#Soyabean Meal Market Analysis

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Soyabean Meal Market Growth Research Report | Size, Dynamics, Challenges By Forecast 2024 - 2031

The "Soyabean Meal Market" is a dynamic and rapidly evolving sector, with significant advancements and growth anticipated by 2031. Comprehensive market research reveals a detailed analysis of market size, share, and trends, providing valuable insights into its expansion. This report delves into segmentation and definition, offering a clear understanding of market components and drivers. Employing SWOT and PESTEL analyses, the study evaluates the market's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, alongside political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal factors. Expert opinions and recent developments highlight the geographical distribution and forecast the market's trajectory, ensuring a robust foundation for strategic planning and investment.

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Global Soyabean Meal Market

The soyabean meal market size is valued at USD 156.48 billion by 2028 and is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 4.20% in the forecast period 2021 to 2028. The rapid increase in the number of farm animals and pet animals is the factor for the growth of soyabean meal market in the forecast period of 2021 to 2028.

Soybean meal is the type of by-product of soybean oil extraction. It is rich source of protein used for humans and livestock diets and is also used in the larger varieties of products such as, animal feed, health food, bakery products, cosmetics and in the manufacturing of antibiotics. Soybean meal is the primary source of animal feed which helps to enhance the process of metabolism and immunity for growth of livestock.

The major growing factor towards soyabean meal market is the high demand for protein-enriched food for both humans and animals. Furthermore, the rise in awareness regarding the health benefits offered by soyabean meal and abundant protein content are also expected to heighten the overall demand for soyabean meal market over the forecast period of 2021 to 2028. Moreover, the rapid rise in the demand of soybean meal for the manufacture of protein supplements and feed for the livestock are also expected to serve as foremost drivers for the soyabean meal market at a global level. In addition, the increase in the rise in pet trend and pet health are also lifting the growth of the soyabean meal market.

However, the easy availability of alternative meals and fluctuating prices of soybean meal are projected to act as a restraint towards the growth of soyabean meal market, whereas the low production of meal can challenge the growth of the soyabean meal market.

Moreover, the increase in the usage in healthcare products and protein drinks and high demand in pig and poultry industries are expected to further generate new opportunities for the soyabean meal market in the forecast period of 2021 to 2028.

This soyabean meal market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on soyabean meal market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

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This research report is the result of an extensive primary and secondary research effort into the Soyabean Meal market. It provides a thorough overview of the market's current and future objectives, along with a competitive analysis of the industry, broken down by application, type and regional trends. It also provides a dashboard overview of the past and present performance of leading companies. A variety of methodologies and analyses are used in the research to ensure accurate and comprehensive information about the Soyabean Meal Market.

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Which are the driving factors of the Soyabean Meal market?

The driving factors of the Soyabean Meal market include technological advancements that enhance product efficiency and user experience, increasing consumer demand driven by changing lifestyle preferences, and favorable government regulations and policies that support market growth. Additionally, rising investment in research and development and the expanding application scope of Soyabean Meal across various industries further propel market expansion.

Soyabean Meal Market - Competitive and Segmentation Analysis:

Global Soyabean Meal Market, By Nature (Organic, Conventional), Form (Powder, Oil, Granular), Process of Production (Normal Soybean Meal, De-hulled [min 50% protein] Hipro Soybean Meal, DE-hulled [min. 48% protein] Hipro Soybean meal, Defatted Soya Flour Toasted, De-Fatted Soya Flakes Toasted), Application (Animal Feed, Food Industry, Beverage, Health Care Product), Distribution Channel (Supermarket, Specialized Stores, Online Stores, Retail Stores), Country (U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Italy, U.K., France, Spain, Netherland, Belgium, Switzerland, Turkey, Russia, Rest of Europe, Japan, China, India, South Korea, New Zealand, Vietnam, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific, Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, South Africa, Rest of Middle East and Africa) Industry Trends and Forecast to 2028

How do you determine the list of the key players included in the report?

