The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is a partnership of The Rockefeller Foundation, The Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom’s Department For International
Development working with African governments, other donors, NGOs, the private
sector and African farmers to significantly and sustainably improve the
productivity and incomes of poor, small-scale farmers in Africa.
AGRA is headquartered in Nairobi,
Kenya, and maintains offices in Accra, Ghana, Maputo, Mozambique, Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania and Bamako, Mali. AGRA also undertakes policy advocacy and
resource mobilization.
Proposals Invited
AGRA invites proposals from duly
qualified organizations for one-time funding of a maximum of $150,000 over two
years, for activities which will allow the grantee to increase the production
and distribution of certified seed of improved, adapted crop varieties among
poor, small-scale farmers through both private and public channels, including
seed companies, community-based seed systems and public research and extension
services.
In addition, proposals should include
activities which increase farmer awareness of the value of improved seed and
strengthen seed dissemination channels through agro-dealers and other seed
retailers.
Priority will be given to proposals
which focus on production and delivery of large quantities of high quality seed
of a wide range of crop species to poor, small-scale farmers at the lowest
price.
Focus crops include maize, rice,
sorghum, millet, bananas, cassava, sweet potato, beans, cowpeas, pigeon pea and
groundnuts. Eligible countries include Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,
Rwanda, South Sudan, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, Niger,
Burkina Faso, South Sudan, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Further funding opportunities may exist after successful completion
of the project, through investment and working capital loans available from
several Funds partnering with AGRA.
Procedure for application
Interested parties are requested to send proposals to email
address: smwachi@agra-alliance.org, before December 31, 2011.You can now click on this link www.kenyanvacancies.com to visit our sister website for more vacancies.
