Call for Concept Notes: Competitive Value Chain Fund, Round Two
Theme: Improving Resilience and Livelihoods for Vulnerable Smallholder Farmers in East Africa (IRaL)
Farm Africa is an
International Non-governmental Organisation (INGO) that works in remote
and resource-poor rural areas in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania
and Uganda to end hunger and bring prosperity to rural Africa.
Farm Africa is now launching a call for concept notes for the second round of grants from the Maendeleo Agricultural Enterprise Fund (MAEF) Competitive Value Chain Fund.
Farm Africa is looking to award 6 grants of upto USD 128,000 each for projects of 3 years duration in East Africa.
This will help
small-scale farmers to develop innovative and viable commercial
enterprises that encompass agricultural adaptation and mitigation to
climate change, improve incomes and have methods/approaches to improve
farmers’ resilience and livelihoods in a changing climate in the long
term.
Concept notes should focus on enabling small-scale farmers to exploit innovative technologies with a market focus.
Ideas must enhance
smallholder farmers resilience given the various global changes and
challenges; exploit market opportunities along product value chain for
specific proven technologies and develop profitably sustainable
commercial enterprises.
For full details of eligibility and the application process visit our website: www.farmafrica.org
Closing Date: 28th November 2012
Source: joballfind.blogspot.com/, Date of Publication: November 15, 2012.