RFP invites for Developing Organic villages as Sustainable Model for Improving Income and Livelihoods for People living in Van Panchayats

Request for Proposal for Developing Organic villages as Sustainable Model for Improving Income and Livelihoods for People living in Van Panchayats in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand Forest Resources Management Project (UFRMP), invites Request for Proposal (RFP) from NGOs/Trusts/Section 8 companies (not-for-profit companies registered under section 8 of Companies  Act 2013), under livelihood improvement  and community development component of the Project.          

The proposal should be submitted for developing Organic villages as a sustainable model for improving income and livelihoods for people living in Van Panchayats in Uttarakhand. The proposal should be addressed to Office of Chief Project Director, Uttarakhand Forest Resource Management Project,    24, IT Park, Sahasradhara Road, Dehradun – 248001, Uttarakhand, India.        

The scope of Work:

The Scope of work for the selected agency is to establish organic villages under the livelihood component for improving the income of forest-based communities in the selected Van Panchayats of the state, with following the broader scope of work:              

a) To mobilize and train farmers from 100 van panchayats on organic farming, help them adopt organic farming practices and organic inputs generations and usage.

b) To form these farmers into clusters for organic certification program through the establishment of ICS and third-party certification (NPOP).

Eligibility Criteria:

a) The NGOs/Trusts/Section8 Companies having at least 5 years of relevant work experience in organic adoption, certification and developing market linkages, with large farmers clusters.

b) The organization must have experience of working with different state governments. Experience of working with the Himalayan States would be desirable.

c) Should have adequate manpower having experience in undertaking these programs and activities.

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