PROJECT: Bottom UP! Promoting a sustainable cotton & garment value chain from
Ethiopian cotton to European consumers
Background:
With almost 50 years of experience in facilitating the development of socially
responsible, ecologically sound and profitable supply chains, Solidaridad is a
frontrunner in the area of sustainable economic development. Solidaridad is a global
civil society organization that provides market driven solutions for sustainable
production practices across different supply chains. We envision a world in which all
we produce, and all we consume, can sustain us while respecting the planet, each
other and the next generations. Our mission is to bring together supply chain players
and engage them with innovative solutions to improve production, ensuring the
transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes the benefit for all
stakeholders.
Solidaridad implements projects on several supply chains in Eastern and Central
Africa. Solidaridad Ethiopia is starting the implementation of Bottom UP Project
(2019-2021) in Ethiopia which aims at promoting a sustainable cotton & garment
value chain from Ethiopian cotton to European consumers.
Solidaridad is seeking an agency to conduct baseline research for its EU funded
project named Bottom UP! Promoting a sustainable cotton & garment value chain
from Ethiopian cotton to European consumers which will be implemented in
Amhara, Tigray, Oromia, Addis Ababa and Afar region of Ethiopia. This research is
about helping us get to the heart of not only what is there and working, but also
what isn’t quite working and how it can be improved. The results of the research will
be used to inform and monitor our project.
Proposals submitted for this tender should include details on the each of the
requirements in the evaluation criteria, which is shared with the TOR. It is
anticipated that fieldwork will begin in late April 2019.
Research Objectives
Assess the status of cotton production and areas of improvement with regard to improved agronomic practices, sustainability and scalability under small scale and large scale cotton production (gender disaggregated)
Evaluate practices of fiber quality management practices in the farms and ginnery and recommendations on further improvement in the farm and ginnery organization with possible investment prospect
Understand major practices in pest and irrigation water management and identify possible environmental and social impacts
Mark current status of marketing linkage and finance access to farmers farms and ginneries and areas of further improvement
Explore the state of cleaner production performance status of textile & garment factories
Look through the performance status of social standard requirement
Status of value chain integration between farming Vs Ginners Vs manufacturers Vs buyers and end users.
you can get full description of the TOR from the link below
Relevant university degree of proposed team members;
Proven track record in undertaking evaluations;
Demonstrated experience with the use of quantitative and qualitative methods for data collection and analysis, as well as participatory research methods;
Demonstrated experience conducting impact assessments, baseline studies or other types of program evaluation studies/ research.
Demonstrated experience with management and coordination of international survey processes; and
Demonstrated familiarity with women’s empowerment and supply chain/value-chain development (preferably leather and/or the apparel sector).
Exceptional communication and organizational skills
Excellent writing and presentation skills using plain English and experience in synthesizing research findings into clear and accessible presentations