Tenders Are Invited For Foreign Economic-Aid-Related Services – 10040386-Improve Political, Technical And Financial Mechanisms To Scale Sustainable Soil Management In Bolivia

Foreign Economic-Aid-Related Services – 10040386-Improve Political, Technical And Financial Mechanisms To Scale Sustainable Soil Management In Bolivia. Description Of The Services To Be Provided: Component 1 Aims To Develop Policy And Regulatory Instruments To Scale Up Sustainable Soil Management And Biodiversity Restoration In The Altiplano. The Contractor Will Be Responsible For Ensuring The Achievement Of Outcome Indicator 1.1, That Includes The Following Strategic Activities: 1) Strengthening The Consolidation Of The Denomination Of Origin (Do) For Royal Quinoa From The Altiplano. Activities Includes I) Ensuring The Process Of Obtaining The Do Seal For Quinoa Products And Byproducts (Senapi Certificate), Ii) Developing The Quinoa Real Traceability System, Iii) Quinoa Real Information Platform, Iii) Strengthening The Functioning Of The Do Regulatory Committee, And Iv) Enhancing The Positioning Of The Quinua Real Do In International Markets (E.G. European, Mercosur, Can Markets); 2) The Formulation And Readiness Implementation Of The Strategy And Action Plan For The Restoration Of Degraded Lands And Critical Ecosystems Of The Altiplano (Potosí, Oruro, And La Paz). Both Strategic Activities Will Be Reported As Two Policy-Regulatory Instruments Contributing Also To The Outcome Indicator 1 Of Suagri Project- Controbution To The Fulfilment Of The Output Indicators For Components 3 And 4 Of Suagri. Component 3 Aims To Facilitate Access To Public And Private Financial Instruments To Farmer Organizations For Implementing Resilient Soil Management Practices And Technologies For Soil And Biodiversity Restoration, And To Scale Up Resilient Agricultural Practices For Agricultural Value Chains In The Altiplano (Ej. Quinoa, Cañahua, Amaranth, Tarwi, Camelids, Native Potatoes, Barley, Etc). The Contractor Must Ensure That Subnational Governments (Gads And Gams) And National Sectoral Programs (E.G., Empoderar, Aprocam, Proreca, Ipdsa, Etc.) Regularly Allocate Budgets For The Implementation Of Soil Restoration And Resilient Agriculture Practices Into The Subnational Development Plans (Pads) And Specifically Into The Annual Investment Plans (Poa 2027, 2028 And 2029). The Contractor Shall Provide Technical Assistance To Farmer Organizations To Formulate Bankable Proposals And, At The Same Time, Advise Producers, Farmer Associations, Msmes, Grassroots Organizations And Private Agricultural Sector To Prepare Funding Proposal For Private Financial Sources Aimed To Improve Resilient Agricultural Production And Restore Soil Health. Advise And Training Shall Be Provided To Producer Organizations In The Development Of Agricultural Business Models To Be Submitted For Calls For Proposals, Startup Accelerators, Project Incubators, And Other Private Financing Mechanisms (E.G., Applications For Agricultural Credit And Green Credit From Financial Institutions). Finally, The Private Agricultural Sector (E.G. Andean Valley, Irupana, Saite; Jacha Inti, Orkidea Andina, Samiri, Etc.) Shall Be Supported On Preparing Projects Proposals To Strengthen Strategic Value Chains In The Altiplano (Using Giz Idpp Or Iepw Mechan