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EIT Food ScaleUp Regenerative Agriculture Programme in 2025

EIT Food North & East
Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland
Deadline: 14 February 2025

EIT Food is strategically supporting transitioning to more regenerative agriculture methods at farm-level in Europe to meet its climate change targets, food security needs, protect our farmland and build a healthier food system through the ScaleUp Regenerative Agriculture Programme, which offers a comprehensive training and advisory program that helps farmers learn about and then apply the principles of regenerative agriculture on their farms. 

This request for proposal aims to recruit farmer training and advisory organisations to continue implementing the EIT Food ScaleUp Regenerative Agriculture Programme in five countries in Central and Eastern Europe. The Programme is run in local languages and its most important component is advising farmers in converting to regenerative agriculture. Each of the Selected Organisations will continue to advise 12 farmers in the country in which they are applying to carry out the Programme Activities (Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria).

Q&A

Is a university eligible to apply for this project if, as outlined in point 2, Purpose of the Request for Subcontractors, it is stated that consultancy for 12 farmers who participated in the programme in 2023 and 2024 is to be continued?

Will the programme continue working with the same farmers from previous years?

Will access to past farmer data and reports be provided?

Is there a requirement to add more farmers to the advisory group?

How many face-to-face networking sessions are required?

Will the programme continue in 2026?

The application form requires listing four experts; however, it is assumed that more individuals may be involved in the project. Is there a recommended number of people to be engaged in its implementation?

Can experts leading the two-day training sessions come from outside the academic environment, such as practitioners in regenerative agriculture?

No information has been provided regarding co-financing. Is any financial contribution required from the subcontracted organisation?

Where should the samples be sent? Should the analysis be conducted internally within the Selected Organisation’s capacities? What specific parameters should be monitored?

Do people involved in the project have to be employed by the organization, or can they be contractors?

How should the connection – if any – between activities in Stage 2 and Stage 4 and the farmers supported by the Programme in Stage 3 be understood?

Are farmers from Stage 3 required to participate in Stage 2 and Stage 4? Or are they excluded from these activities?

Can farmers from Stage 2 participate in Stage 4?

Regarding Stage 3: How should the format of this event be understood? Is it a training session, or a networking event without formal training?

Is the contractor required to ensure all 12 Advisory Participants from Stage 3 attend the networking event?

Is accommodation for the networking event covered by the project budget?

The RfP mentions a "Data Platform" and "data entry." Can more information be provided? What platform is used? What data needs updating, and how often?

Do Stage 3 farmers have access to the Data Platform?

How many working hours are estimated for data entry and management in the Data Platform?

Is it possible to submit additional attachments along with the project proposal for the EIT Food ScaleUp Regenerative Agriculture Programme, or must all required information be strictly included within the application form?

Competency Framework (CF) Stage 2: How can the contractor ensure the proposed training aligns with the CF? What is the process for planning, delivering, and evaluating the training with EIT Food to ensure consistency with the CF?

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