The consultant should bring:

• Experience in food processing, especially milling, roasting, blending, extrusion, fortified blended foods, or shelf-stable foods
  
• Nigeria or comparable-context experience - preferably in Borno State
  
• Strong understanding of production in low-resource settings
  
• Ability to assess local mills, processors, equipment needs, and process constraints
  
• Familiarity with QA/QC and food safety systems for cereal, legume, or fortified food products
  
• Ability to translate technical constraints into practical production and investment decisions
  
• Familiarity with UNICEF Supply Division, WFP, or analogous institutional supplier qualification processes is a plus
  

• Define industrial feasibility constraints and production pathway (Primary Deliverable)
  

• Define the feasible production pathways for reformulated Tom Brown, including roasting, milling, blending, extrusion, or hybrid approaches.
  

• Identify the key constraints that should shape formulation and production decisions, including machinery, batch size, throughput, process control, ingredient handling, oil content, aflatoxin risk, rancidity, moisture control, shelf stability, and production consistency.
  

• Clarify which constraints are absolute red lines, which can be solved through adaptation, and which should be tested during prototype or pilot production.
  

• Translate constraints into a usable feasibility framework
  

• a. Produce a clear decision framework that helps IRC understand:
  

• What can be produced locally now What could be produced with modest adaptation What would require larger investment or a different production partner What is not feasible under current conditions Key trade-offs between cost, manufacturability, stability, quality, and complexity
  

• The framework should be practical enough to guide formulation selection, partner engagement, and next-stage pilot planning.
  

• Assess local production pathways and facility types
  

• Map the relevant local production economy, including hammer mills, processors, packaging actors, ingredient suppliers, and larger production partners.
  

• Assess which facility types could plausibly support early formulation testing, pilot production, or larger-scale production.
  

• Identify where IRC may be able to contract with existing local facilities, where technical upgrades would be required, and where production may need to ladder up to more capable partners.