R -- Stocktaking exercise

USAID/Madagascar is seeking the services of an interested local consultant firm to implement a stocktaking exercise of the program of the office of Environment and Rural Development. Requirements: The contractor shall inventory and analyze the knowledge, best practices, and experiences for environment, rural development and food security activities in Madagascar to identify options, opportunities and competitive advantages for the planning of future environment and rural development activities. Partners to be consulted in the process include: the Government of Madagascar (Ministry of Environment, etc), USAID environment and rural development implementing partners (International Resources Group (IRG/JARIALA), Conservation International (CI/MIARO), Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI/ERI), Chemonics International (Chemonics/BAMEX), Peregrine Fund, WCS, etc.), USAID Title II cooperating sponsors (CARE, ADRA and CRS) and other government and non-government organizations (GTZ, ANGAP, ANAE, GSDM, etc.). The activities will include desk review, field visit, interface between national and regional policy and joint workshop to solicit stakeholders input. It will be focused in the three priority eco-regions of Tamatave, Fianarantsoa and Anosy, which can be extended to other areas where USAID has had limited activities to include the region of Androy and Menabe. The report will be written in English and French.