EOI invited from Consultancy firms for Understanding the existing knowledge/ skill level and attitude/ motivation of rural youth towards dairying as an employment activity in NDP I intervention villages.

Name of Project: National Dairy Plan I (National Dairy Support Project)

Assignment Title: Understanding the existing knowledge/ skill level and attitude/ motivation of rural youth towards dairying as an employment activity in NDP I intervention villages.

The Government of India has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the National Dairy Plan I (National Dairy Support Project), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include:

1. To study the existing knowledge/skill level and willingness of rural youth with respect to taking up of dairying and alternate sources of livelihoods.

2. To study personal aspirations, social (peer and parental) influences, gender norms, and infrastructure (land, finance, market, availability of labour and dairying knowledge) which constrain or influence rural youth’s perceptions of dairying and their interest to undertake it as an employment activity.

3. To study the level of acceptance among youths to become agriculture/ dairy entrepreneur.

4. To recommend the initiatives to be provided by the Dairy sector to create the incentives for increased rural youth employment and entrepreneurship in dairying.

The short-listing criteria are:

1. No. of years of experience of the firm (Please attach copy of certificate of incorporation).

2. Turn-over of the firm during each of the last 3 years. (Please attach relevant documents, i.e. copy of balance sheet, and profit & loss statement or Certificate from a Chartered Accountant firm, in support)

3. No. of rural studies related to the socio-economic development handled by the firm during the last 5 years (Please provide details:Title of the assignment, name of the client, cost, duration of the assignment and whether completed/on-going etc.)

4. Sample size of the biggest study conducted. Please indicate the maximum no. of samples collected in any one study along with the details of the study. (title of the assignment, name of the client, cost, duration of the assignment, sample size and whether completed/on-going etc.)

5. Experience of working in different parts of the country. Please indicate the maximum no. of states covered in any one study along with the details of the study. (title of the assignment, name of the client, cost, duration of the assignment, States covered and whether completed/on-going etc.)

6. No. of years of experience in undertaking assignments related to rural development/agriculture sector by the firm. (provide details  of the first assignment, i.e. the client, title of the assignment, cost of the assignment, period (from – to) of consultancy, in support)

7. No. of publications related to the subject in reputed journals. (Please provide details: Title of the publication and name of the journal)

Expression of Interest (EoI) should be submitted along with supporting documents in respect of above mentioned 7 criteria.

Expressions of interest (not more than 25 pages) must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by email followed by hard – copy) by 3:00 PM on 28th August, 2017.

General Manager

Purchase Group,

Project Management Unit – NDP I,

National Dairy Development Board,

Khetiwadi Road,

Anand 388 001, Gujarat

Tel.: 02692-260148/260149

Fax: 02692-260159

E-mail: pmu@nddb.coop  ; opsachan@nddb.coop

Website: www.nddb.org/ndp

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