In close consultation with and under the guidance of the lead consultant of the project and the project manager of ECA, the national consultants will conduct a comprehensive and detailed assessment of the current status of digital traded access to food and agriculture value chains in the targeted countries and identify the gaps, needs, and opportunities for improving the performance and profitability of the use of digital technology on agricultural value chain and access to food. With the view to perform above duty, the national consultants will carry out the following tasks and activities: a. Inception report Assist with desktop research, interviews, and liaising with local officials and development partners and main actors of the digital agriculture value chain providing context and input for the study to determine the gaps in terms of access to improved intrants and production and the strengths and weaknesses of the different segments of the value chain and access to food. b. Two Policy briefs Within the methodology, assist in writing 2 policy briefs on: a. Integration of digital solutions in agricultural policies, strategies, production and trade of agricultural products. b. Digital marketing, branding, post-harvest handling, quality standards and digital commodity exchange platforms. c. Develop training materials on: o Using digital tools to improve agricultural production systems o Digital technologies for addressing food market information asymmetries, digital marketing, branding and quality standards d. Facilitate national workshops on: o Digital supply chain management for agriculture o Digital technologies for food market information and regional agricultural value chains e. Provide technical inputs for national field missions and workshops in target countries f. Progress reports o Annual progress report o Final report g. Collaborate with national stakeholders (both public and private) and relevant development partners Provide technical inputs for national field missions and workshops in target countries h. Assist in organizing an online validation workshop for the consultant to present proposals for review and feedback to national stakeholders and partners. i. Performs other support work as requested by the international consultant or project manager and assists with the presentation of the findings and recommendations to the Ministry.