Procurement of Consultancy Services to support Member States (MS) with Identification, Testing, and Promotion of Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Soil Health

Procurement of Consultancy Services to support Member States (MS) with Identification, Testing, and Promotion of Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Soil Health. Procurement Number: 248/AUDA/AFSES/IC/2026 Interested consultants may obtain further information from the address listed below. All Expression of Interests should be sent electronically to email listed below. Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by email on or before 26th October 2026 at 14:00 hours (South African Time) 248/AUDA/AFSES/IC/2026 with subject line: Procurement of Consultancy Services to support Member States (MS) with Identification, Testing, and Promotion of Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Soil Health Privacy Policy: AUDA-NEPAD Procurement office collects and uses your personal information for “Procurement Process” when you intend to compete and deliver any service or goods for the organization either individually or as a firm based on your consent. Your personal data is our highest security and kept for a period strictly necessary for the purpose set out. This privacy notice supplements the AUDA-NEPAD standard privacy notice and should be read in conjunction with the same available on AUDA-NEPAD website. The Chairperson Internal Procurement Committee (IPC) AUDA-NEPAD Block F, Eco Origin Office Park, 349 Witch-Hazel Avenue, Eco-Park Estate, Highveld, Centurion, South Africa,

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Title: Procurement of Consultancy Services to support Member States (MS) with

Identification, Testing, and Promotion of Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Soil Health

Procurement Number: 248/AUDA/AFSES/IC/2026

Method: Individual Consultant (IC) - Individuals Only

1. INTRODUCTION

The 2024 Nairobi Declaration on African Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) is a bold statement by African leaders and a commitment to take decisive action to address the soil health crisis facing the continent and its implications for food security and broa der socioeconomic development.

African leaders fully recognize the urgent need to address the soil health crisis as a critical step in driving sustainable food systems transformation. The 10-year African Fertilizer and Soil health Action Plan (AFSH -AP) e ndorsed by the Nairobi Declaration is a product of broad based stakeholder consultations that were intended to ensure ownership and buy in. The critical role of the private sector in mobilizing key technical and financial resources to support the Action Plan is recognized, alongside the role of governments in creating an enabling environment and favourable policies for private sector participation.

The Nairobi Declaration mandated AUDA -NEPAD to provide overall coordination of key stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of the AFSH Action Plan. In addition, AUDA - NEPAD was tasked with supporting Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Member States with the domestication of the AFSH Action Plan into regional and national policies and processes for development and investment planning. AUDA -NEPAD will, therefore, play a leadership and coordination role in the domestication of the Nairobi Declaration and the implementation of the AFSH Action Plan.

2. SCOPE/MAIN RESPONSIBILITES OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The Consultant will be expected to lead the identification, testing, and promotion of innovative financing mechanisms for scaling soil health interventions to MS across all regions in Africa. Specifically, the consultant will conduct the following activities: a. Financial landscape mapping and gap analysis: This will be carried out through reviewing of existing funding mechanisms for soil health across the continent and identifying financing gaps to the AFSH action plan; b. Designing of innovative financing mechanis ms/tools/frameworks: The consultant will develop at least 3 scalable finan

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