DEADLINE: 26TH FEBRUARY, 2021
ALLIANCE FOR A GREEN REVOLUTION IN AFRICA (AGRA)
REQUEST FOR CONCEPT NOTES ON AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION IN NIGERIA TO INCREASE YIELDS, RESILIENCE AND IMPROVED FOOD SECURITY FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
Background
About AGRA: The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is a not-for-profit organization working with African Governments, other donors, NGOS, private sector, and African Farmers to improve the productivity and incomes of poor small holder farmers significantly and sustainably in Africa. AGRAhas its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya and country offices in Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, and Burkina Faso in West Africa.
The Grant Funding Opportunity
Through the funding of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development (BMZ) via KfW, the grants AGRA is calling for are meant to build on existing investments at country level that seek to build/strengthen agriculture value chains and integrate natural resources management principles in food systems.
Specifically, these grants will seek to demonstrate, in practical terms, how agriculture value chains can integrate both business sustainability and resilience in food systems.
Grant Intervention Areas
This is a call for concept notes for projects addressing sustainable agricultural
transformation in Nigeria to increase yields, resilience and improved food security for smallholder farmers focusing on resilience, sustainability, production, and marketing constraints of selected staple food crops. The call is open to implementing organizations in Nigeria focusing on Kaduna and Niger States.
• Grants may support any of the following issues (list not exhaustive) scaling up
production of staples (Maize, Rice, Soybean, Cowpea & Vegetables) and their
contribution to soil fertility, nutrition, income and carbon sequestration.
• Promote the adoption of water harvesting technologies and the efficient use of the water on farms – for enhancing productivity and conservation.
• Wide-scale uptake of climate smart and environmental sustainability practices such as conservation agriculture, good agronomic practices, postharvest management, and processing practices.
• Strengthen functional markets, finances, information and risk mitigation measures by farmers and other value chain actors.
Strengthen MSME’s capacity (particularly women and youth owned) along the
focus value chains.• Establishing and/or strengthening of private sector linkages between lead firms
and/or offtakers engaging with small-scale farmers for more predictable markets.
• Development and dissemination of knowledge products on project experiences
including lessons and scaling up of practices with the policy makers and private
sector actors.
Structure and Purpose of the Grants
Interested, experienced and competent organizations are invited to submit concept notes for a 36 months project implementation period. Responses to this call for expression of interest should clearly demonstrate how they will effectively integrate private sector and natural resources management in the staple crops value chains.
A key component of this initiative is to document key practices, success factors,
(integrated) policy issues and their implications on investment opportunities for
private sector in integrated approaches in sustainable production and processing.
This request for grant concepts applications will remain open till 26th February
2021 before 23:59 hours Western Africa Time (WAT). Interested organizations/
institutions must submit before the final deadline; Grant concept applications made after the final deadline of 26th February 2021 will not be considered. Organizations wishing to respond to this expression of interest are invited to use the attached AGRA grant concept- provided here: https://bit.ly/3b5ztfp
How to Apply
If eligible and interested in this Expression of Interest for project Concept Notes,
please submit your application (Concept Note, using the prescribed template) via the following email address, rfcn@agra.org by 26th February 2021 before 23:59 hours,Western Africa Time (WAT).
Kindly indicate the following reference in the Subject Section of your email: PID/
RFCN/NG 01/2021 Agricultural Transformation in Nigeria to increase yields,
resilience, and improved food security for smallholder farmers. Template for
the concept note can be downloaded here: https://bit.ly/3b5ztfp
DOWNLOAD FULL REQUEST FOR CONCEPT NOTE HERE:
https://bit.ly/3s7lnRF
Or, visit: https://agra.org/work-with-us/#concept_notes
