Tender for consultants for CBI's Organic Fresh Fruits and Vegetables project in Egypt

CBI seeks 2 consultant teams for its Organic fresh fruits and vegetables (FFV) project in Egypt. This project will support the competitiveness, sustainable development, and upscaling of the Egyptian organic FFV sector by strengthening the climate- and water-smart capacities of Egyptian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and facilitating their integration into European value chains.

We seek experts who can:

• Guide SMEs in European Union (EU) export marketing and market access strategies
• Collaborate on sustainable production techniques 
• Strengthen SMEs export development
• Support national value chain development and stakeholder engagement
• Facilitate systemic change and service development support 
• Provide on-the-ground logistical coordination.

About the Egypt Organic FFV project 

This 5-year project is part of the Netherlands-Egypt Combitrack on climate and water-smart agriculture. Our aim is to partner for a more climate-smart and inclusive farming system in Egypt by strengthening the export competitiveness of Egyptian SMEs active in the organic FFV sector. We will collaborate on:

• Building capacity by partnering with selected Egyptian SMEs to produce and export high-quality, climate-smart organic FFV.
• Strengthening the ecosystem by improving access to the services, skills, and national support needed to grow sustainably.
• Encouraging a deeper understanding, transparency and collaboration within the sector and with the EU market to ensure long-term resilience.

Role of the consultant

This tender is for 5 types of consultants:

A. Senior expert in organic FFV export competitiveness and EU market access

CBI seeks experts to collaborate with SMEs on:

• Developing export marketing strategies 
• Identifying attractive European market opportunities and buyer segments
• Navigating European buyers requirements and regulations
• Strengthening market diversification and positioning
• Refining value proposition development and achieving product-market fit
• Integrating ESG and Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) requirements
• Enhancing business planning, financial and value chain management.

B.  National expert SME business export coaching and project coordination

CBI seeks experts to:    

• Track progress on coaching activities and company export marketing plans
• Help professionalise national business and export practices
• Monitor company advancement, report on progress, and identify support needs
• Plan and coordinate company visits and stakeholder meetings
• Manage logistics for international experts and CBI staff
• Facilitate the organisation of training sessions, workshops and buyer events
• Maintain communication between Egyptian stakeholders and CBI.

C. National organic FFV production and post-harvest specialist with climate-smart expertise 

CBI seeks experts to:

• Identify opportunities with national partners to improve yields, quality, consistency, and resource efficiency through climate- and water-smart practices
• Collaborate on implementing climate- and water-smart production practices
• Share expertise on post-harvest handling, storage and cold chain management
• Support SMEs in developing practical improvement plans aligned with EU organic market requirements and regulations
• Work alongside buyers, certification organisations, laboratories, and service providers to ensure market alignment 
• Help identify and expand accessible local technical services that address production and post-harvest constraints
• Co-design training, coaching, and demonstration activities for SMEs.

D. Senior market systems development expert

CBI seeks experts to:

• Analyse the Egyptian organic FFV supporting market system
• Engage with national companies, service providers, and market actors to co-develop commercially viable services addressing identified market gaps
• Coach and facilitate local service providers in refining their business models, value propositions, and delivery approaches
• Strengthen collaboration between private sector actors, service providers, and business membership organisations
• Develop intervention strategies that promote systemic change and continue beyond the duration of the project.

E. National value chain and stakeholder development expert

CBI seeks experts to:

• Support stakeholder mapping and value chain analyses
• Maintain relationships with public and private sector stakeholders
• Identify opportunities for collaboration between SMEs, service providers and sector organisations
• Facilitate market system interventions
• Organise stakeholder consultations and validation workshops. 
• Track progress on agreed actions with stakeholders
• Coordinate on-the-ground logistics, venue rental, and other practical arrangements for project activities.

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