Consultancy Opportunity

POSITION DESCRIPTION: TOR FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT AT LOWER MOSHI IRRIGATION SCHEME-KILIMANJARO, TANZANIA Terms of Reference (TOR) for Assessment of the existing quality management structure/system throughout the rice value chain at Lower Moshi irrigation scheme, Kilimanjaro Region-Tanzania 1.0 Background: Vredeseilanden is a Belgium NGO working in 18 countries globally (in Africa, Latin America, Asia and in Europe) with family farmers to improve their livelihoods through economic interventions and by strengthening the voice of these farmers in the markets. VECO East Africa has been working in Tanzania since the mid 1970s to support local partners to deliver appropriate services to farmers and to improve their livelihoods. Overview: According to various market studies done in Tanzania including the recently done marketing survey , wholesale and retailers cited poor quality of rice from local producers is a major challenge as the markets continue to modernize and customers are becoming more conscious in terms of rice quality .The fact was supported by the market survey done on August 2014 which has revealed that poor quality rice from Lower Moshi irrigation scheme is the main factor that made the rice from the scheme less competitive in local market as compared with rice from other places like Kahama-Shinyanga in Arusha and Moshi markets and elsewhere. To achieve this, VECO EA aims to: 1. Strengthen quality management structure /system throughout rice value chain, this will done by identifying weak links along the rice value chain. 2. Increasing the capacity of rice farmers on producing quality rice and become competitive in the markets and increase their income VECO EA will focus on rice value chain. VECO EA seeks to hire a consultant to undertake assessment of existing quality management system throughout the rice value chain for the purpose of helping rice farmers and other actors along the chain to produce high quality rice and become market competitive .This will result to an increase market share of rice coming from Lower Moshi irrigation scheme. 2.0 Scope of Work: The main objective of this consultancy is to develop a quality management system for use throughout the rice value chain. The consultant will be required to: • To review existing literature on rice quality management in Tanzania including government policies and strategies, Tanzania Bureau of Standards, East African Community Protocols and standards, Global Gap general practices on quality management among other relevant documents. • To conduct a market study in order to understand the quality demands of the different actors in the rice market of Lower Moshi. • To conduct a study on rice quality needs and required standards in the whole value chain including all actors ( From production to marketing) • To assess value chain actors’ awareness of quality management • Pre audit of the quality management system based on the acceptable rice standards • Rectification of anomalies and final audit

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