With the aim of clearly revealing the competitive situation of the industry, we concretely analyze not only the leading enterprises that have a voice on a global scale, but also the regional small and medium-sized companies that play key roles and have plenty of potential growth.

Which are the top companies operating in the Soyabean Meal market?

The major players covered in the soyabean meal report are ADM, DuPont, CHS Inc., The Scoular Company, Kohinoor Feeds and Fats Ltd., Kerry, Batory Foods, Denofa AS, Agrocorp, MJI Universal Pte Ltd., Gauri Agrotech Products Pvt. Ltd., Agro Ind Group, NOW Foods, Wilmar International Ltd., Cargill, Incorporated, Foodrich Soya Co. LTD., The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd., Mukwano Industries Uganda Ltd., Ghana Nuts Company Limited and Food Chem International among other domestic and global players.

Short Description About Soyabean Meal Market:

The Global Soyabean Meal market is anticipated to rise at a considerable rate during the forecast period, between 2024 and 2031. In 2023, the market is growing at a steady rate and with the rising adoption of strategies by key players, the market is expected to rise over the projected horizon.

North America, especially The United States, will still play an important role which can not be ignored. Any changes from United States might affect the development trend of Soyabean Meal. The market in North America is expected to grow considerably during the forecast period. The high adoption of advanced technology and the presence of large players in this region are likely to create ample growth opportunities for the market.

Europe also play important roles in global market, with a magnificent growth in CAGR During the Forecast period 2024-2031.

Soyabean Meal Market size is projected to reach Multimillion USD by 2031, In comparison to 2024, at unexpected CAGR during 2024-2031.

Despite the presence of intense competition, due to the global recovery trend is clear, investors are still optimistic about this area, and it will still be more new investments entering the field in the future.

This report focuses on the Soyabean Meal in global market, especially in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa. This report categorizes the market based on manufacturers, regions, type and application.

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What are your main data sources?

Both Primary and Secondary data sources are being used while compiling the report. Primary sources include extensive interviews of key opinion leaders and industry experts (such as experienced front-line staff, directors, CEOs, and marketing executives), downstream distributors, as well as end-users. Secondary sources include the research of the annual and financial reports of the top companies, public files, new journals, etc. We also cooperate with some third-party databases.

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historical data and forecast (2024-2031) of the following regions are covered in Chapters

What are the key regions in the global Soyabean Meal market?

North America (United States, Canada and Mexico)

Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Russia and Turkey etc.)

Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam)

South America (Brazil, Argentina, Columbia etc.)

Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa)

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Detailed TOC of Global Soyabean Meal Market Insights and Forecast to 2031

Introduction

Market Segmentation

Executive Summary

Premium Insights

Market Overview

Soyabean Meal Market By Type

Soyabean Meal Market By Function

Soyabean Meal Market By Material

Soyabean Meal Market By End User

Soyabean Meal Market By Region

Soyabean Meal Market: Company Landscape

SWOT Analysis

Company Profiles

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Nutrient Intake, Fermentation, Digestibility and Growth Performance of Barbarin Lamb Supplemented with Sweet Lupin

Authored by S Abidi

In Tunisia, particularly in the arid and semi-arid zones, climatic conditions have caused the degradation of rangelands leading to a chronic forage deficit and a nutritional imbalance in animals, particularly in sheep and goats. Thus, energy and / or nitrogen supplementation has become essential to maintain these animals and ensure the expected performance. For this reason, Tunisia has resorted to the import of raw materials including soybean meal, barley and corn [1]. However, fluctuations in their prices on the world market are negatively affecting animal nutrition industry. Our country imports annually, over 300,000 tons of soybean meal at a price of 1.2dt / kg [2]. Similarly, these imported raw materials are unstably available on the Tunisian market which can affect the profitability of farms and alter the sustainability of animal production sector in Tunisia. As a result, several attempts to replace these foods, including soybean meal, have been considered by researchers. Protein crops (Lupine, faba beans and peas) are good alternatives to soybean meal because of their high crude protein content. However, despite their good nutritional quality, their use in animal nutrition is currently limited due to the presence of anti-nutritional factors (Faba bean tannins, lupine alkaloids) and their fluctuating availability on the market (limited forage legume crops). Thus, the main objective of this study is the evaluation of the substitution effect of soybean meal by sweet lupine on the ingestion, digestion, growth and meat quality in Barbarine lambs.

