Client: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) – Rwanda Office
Contract timeline: July – November 2020
Objective:
The main objective of this assignment is to conduct a situation analysis and develop a national strategy on e-commerce in agriculture value chains in Rwanda
Scope of the assignment:
- Conduct a situational analysis on e-commerce and gain the current status in the agricultural value chains;
- Conduct an assessment of the existing e-commerce platforms operating in agriculture value chains;
- Undertake an appraisal of existing e-commerce components taking into consideration the functionality of the different pillars (e.g. e-commerce platforms, e-payment system, logistics, supply chain management);
- Assess the e-commerce environment in Rwanda (Legal, political, cultural, and geographical, infrastructure, etc.);
- Assess the agro- suppliers’ readiness to embrace e-commerce services;
- Assess consumers (hotels, families, agro-processors) readiness to embrace e-commerce services;
- Review and benchmark on good practices in e-commerce globally (e.g. South Korea; Singapore; India…), and customize policy recommendations to be included in the Strategy that are in line with the Rwandan context for appropriate implementation;
- Based on the findings from situation analysis/feasibility study report and feedback from stakeholder consultations, come up with a comprehensive strategy ready for validation by key stakeholders;
- In line with (tasks 4-6) Work closely with the local technical team to come up with a final comprehensive e-Commerce Strategy for agricultural value chains with its implementation plan for the period 2020-2025;
- Submit a communication strategy and advise on the awareness/promotion and implementation plan of the strategy;
- Support the development of webpages for at least 20 Suppliers;
- Conduct awareness workshop campaigns for the beneficiaries (Suppliers).