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IFC Advisory Services is seeking one or two short term consultants with a minimum of 10 years experience in Africa and agriculture. The overall task is to develop a maize procurement strategy for a poultry firm. There are two main elements in this task:
- to design a commercial maize farm with irrigation; and
- to design a smallholder outgrower scheme for maize
Desired Skills and Experience
One person with experience in both areas would be ideal. Two consultants with the requisite experience will also be considered. The work is likely to begin in November. Functional French is preferred, but not required. Reports could be prepared in French or English. Please note that we will only be able to reply to a short list of finalists for the procurement process.
To apply, please send a cover letter and CV to DFischer@ifc.org no later than Tuesday, September 30, 2014.
