Wednesday, February 23, 2011
CALLS FOR PROPOSALS: 2 DFID-Supported Research Programs in South Asia
DFID has released calls for proposals for 2 DFID-supported research programs in South Asia: one on climate change and agriculture; the other on agricultre and nutrition linkages.
- DFID Research and Evidence Division wishes to establish a new Research Programme Consortium (RPC) on Climate Impacts on Agriculture in marginal and Conflict Affected Areas in South Asia. This is part of a 6-year programme in South Asia to maintain and further expand DFID’s commitment to increase agricultural productivity and promote sustainable management of natural resources for improved food security and nutritional outcomes for poor people. The goal of this RPC is to ensure the use of new and existing research on climate change and agriculture in marginal and conflict affected areas of South Asia by investment programmes and policy-makers The RPC will include work on maintaining and enhancing productivity of small farmers in marginal and unfavourable areas/regions, and prevention of pre- and post-harvest losses, and value chain development The successful RPC will need to demonstrate at bidding stage its experience in the region, in handling complex political relationships and in forging collaborations between countries and between researchers and end users. [more information]
- DFID Research and Evidence Division wishes to establish a new Research Programme Consortium (RPC) on Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security in South Asia. This is part of a 6-year programme in South Asia to maintain and further expand DFID’s commitment to increase agricultural productivity and promote sustainable management of natural resources for improved food security and nutritional outcomes for poor people. The goal of this RPC is goal is to ensure the use of new and existing research on how to deliver enhanced food and nutritional outcomes through agriculture, particularly women and children, by investment programmes and policy makers. The RPC will will include policy focused research into agriculture, food and nutrition security and will be driven by demands from national and regional policy processes and programmes. The successful RPC will need to demonstrate at bidding stage its experience in the region, in handling complex political relationships and in forging collaborations between countries and between researchers and end users. [more information]
Deadline for both proposals is March 14, 2011.
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