good understanding of evaluation methodologies/ frameworks for assessing transition from conventional to regenerative agriculture

Extensive and demonstrated experience in the use of mixed methods approaches, statistical analysis and interpretation of results

Experience and a good understanding of market system development including private sector actors’ role in achievement of development outcomes

Team members comprising agricultural economists, Youth experts, Policy and Gender experts who possess more than 10+ of experience with Masters’ and above level education, lead consultant with PhD level education

Have a versed understanding and extensive knowledge of the two counties geographically

Timelines

This consultancy will take place in the months of November and December 2022 with the final approved report submitted within a timeframe of 30 days.

Final work plan duration shall be agreed with the selected consultant before signing of the agreement.

Terms of Engagement

Payment shall be done in three tranches:

Tranche 1 (20% of the total cost): Upon successful submission of inception report

Tranche 2 (30% of the total cost): submission and acceptance of the of 1st draft of the report

Tranche 3 (50% of the total cost): submission and acceptance of the final report

Furthermore, all reimbursable costs will be supported by payment vouchers including slips demonstrating payment of government tax.

How to Apply

Submit a complete proposal to recruitment@practicalaction.or.ke with subject line TREYL Project Regenerative Agriculture Assessment to reach Practical Action on or before 2nd November 2022.

A Consulting Entity Should Submit the Following:

Proposal and capability statement with clear methodological approach (technical proposal)

Detailed financial proposal in Kenyan Shillings: If the team consists of several members, the professional fees should not just be a daily rate, but it should be based on clearly shown time allocation by each member of the team to the various activities.

Evidence of experience in similar work.

Annexed to the proposal should be CVs of the evaluators outlining previous evaluation experiences and accomplishment

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