Materials and Methods

Animals

Twenty-four six-month-old Barbarine lambs were selected. The initial live weight averaged 23 kg. These animals were transported to INRAT headquarters. They were acclimated for 4 days to new housing conditions. Lambs were weighed than divided into three equal groups. All animals received oat hay ad libitum and concentrate. the first group received CC1 containing 75% barley, 22.5% soybean meal and 2.5% CMV, whereas the second received CC2 containing lupine as a substitute for soybeans in term of CP to be iso-nitrogenous with CC1. The third group received intermittently CC2 and CC3 which contain only barley and CMV. Animals have undergone a growth period (80 days) followed by a digestible period (10 days).

Sampling

During growth period, average daily growth was assessed through weighing animals biweekly. At digestible period, lambs were housed individually in metabolic cages and were allowed three days for acclimatization to new conditions. Animals received weighed amounts of corresponding feed. A 7-day faecal collection period started on the following day. After weighing the amounts of fresh feed, refusals and faeces, samples of each were taken daily. Part of each sample was used for DM determination and the other part (20% of the weight of the fresh refusals and faeces) was stored at 4 °C for hay and concentrates or at – 5 °C for faeces. Urine was collected in plastic recipients containing 100ml of a 10% sulphuric acid solution (v/v) to maintain pH below 3. After weighing, an aliquot (10%) corresponding to each animal was taken and frozen (- 20 °C). In the last day, pooled samples of individual feed refusal, and faeces were dried at 50 °C; ground through 1 mm screen then stored pending analysis. Pooled samples of urine were stored in the freezer (- 20 °C) until analyzed. Rumen fluid was taken in two consecutive days to measure pH and ammonia content and to determine protozoa number.

Analyses

Feed, refusals and faeces samples were analyzed for dry matter (DM), ash and crude protein according to AOAC [3]. They were also analysed for (NDF, ADF and ADL) [4]. Urine was analyzed for Kjeldahl nitrogen [3] and allantoin concentrations measured using a colorimetric method. Urinary excretion of allantoin (Y, mmol/d) was used to calculate microbial purines absorbed (X, mmol/d [5]. Rumen fluid samples were analyzed for NH3-N [6].

Statistical analysis

The statistical analysis of the results was performed using an analysis of variance according to the model: Yijk = μ + Ai +εi.

In which μ= arithmetic mean; Ai = the effect of diet (i= 1,2 or 3) and εi is the residual experimental error. Data were analyzed using the ANOVA procedure. All statistical analyses were carried out using the GLM (general linear model) procedures of SAS Package (1987). Differences between the means of all the analyses were analyzed using the LSMEANS procedure.

Results and Discussion

Nutrient contents of feeds are presented in Table 1. Soyabean meal is greater in CP than lupine, while the opposite trend was observed for NDF, ADF and ADL.

