Reguest for proposal - Farmer training and advisory for the Polish Landscape
As part of its mission to make food systems more sustainable and healthier, EIT Food delivers the Regenerative Innovation Portfolio with regenerative landscapes in different parts of Europe. EIT Food prepares the launch of the first regenerative landscape in Poland, in collaboration with off-takers, Consumer Packaged Goods companies (CPGs), and other landscape stakeholders, where farmers are facing issues related to climate change, erosion, soil impoverishment, and declining biodiversity.
EIT Food is seeking a farmer training and advisory organisation specialising in technical support for regenerative agriculture to deliver farmer training and advisory services throughout the project and establish a strong methodology that can be repeated for training and advisory elsewhere.
This project involves:
- Adopting a landscape approach in the region of Lower Silesia to train and support up to 200 farmers in the transition to regenerative agriculture with various crops, incl. sugar beets, wheat, malting barley, oilseed rape so that they adopt the regenerative agriculture practices.
- Collaborate with another contractor that is delivering the landscape’s MRV – this may include a collection of samples, supporting farmers to input data to the platform, and liaising between stakeholders.
- Knowledge sharing – organising demo days on farms, and providing materials for farmers.
FAQ
1. The company provides a comprehensive end-to-end solution that includes agronomic advisory services, MRV, and collaboration with food and beverage companies. While it is capable of importing and exporting data from platforms such as CFT and SAI, the core operations are conducted via its proprietary, farmer-facing platform. Would this setup be considered eligible under the RFP?
No. The RFP specifically seeks a farmer training and advisory organisation specialising in technical support for regenerative agriculture to deliver farmer training and advisory services throughout the project and establish a strong methodology that can be repeated for training and advisory elsewhere. The selected organisation is expected to support the MRV process by helping farmers input data and coordinate with the MRV team - not to provide MRV infrastructure or services directly.
2. The company is headquartered outside of Poland but has a dedicated Polish team actively working with farmers and food and beverage clients in the country. However, it does not have a legally incorporated entity in Poland. Would this be a disqualifying factor
in terms of eligibility?
Yes, this would be a disqualifying factor. According to the RFP requirements, tenders must be a legally incorporated entity in Poland for a minimum of 3 years and must be based and operating in Poland.
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