About SELCO Foundation:

SELCO Foundation is an open-source, not-for-profit organization that engages in field-based RCD and ecosystem building for the deployment of clean energy solutions that alleviate poverty by improving access to sustainable energy to underserved communities in tribal, rural, and urban poor areas. The organization works in collaboration with practitioners in the social sector, energy entrepreneurs, NGOs from various developmental sectors, and educational institutions to link the benefits of sustainable energy to poverty eradication. The organization works across verticals such as energy access, health, and livelihoods with practitioners in the social sector, energy entrepreneurs, and partners from various developmental sectors. You can find more information about the SELCO Foundation on our organization’s website. (Read more about SELCO here: http://www.selcofoundation.org/)

Background of the Program:

Millet Mentor is a consortium of experienced organizations that have developed a platform to provide comprehensive technical and business support services to decentralized small-scale millet processing units. These units are primarily operated by community-based organizations (such as FPOs, SHGs, etc.) and socially responsible for private enterprises. More information can be found on us website.

Goal and Objective: Goal:

To empower millet entrepreneurs with need-based solutions for millet post-harvest processing and value addition, including access to climate smart technologies, finance and capacity building —with an overall aim of enhancing the income of millet processers and millet enterprises across India.

Objectives:

• To strengthen 150+ millet processing value addition enterprises.
• 1500+ farmers to train on farm, processing, value addition, marketing, packing, branding across deep dive geographies.
• Knowledge sharing for millet stake holders via trainings, capacity building and exposure visits
• Focus to work with community institutions like FPO, SHG, PGs.
• Innovation and testing of new technology and scaling the successful models to potential end-users

Scope of Work

Travel Location: Engaging site located in the states of –

Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan

Shortlisted Agency/consultants or enterprises will have to work on all or a part of the activities listed below-

1. Capacity Building s Knowledge Sharing: (400 Farmers in Each Location) Conduct awareness programs, trainings, recipe demos, and stakeholder workshops. Training sessions- Awareness on DRE, on farm, processing, value addition, marketing, packaging, branding, schemes, etc.

1. AI Integration s Documentation: (50 Farmers in Each Location)

Collect field stories, voices, testimonials, case studies, and other knowledge assets.

Technology Linkages: (40 potential end users in Each Location)

Identify potential end-users (FPOs, SHGs, Individual Entrepreneurs others) for further support appropriate implementations by SELCO Foundation.

Training Module Development: (Minimum of 5 modules based on Type of Training)

Module Includes like Good Agricultural practices, Machine Operation, Recipe and, process technology, DRE impacts and develop practical, scalable, and user-friendly modules.

Outreach: (Minimum of 2)

Event/Mela/Workshop organization, and outreach of existing work and partners

To Apply:

Interested entity, meet the eligibility criteria with relevant experience and is interested in collaborating with the SELCO Foundation, (please include samples and/or references of the previous similar work as proof of experience) and based out of India are requested to reach out with a detailed proposal giving a brief on the methodology and the process they will uptake for this project, including budgets (with break-ups and explanation), timelines and milestones and submit the same to google form https://forms.gle/2xbFB1pcnuKpYjod9 on before 10th November, 2025.

Any further queries please write to procurement@selcofoundation.org with a subject line: “Capacity Building, Knowledge Sharing and Business Development for Millet Value Chain” (Name of Project)

 To download the full ToR, click here: ToR for Capacity Building, Knowledge Sharing and Business Development for Millet Value Chain