Diets intake and digestibility are shown in Table 2. Results revealed that the nature of the additional protein source did not affect feed intake (P> 0.05), which corroborates with results reported by El Maadoudi [7] and El Maadoudi and El Housni [8]. The level of hay ingestion considered similar between the three groups reminds us of the result reported by Ephrem et al. [9]. This could be explained by the importance of the nutritional quality of protein sources and the tolerance of sheep to lupine alkaloids. Nevertheless, our results are contradictory to those reported by Lestingi et al. [10,11] by testing the replacement of peas and faba beans. In addition, proteins source did not reveal a significant effect on digestibility of MS, MO, MAT and NDF (P> 0.05). The amount of DCPi was significantly affected (P = 0.0003). Purroy et al [12] did observed significant differences in DM, OM, CP and fiber digestibility’s by replacing soybean meal with lupine seed in lambs. The incorporation of lupine into different quantities improved digestibility’s of DM, OM and cellulose without affecting those of NDF and ADF [13]. Lupine had no significant effect on their average daily gain (ADG). This result agrees with those of many trials carried out on the replacement of protein seeds by lupine which revealed comparable digestive uses between diets [9,11,14,15]. Moreover, Facciolongo et al. [16] found that supplementation with soybean meal and lupine induced similar ADG, while Lestingi et al. [10] showed low weight gain in animals fed lupine diet compared to those which consumed faba beans. We note that although the 3rd group received half of the quantity of lupine consumed by the 2nd one, the corresponding lambs were able to have similar and even better ADG than the others. This leads us to think about the concept of food efficiency. It seems that these animals were able to optimize their efficiency to transform food resources into meat to reach same weight as the others. The nitrogen balance and microbial synthesis are shown in Table 3. It appears that all animals had positive balances. However, a significant variation in the amount of nitrogen intake and retention was observed in the 3rd group in comparison with the two others. This difference is explained by the variation of the ingested quantity of the concentrate. On the other hand, by correcting the retained nitrogen to the nitrogen intake, the nitrogen balance was similar for all diets, which confirms that animals had the same nitrogen use efficiency. Moreover, similar CP digestibility reinforces this finding.

The total amount of purine and the amount of microbial nitrogen were not influenced by the source of supplemented proteins (P> 0.05), which is consistent with the lack of effect on the CP digestibility. In accordance with our results, Yu et al. [17] found no significant differences between purine and microbial nitrogen concentrations in lambs supplemented or not with blue lupine or faba beans.

Table 4 presents the different fermentation parameters. Our study showed that the average pH of rumen juice was affected by the diet (P < 0.05). pH corresponding to the 2nd group (6.25) exceeded significantly that of the 1st group (6.07), but no significant difference was detected between pH corresponding to the 3rd group (6.13) and the others. Brand et al. [18] reported pH values ranged between 6.4 and 6.3 in castrated rams fed a lupine diet. Rumen ammonia level was affected only by diet (P > 0.05). The highest concentration was observed in daily lupine fed lambs (23.9 mg / dl). White et al. (2002) found that ruminal ammonia concentration was higher with lupine incorporation rate of 70% than with 35%, which corroborates the high ammonia level in animals receiving lupine daily and the low one in animals receiving lupine intermittently. Protozoa enumeration revealed a significant difference between diets. Animals belonging to the 2nd group had the highest number (15.3 * 105 / ml) whereas those of the 3rd group had the lowest one (11.7 * 105 / ml). This could be explained by the corresponding ammonia concentrations in the rumen since a large population of protozoa is generally associated with a high concentration of ammonia in the rumen [19,20].

Conclusion

It can be concluded that lupine grains can substitute safely soybean meal in diets of Barbarine lambs. The distribution intermittently of lupine seems to be a double interesting alternative to soybean meal. It decreases lupine quantity and therefore reduce feeding cost

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Soybean Market Research Report

Soybean Market:

Growth opportunities in the soybean market look promising over the next six years. This is mainly due to the high amount of nutritional value offered and the increase in the demand for by-products of soybean such as oil cakes and soybean meals.

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Soybean Market Dynamics (including market size, share, trends, forecast, growth, forecast, and industry analysis)

Key Drivers

The surging movement towards a vegan lifestyle promotes individuals to choose plant-based proteins like soybean is considered one of the major drivers stimulating the growth of the global soybean market. Also, soybean is high in protein and offers both carbohydrates and fats along with other vitamins, minerals, and important plant compounds which include isoflavones, which has strengthened the market growth. As per the soyabean market analysis, the widespread outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a worldwide lockdown and temporary closure of hotels, meat-packaging, restaurants, and slaughterhouses, which has directly raised the market growth. Approximately 84% of the worldwide production occurs in Uruguay, Canada, and the United States, as these countries are the major exporter and producer of the product. The expansion in demand for its by-products, including soybean meals and oil cakes owing to their nourishment, is fuelling market growth. In accordance with the FAO statistics, the total production of soybean oil in the United States was 10.8 million metric tons in 2019, which was 10 million metric tons in 2016.

