Call For Private Sector Related Innovative Rural Agriculture Solutions
Call For Private Sector Related Innovative Rural Agriculture Solutions
ALLIANCE FOR A GREEN REVOLUTION (AGRA)
| CALL FOR SOLUTIONS |
ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Call for Private Sector- related Innovative Rural Agriculture Solutions
LOCATION OF ASSIGNMENT: Kenya
CLIENT: ALLIANCE FOR A GREEN REVOLUTION IN AFRICA (AGRA)
Background:
The Alliance for a Green Revolution (AGRA) is launching a Call for Rural Innovative Solutions in agriculture to invite the submission of write-ups for known existing solutions applicable to rural agriculture. These solutions should enable smallholder farmers to increase their production, incomes and generate employment for youth and women. The focus should be on solutions generated or piloted by the private sector for scaling up and adoption by smallholder farmers.
Objective:
The objective of this program is to promote the selected rural development solutions on the Rural Solutions Portal, a web-based knowledge-sharing platform set up by IFAD that collects and shares rural development solutions for subsequent uptake by practitioners and end users in the field of agriculture and rural transformation. Rural development solutions are innovations, technologies, processes and methodologies for the rural communities.
Outcome:
The shortlisted solutions will be documented, packaged into knowledge products and promoted at global showcasing events for AGRA, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and potentially up-taken by other organizations for wider adoption across Africa and Asia and the Pacific regions. The solution providers will enjoy full acknowledgement and recognition of selected solutions.
How to submit:
The detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) and the criteria for selection can be found at http://blt.ly/2Sm08KL
The proposals should be received by March 31st, 2020 at 2359hrs (EAT) at the following address: agsolutions@agra.org. Please include in the subject line “SSTC Call for Solutions”.