European Commission has issued a restricted call seeking concept notes for projects that would help in strengthening the capacities of specific groups (like farmers’, pastoralists’, fishermen’ organisations) and encourage their participation in policy-making related to food security and nutrition in developing countries. This call is being issued under broader Food Security Thematic Programme (FSTP) of European Commission.
Global Objective of this Call for Proposals
Increasing the participation of key stakeholders in developing countries to decision-making processes related to food security and nutrition.
Specific Objective of this Call for Proposals
Strengthening the capacities of specific groups (farmers’, pastoralists’, fishermen’ organisations) to reinforce their participation in policy-making, having an impact on food security and nutrition.
The call for proposals is divided into two lots according to the following results:
Result 1 (Lot 1): Capacities of organisations of farmers, of pastoralists, of fishermen and of aquaculture farmers are reinforced in order for them to network and to engage in effective dialogue with public authorities and development partners.
Result 2 (Lot 2): Networks (or platforms) of organisations of farmers, of pastoralists, of fishermen and of aquaculture farmers at regional, continental or global level are set up or reinforced in order to actively participate in decision making processes related to food security and nutrition.
Priority Areas
- Supporting the poor, vulnerable and marginalized.
- Looking for territorial coherence and regional dimension
Location
Actions must take place at the multinational, (sub-) continental or global level, across several developing countries. They must take place in at least 3 DCI eligible partner countries or territories. Activities do not need to be of the same extent in all countries involved. Effective transfers of experience to bor from other countries are considered as relevant to establish the multi-national character of an action.
Sectors/ Themes
- Farmers’, pastoralists’ and fishermen’s organisations can be supported both separately and together in order to provide ample space for the specific needs of each group.
- Both existing networks and new networks of farmers’, pastoralists’ and fishermen’s organisations will be supported at multi-country, (sub-) continental and global level.
- Whenever possible the support will be direct, through the organisations themselves but the call for proposal will also accept indirect support through non-governmental organisations, public sector operators, local authorities, international organisations. When the support is indirect, special attention will be given to the past experiences of the applicants with the respective key group and to the participation of the key group in the elaboration of the proposal and the degree of participation in the implementation modalities.
Last date for submitting the concept notes is February 7, 2012.
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