Request for Proposal (RFP)
Background
WorldFish is an international, not-for-profit research organization that works to reduce hunger and poverty by improving fisheries and aquaculture. It collaborates with numerous international, regional and national partners to deliver transformational impacts to millions of people who depend on fish for food, nutrition, and income in the developing world. Headquartered in Penang, Malaysia and with regional offices across Africa, Asia and the Pacific, WorldFish is a member of CGIAR, the world’s largest global partnership on agriculture research and innovation for a food-secured future.
In the developing world, more than 1 billion people obtain most of their animal protein from fish, and 250 million depend on fishing and aquaculture for their livelihoods. The WorldFish mission is to strengthen livelihoods and enhance food and nutrition security by improving fisheries and aquaculture. We pursue this through research partnerships focused on helping those who stand to benefit the most-poor producers and consumers, women and children.
About the Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity:
The Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity (Aquaculture Activity) is a five-year award made by USAID to WorldFish in February 2018. Its aim is to sustain positive aquaculture sector growth in Zone of Influence (Southwest Bangladesh) and Zone of Resilience (Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban districts under Chattogram Division) through an inclusive market system approach.
The goal of the Aquaculture Activity is to achieve inclusive aquaculture sector growth through a market system approach. The specific objectives are:
1. Increased productivity of aquaculture production systems.
2. Strengthened aquaculture market systems, with particular attention to expanding opportunities for women and youth.
3. Increased awareness and adoption of nutrition-related behaviours with a particular focus on women and youth.
The Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity, as a part of its nutrition initiative, is looking for a firm/company for procuring and distributing moringa (drumstick) cuttings/saplings among the aquaculture farmers, nurseries and hatcheries for pond dyke or homestead plantation. The hired entity will supply the moringa cuttings/saplings and provide training and follow-up technical support to the farmers and others relevant for the plantation, grow-out and utilization of moringa for household and fish and animal nutrition improvement.
Objective
The major objective of this assignment is to procure moringa cuttings/saplings, distribute those to the farmers and provide training and follow-up technical support on the cultivation and different usages of moringa.
Scope of work
The hired entity will source moringa cuttings/saplings, distribute those among farmers and provide training and follow-up technical support in coordination with Feed the Future Bangladesh Aquaculture and Nutrition Activity team and its implementing partners (IPs) as outlined in sections D and F.
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