This project, by engaging a third-party consulting service organization, provides comprehensiven professional services and training for the implementation of the Agricultural Product Quality and SafetyLiability Insurance Project.

Request for Expression of Interests Country: People's Republic of China Project Name: IBRD Guangdong Agricultural Product Quality Safety Improvement (Demonstration) Project Numbers: 9213-CN Task Name: Third-Party Consulting Services for Agricultural Product Quality Safety Liability Insurance Contract Number: GDCS-009 The Government of the People's Republic of China has obtained a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to improve food safety management at the national and sub-national levels, and to reduce food safety risks in certain value chains. The project is implemented by the State Administration for Market Regulation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Province, and Shandong Province (Yantai City). As part of the project, Guangdong Province plans to establish a full value chain agricultural product quality safety liability insurance model, utilizing $30 million from IBRD loan funds to create an integrated service model for pre-emptive, ongoing, and post-incident risk warning, risk control, and risk transfer, which integrates standardized technical services and insurance services. By fully leveraging the synergy of social resources, the project aims to break through the regulatory links in the full value chain of agricultural products, achieve effective linkage of agricultural product quality safety risk regulation throughout the chain, and form a more effective new model of social co-governance for agricultural product quality safety. This will promote the construction of agricultural product brands and high-quality development. The project will initially pilot in five cities—Guangzhou, Foshan, Huizhou, Jiangmen, and Zhaoqing—focusing on lychee, pork, vegetables, aquatic products, and pre-cooked dishes. It will be demonstrated in the five pilot cities when the work conditions are mature, and then promoted across the province after mid-term adjustments. This contract uses Bank loan funds to purchase third-party con