| Overview : Proposals should be submitted at the following address: by email to bids.lr@undp.org (Please include procurement notice number in the subject area) no later than 8 August 2018 at 5:00 PM (GMT). Any request for clarification must be sent by standard electronic communication to the address or e-mail indicated below: info.lr.procurement@undp.org UNDP will respond by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants. Background The UNDP-GEF project with Support to Reduced Deforestation Commodity Production, is a child project under the UNDP-GEF 6 Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP) program. The primary aim of the project is to take Deforestation out of Commodity Supply Chains. The IAP program is advancing an integrated supply chain approach to tackle the underlying root causes of deforestation from agriculture commodities, specifically palm oil that accounts for and contributes to deforestation in Liberia. This approach consists of linked projects covering production demand, transactions and knowledge management and learning. As part of an integrated supply chain approach, the Production project will create linkages and synergies to overcome barriers that pose systemic challenges to reduced deforestation commodity production across regions and commodity markets. The selected approach seeks to catalyze the development or transformation of national and sub-national systems based on some key levers: 1) dialogue, action planning, policies and enforcement, 2) farmer support systems, and 3) land use mapping and planning. In Liberia, the project focuses on palm oil production in Western Liberia (Grand Cape Mount, Bomi, Gbarpolu and Bong). Component 2 of the GGP Production Project aims to strengthen oil palm farmer support systems through appropriate extension services and other approaches that help farmers adopt best practices and intensify their production sustainably. The Project will also work on formulating strategies that will encourage and regulate good production practices and sustainability principles that contribute to adjacent forest conservation, in-farm set asides, and protection of water sources. Farmer support systems are intended to disseminate and encourage such practices while also helping to increase farmer’s productivity. Systems for land use monitoring and early-response will be introduced to complement farmer support systems, furthering the drive towards more sustainable, reduced deforestation production systems. Need – The UNDP/GGP is seeking to better understand the training needs of smallholder Oil Palm farmers, to ensure targeted support and inform the development of a long-term strategy for sustainable oil palm in Liberia. Save Changes | 
