Tender to Procure and Distribute Agricultural Inputs for Home Garden Demonstration Plots

TENDER NOTICE

TENDER TITLE: TO PROCURE AND DISTRIBUTE AGRICULTURAL INPUTS FOR HOME GARDEN DEMONSTRATION PLOTS

CLIENT: DUHAMIC-ADRI

The deadline for submission of bids: September 24, 2024

Bid submission Time: 02:00 PM

Bid Opening Time: 02:30 PM

Place: DUHAMIC-ADRI Headquarters

1. Introduction

CARE Austria, together with CARE International in Rwanda (CARE Rwanda), in partnership with DUHARANIRE AMAJYAMBERE Y’ICYARO (DUHAMIC-ADRI) are implementing KUNGAHARA: Resilient Systems for Food and Nutrition, running between 1^st January 2024 and 31^st December 2026, funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation. In line with the EU’s global objective of the KUNGAHARA Call for proposals, the overall objective of the project is to strengthen resilient food systems and nutrition security in Rwanda. To tackle the different factors hindering food availability and nutrition, the project will enact locally-led and owned change at every stage of the food system – production, aggregation, processing, distribution and consumption – through two complementary supply and demand outcomes:

Outcome 1: Equitable, sustainable, inclusive, productive and nutrition sensitive agricultural value chains in Gicumbi, Rulindo and Gakenke districts are strengthened; and

Outcome 2: The consumption of diverse and nutrient rich foods by vulnerable households, in particular women and children, in Gicumbi, Rulindo and Gakenke district is increased.

The project is targeting 31,000 small holder farmers and will use a holistic set of interventions to enhance food systems in a sustainable manner, equipping women and youth farmers ‘groups and cooperatives within the selected environment and nutrition-sensitive value chains with the skills, connections, and support to improve production and access to markets, and as a result, nutritious food availability and increase its consumption.

2. Context and needs of justification

The aim of project’s outcome 2 is to promote Household food security through establishment of home garden to the vulnerable household. Home gardens provide a direct source of nutritious food for households. They contribute to food security by supplementing the household’s diet with fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs. This is especially important for vulnerable households due firstly to limited access to diversified and nutritious food and price fluctuations, and secondly to tendencies to prioritize nutritious food for sale rather than consumption. During the establishment of home garden, there will be a need of agriculture inputs to support the establishment for home garden demonstration.

In the same context, DUHMAIC-ADRI would like to procure agriculture inputs for home garden demonstration that will support Farmer group members from the 3 districts of the project intervention of Gakenke, Ruindo and Gicumbi district to gain different session on home garden installation, that will help them to practice it at their home.

3. Objective of the activity
   • Main Objective

The main objective for this activity is to promote household food diversity through establishment of home garden to the targeted population from Gicumbi, Gakenke and Rulindo Districts.

• Specific Objectives

The specific objectives are focused but not limited on:

• Avail the agriculture in Puts for demonstrated home garden
• Facilitated the Kungahara Project participants to acquire skill based on home garden Demonstration Plot
• Promotion of sustainable, low-cost of domestic agriculture and home gardening.
• Increase family food production.

Enhanced food security for vulnerable families, increased availability of local vegetables

4. Quantity of needed items

5. Tender Requirements

Interested bidders must provide the following documents:

• A company registration Certificate
• A valid tax Clearance issued by RRA
• A proof of using EBM
• A commitment letter to supply and deliver the needed materials in a period of 5 calendar days
• At least 2 certificates of good completion of supplying agriculture inputs
• A financial proposal(quotations) including transport costs to DUHAMIC-ADRI sub offices in Gakenke, Gicumbi and Rulindo district. (All offices are located near district offices)

For more information, please contact DUHAMIC-ADRI’s procurement unit at procurement@duhamic.org.rw

Done at Kigali, September 20,2024

MUHIGIRWA Benjamin

Executive Secretary