Market Analysis for Commodity Procurement

**Terms of Reference**

**Market Analysis for Commodity Procurement for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Project in Cameroon**

**Implementer :** Nascent Solutions Inc. (Nascent)

**Funder:** United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

**Location:** Cameroon

**Period for the Evaluation:** July 1st – August 21st, 2026

**Introduction:**

Nascent Solutions, Inc. (Nascent) is implementing the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Project (MGD-FFE) to improve the literacy and nutrition of school-age children in 260 schools in the Adamawa, East, North, and Northwest regions of Cameroon. The program will provide school meals to students using US-donated and locally procured commodities. US-donated commodities will include rice, beans, vegetable oil, and Corn Soy Blend plus, while the locally procured commodities will include biofortified maize and beans, palm oil and chicken eggs.

Nascent Solutions Inc. seeks a consultant or consulting agency to conduct a market analysis to better understand the local supply and demand for the food commodities needed and the potential impact of procurement on market prices for local communities. The results will inform Nascent Solutions’ operational plan.

**Background:**

Nascent intends to procure substantial quantities of commodities within Cameroon, which presents a market opportunity for local producers of biofortified maize and beans, palm oil and chicken eggs. Nascent seeks to understand how these commodities will be reliably supplied or obtained to support the school feeding program. Nascent is aware that buying large commodities from the local market can cause price increases or shortages of commodities for local communities in the short run. Nascent will also want to determine if the US-donated commodities distributed as school meals and take-home rations will have any effect on the local commodity prices.

The consultant will provide an in-depth analysis of