Application Segment Drivers

Based on the application, the dietary supplements are projected to lead the market over the forecast period. This is because of the surging consciousness about the health benefits of this product which includes the presence of useful nutrients such as carbohydrates, minerals, protein, and vitamins. The evolution of the coronavirus pandemic has persuaded people to opt for healthy products to improve their immune systems. This will propel the market growth.

Regional Drivers

Based on the regional coverage, the rest of the world is predicted to witness a higher CAGR during the forecast period. This is primarily due to their growing production in Brazil and Argentina. The rising awareness about the production farmers has accelerated the market growth.

Soybean Market’s leading Manufacturers:

·         Bunge North America

·         ADM

·         DuPont

·         House Foods Group Inc.

·         Kerry

·         The Scoular Company

·         Cargill, Incorporated

·         The WhiteWave Foods Company

·         FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC.

·         CHS Inc.

Soybean Market Segmentation:

Segmentation by End-Use Products

·         Whole Soybean

·         Meal

·         Oil

·         Others

Segmentation by Application

·         Animal Feed

·         Aqua Feed

·         Biofuel

·         Food and Beverage

·         Dietary Supplements

·         Paints & Coatings

·         Others

Segmentation by Region:

·         North America

o   United States of America

o   Canada

·         Asia Pacific

o   China

o   Japan

o   India

o   Rest of APAC

·         Europe

o   United Kingdom

o   Germany

o   France

o   Spain

o   Rest of Europe

·         RoW

o   Brazil

o   South Africa

o   Saudi Arabia

o   UAE

o   Rest of the world (remaining countries of the LAMEA region)

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Request for Consultants - Gender Analysis in Target Communities of Adamawa, Yobe and Borno

