Objectives:
The global objective of this Call for Proposals is to increase the participation of key stakeholders in developing countries to decision-making processes related to food security and nutrition.
The specific objective of this Call for Proposals is to strengthen 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.
Size of grants
Any grant requested under this Call for Proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
Lot 1:
-minimum amount: EUR 300 000
-maximum amount: EUR 1 500 000
Lot 2:
-minimum amount: EUR 1 000 000
-maximum amount: EUR 3 000 000
In order to be eligible for a grant, applicants must:
-be a legal person and
-be non profit making and
-belong to one of the following categories:
-non-state actors
-public or para-statal bodies, local authorities and consortia thereof or associations representing them;
-international and regional intergovernmental organisations, as defined by Article 43 of the Implementing Rules of the Financial
Regulation; and
-be nationals of:
-an eligible partner country as listed in Annex K or other developing countries specified in the OECD/Development Assistance Committee
(OECD/DAC) list or
-an European Economic Area (EEA) Member State or an official EU candidate country (Croatia, Iceland, Turkey, Macedonia).
-Furthermore, for proposed actions taking place exclusively in the least developed countries as defined by the OECD/Development
Assistance Committee (DAC) reciprocal access shall be granted to the members of the aforementioned Committee; and
-be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with their partners, not actingas an intermediary.
Deadline: 7 February 2012
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