INVITATION FOR BIDS TO PROVIDE SHORT TERM CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO BUILD CAPACITY OF FARMERS TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE BY USING HARVESTED RAINWATER IN BUHINGU AND IGALULA VILLAGES
1.0 Background
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Pathfinder International (Pl) in Tanzania are jointly implementing an integrated Program known as Tuungane which addresses Population, Health and Environment (PHE). Agriculture which forms the main livelihood activity on the terrestrial environment has been blamed for the increasing siltation of Lake Tanganyika through unsustainable farming practices. To reduce the soil sediments that have adverse effect to the lake fisheries productivity, Tuungane program aims at supporting smallholder farmers in the Greater Mahale Ecosystem(GME) in improving their agricultural practices through adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture. Crop yields have been decreasing year after year due to drought and unpredictable rainfalls. Due to this, the program aims at building the capacity of farmers to adapt to climate change by using harvested rainwater to irrigate their crop plants. To achieve this, Tuungane program is seeking short term consultancy services from organizations and companies to design and construct rainwater harvesting structures within the farms in Buhingu and lgalula wards.
2. Consultancy Services
The following is the list of needed consultancy services:
2.1 Conduct meetings with community leaders and farmers in Buhingu and lgalula wards to sensitize them on the importance of rainwater harvesting technologies in adapting to climate change.
2.3 Construct one demonstration rainwater harvesting structure in each of the 7 selected villages. The consultant should also train the farmers on how to use the harvested rainwater in irrigating their crop plant s.
2.4 Supervise 20 farmers from each of the 7 selected villages to construct their own rainwater harvesting structures in their farms based on the knowledge acquired through the training.
2.5 Prepare and submit to TNC/ Tuungane program management a training report after the assignment.
3.1Eligibility Criteria
Eligible consultants should possess the following minimum qualifications:
•The biding organization or company should have personnel with a minimum qualification of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, or any studies related to the assignment.
•Have an experience of at least 3 years in training farmers on how to construct rainwater harvesting structures (attach a list of completed similar assignments and CV of key personnel).
4.0 Application procedures
Interested organizations or companies with technical skills and appropriate experiences in the above-mentioned assignment, are warmly welcome to submit their electronic Technical Proposals (detailing the best 3 types of low cost rainwater harvesting structures for smallholder farmers operating in gently sloping farmlands) including a well itemized
Financial Budget and activity time schedule on or before 14th November 2022 by email to: [email protected].
Also attach legal business documents as per Government requirements (License, BRELA registration certificate, and TINNAT number). Please, note that all application received after the deadline will not be honored.