1 Feed the Future Nigeria Livelihoods Project Terms of Reference Gender Analysis in Target Communities of Adamawa, Yobe and Borno This Terms of Reference (TOR) provides the description and work to be done to conduct a gender analysis in target communities in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno States in the North East under the Feed the Future Nigeria Livelihoods Project. The work required by this TOR includes developing and testing the tools, implementation and documentation. Project Background Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS’ programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs. CRS has worked in Nigeria for more than 25 years. Through local partners, CRS has implemented programs in 24 of the country’s 36 states, demonstrating the agency’s extensive grassroots network and significant capacity to reach the rural poor, with a focus on agriculture, emergency response and recovery, and health. CRS Nigeria is leading an exciting and innovative project designed to develop sustainable approaches to lift some of the most vulnerable households in Nigeria out of poverty. Feed the Future Nigeria Livelihoods Project is funded by USAID for a period of five years (from July 2013 to July 2018) for the Northern Nigeria states of Sokoto and Kebbi, and the Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory. The project is implemented by a consortium of non-governmental organizations, led by CRS Nigeria. The project is based in rural communities and targets 42,000 vulnerable households. Feed the Future Nigeria Livelihoods Project engages communities in agricultural-led growth interventions, using a multi-sectoral approach to help very poor households grow their agriculture production, incomes and improve nutrition. The project aims to improve agricultural practices, and promote post-harvest storage for nutrient rich crops already being produced and market-oriented approaches to diversification of production, ensuring all agricultural activities are adapted to specific agro-ecological and cultural contexts. In January 2017, the project expanded into the North East States of Adamawa, Yobe and Borno with an additional 10,000 beneficiaries targeted. The overall purpose of the expansion into the North East is to ultimately move returnees, host communities, vulnerable households, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) from depending on humanitarian assistance to engaging in agricultural and other economic activities. The objective will be achieved by building the capacity of targeted beneficiaries, which will result in increased agricultural production and productivity and diversified sources of income. Integrating gender concerns into the intervention in the North East is necessary to maximize effectiveness and sustainability as well as benefits for women, men and the communities they live in. Implementing activities in a gender-responsive manner is crucial to ensure both that project activities do not exacerbate existing inequalities but also that project strategies address gender gaps that impede sustainable food security and community development. To date, severe inequalities prevent women in 2 the North East from accessing equitably agricultural inputs or productive assets despite their active participation in on-farm and off-farm activities. Moreover, patterns of low-equitable decision-making and division of labor result in women’s low participation in community decision-making processes. As a result, women remain an underutilized potential asset for the achievement of sustainable, agricultural and economic growth. The project can contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment by developing a context-specific and culturally appropriate gender strategy. To achieve this, Feed the Future Livelihoods Project must understand the existing gender-related barriers and opportunities related to achieving improved food security by leading a gender analysis with key stakeholders and beneficiary communities. The project will leverage the results from the gender analysis and the recommendations to improve gender integration throughout project implementation and evaluation. As such, CRS Nigeria requires the services of a qualified consultant to conduct a gender analysis in target rural communities in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno States, and to provide subsequent programmatic recommendations for addressing household and community gender barriers to sustainable food security. Objectives: The overall purpose of the Feed the Future Nigeria Livelihoods Project’s gender analysis in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno States is to identify existing gender-related barriers and opportunities related to achieving improved food and economic security. This information is critical for identifying specific entry points to promote equal participation of men and women in project activities and the rural economy, as well as informing the project on the development of a gender-responsive implementation strategy overall. Specific objectives include: • Identify context-specific barriers to women’s participation in community meetings/activities and producer groups; • Identify culturally-appropriate recommendations (via participatory community-led appraisal) to inform a strategy to promote more equitable participation; • Identify gender-related barriers and facilitators for improved agricultural production practices, including post-harvest activities for men and women, especially for female-headed households (including context-specific dynamics and practices related to division of roles/responsibilities related to the production of key value chain commodities (cowpea, maize, soyabean, sorghum, rice, groundnut, and vegetables); • Identify gender patterns of decision-making, access and control of household income and resources that impact food security at the household and community levels. • Identify entry-points to promote more equitable access to agricultural inputs, extension services and agronomic or farm management trainings for men, women and youth; • Identify barriers to women in accessing economic opportunities and generating income; • Formulate recommendations for gender-related adaptations to communication strategies and project-supported trainings and extension services; • Identify potential harmful gender-related outcomes as a result of SILC activities to ensure a ‘do no harm’ approach and inform a gender-responsive SILC strategy; Research methods and tools: The Feed the Future Nigeria Livelihoods Project’s Gender Analysis will be guided by USAID’s ADS 205’s domains of gender analysis including: I. Access/control of assets II. Knowledge, beliefs and perceptions (cultural context) 3 III. Practices and participation (roles and