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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (IITA) TECHNOLOGIES FOR AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION (TAAT) PHASE II/ ADDENDUM GERMANY FUND TAAT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT UNIT (PMU)   REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST   CONSULTANCY SERVICES   SECTOR : Agriculture   CONSULTANCY SERVICES :  DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL AGRICULTURE   TAAT II: Financing Agreement reference: 5900155019276   Project ID. P-Z1-AA0-139    _______________________________________________________________________   This request for expression of interest (REOI) follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared on the African Development Bank Group’s Internet Website( www.afdb.org ) 12th August 2022.   International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is implementing the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Program phase II, financed through a grant from the African Development Bank as administrators of funds under the Transition Support Facility. IITA intends to apply part of the proceeds of the grant to facilitate payment for Development of Digital Agriculture Consultancy Services.   The consulting firm is expected to carry out the assignment in accordance with the Terms of Reference specified in Appendix 1 below . Among others, the consultant is expected to: conduct literature reviews and country digital readiness assessments, prepare profiles that include recommendations for countries for digital extension and advisory services and the appropriate investment in digital agriculture; conduct landscaping of success national Digital Agricultural Technology solutions that are relevant in the African context; Provide technical support to national governments in conducting surveys on priority digital needs and barriers. Appendix 1: Terms of Reference (TOR) TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL AGRICULTURE TAAT II: Project Code: P-Z1-AA0-139  Instrument number (s): 5900155019276   Sector: Agriculture Background The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, the institute works to improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food-secure future. Please visit https://www.iita.org for more information about IITA. Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) is a flagship program of the Feed Africa Strategy, which aims to put proven agricultural technologies in the hands of millions of farmers. TAAT targets 11 agricultural value chains (maize, wheat, rice, sorghum and millet, beans, soybean, vegetables, cassava, orange sweet potatoes, livestock and aquaculture) and 6 enablers (capacity building and technology outreach, soil fertility, water management, enable youth, fall armyworm and policy). TAAT is executed by IITA and implemented in partnership with other centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and Advanced Agricultural Research Institutes of specialization. Each of the value chains and enablers networking with National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems (NARES), Ministries of Agriculture, the private sector and farmer organizations, constitutes a “Compact”.  The African Development Bank (AfDB) and development partners such as the Gates Foundation (BMGF) provide support to TAAT. Within the TAAT ecosystem, the Clearinghouse (CH) facilitates the inclusion of TAAT technologies in country agricultural development projects and provides technical assistance to these