responsibilities, participation on committees, etc.) IV. Space and time (time-use) V. Legal rights and status (protocols and status of WMBG in national policies) VI. Power (decision-making) [*Other domains relevant to women’s empowerment and agriculture can also be considered in conjunction with the USAID guidance] The Gender Analysis process will begin with a thorough review of existing literature to inform and triangulate qualitative tools and results. The draft qualitative tools will be based on: 1) literature review, 2) project objectives and existing project data and 3) proposed research methodology. From there, a brief skills training on gender integration and analysis will be provided to the GA study team. The training will be the platform to validate tools and familiarize the team with research methodologies and objectives, as well as gender concepts. Lastly, the gender analysis team will conduct the collection of data in selected communities. The consultant is responsible, in close concertation with the project’s MEAL staff, to finalize a realistic sampling strategy. Qualitative tools include the following:  Single-sex Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with Men and Women will include questions tailored to uncover the gender-related practices in agriculture production and income-generation. FGD data will include a number of Female and Male headed HHs (FHH/MHH). Younger male and female participants will be selected in certain communities to represent youth.  Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools: o The Harvard activities profile as well as the priority ranking tools will be used to identify key activities throughout the year and to understand roles and responsibilities, time-use, and access to necessary resources for key productive activities. Additional questions will be added to solicit community feedback on best ways to ensure equitable community participation in project activities based on community rankings.  Key informant interviews (KIIs) will be conducted with key stakeholders at the State, LGA and community-levels. Main Tasks / Deliverables 1) Finalize tools and develop protocol  Review relevant literature and project materials  Develop the protocols, sampling strategy and work plan for data collection  Draft tools for gender analysis data collection  Present the tools to CRS project management team  Finalize preliminary protocol and tools after receiving feedback 2) Administer tools  Orient and train the data collectors and project team  Test and finalize draft data collection tools  Initiate and supervise the data collection with ongoing qualitative analysis  Analyze data and share the initial findings with CRS project team 3) Report writing and data dissemination 4  Write-up data findings and initial draft report  Share findings with CRS project team  Facilitate a workshop with project team to present and validate findings and to develop an action plan addressing key findings during project implementation and evaluation  Final report. This must contain at a minimum: i. Title page ii. Table of contents iii. Executive summary iv. Introduction v. Literature review/Background on gender situation in the NE vi. Objectives of the gender analysis vii. Frameworks for analysis viii. Methodology – process how the gender analysis was conducted ix. Summary of key findings x. Discussion of the implications of the findings on the project xi. Key recommendations xii. Action plan for addressing gender concerns xiii. Conclusion xiv. Annexes 4) Monitoring and Evaluation  Develop indicators or markers to accompany the gender action plan  Develop an M&E plan for monitoring gender integration progress as aligned with gender action plan Required Qualifications Proposals will be accepted from a consultant with verified previous experience in facilitating a similar process in rural areas. The consultant should possess the following combination of skills and expertise:  Post graduate degree in any one of the following: agriculture, agricultural economics, gender, social science, development studies, etc., and possess formal research skills  Experience with gender integration  Experience with conducting gender analysis in rural communities and experience with participatory rural appraisal (PRA) a plus  Ability to conduct interviews and discussions in English and local language desirable  Good eye for detail, adherence to logic, and capacity for inductive reasoning  Strong presentation, facilitating, communication and team working skills  Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to conduct discussions with a diversity of people ranging from senior management to project participants  Willingness and ability to travel to rural communities in the North East Management Arrangements and Follow-up The project management team and technical leads will provide overall supervision and management of the consultancy. CRS project staff will provide administrative and logistical support. Key Working Relationships/Organizations Internal: 5 COP, TPD, M&E Director, Project Director, Data Manager, Agric. Team Lead, Gender Integration Lead, Grants Manager and Senior Program Manager External: DDI, JDPC, LHI, RUWOYD, CLSD, CHANGE Locations The gender analysis will be conducted in communities within the following LGAs: 1. Gombi and Hong Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Adamawa 2. Jakusko and Bursari LGAs in Yobe 3. Biu, Hawul, Kaga and Jere LGAs in Borno Timeline and Level of Effort The activity is expected to take place within a period of no more than 31 days, to begin on February 3rd and be completed by March 10th. The deliverables are expected to be completed in a timely fashion; the draft of the report should be submitted by March 3rd with the presentation/final workshop taking place on March 6th and the final report submitted on March 10th at the latest. Proposal Submission Guidelines  Resume  Cover letter (maximum one page)  Technical Proposal (maximum two pages, to be elaborated into a work plan in the inception phase): i. Relevant experience of the consultant ii. Understanding of the assignment/objectives of the job iii. Proposed methodology iv. Proposed timeline for completing the job v. A plan for analysis and sense making of the data  Financial Proposal (maximum one-page): breakdown of cost estimates for services rendered. This should include: daily consultancy fees, enumerator fees, accommodation and living costs; transport cost, stationeries, and supplies needed for data collection and reporting  Signed statement of independence from CRS Feed the Future Nigeria Livelihoods Project  Sample copies of three previous related work products  Please submit soft copies of requested documents to: Nigeria Human Resources NG_HR@global.crs.org Application deadline: January 27, 2017