The SCF is currently evaluating an investment opportunity in an African agri-food company which aims to scale-up the production of fonio, the oldest cereal native to West Africa. Fonio is a highly drought resistant and nutritious grain, and demand for it is rising from both urban populations in West Africa and from international consumers. To accommodate the increasing demand for fonio, the company will develop an integrated fonio value chain, covering production, pre-processing, collection, processing, distribution, and commercialization. The company will also address the need to increase fonio production from smallholder farmers by creating a stable market for it, improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Mali and potentially in other West African countries.

Today there are two major challenges to meeting the increasing demand for fonio: low production and the difficulty of processing the grain. The SCF’s Technical Assistance Facility has approved funds to carry out a study which aims toassess the feasibility of increasing yields and production volumes. SCF is therefore soliciting proposals from qualified organizations and experts with a solid track record and expertise in regenerative agricultural practices in the West African context and in the cooperation with smallholder cooperatives.

Please find more details in the Terms of Reference (ToR) here. 

Deadline: Please submit your proposal by April 19 by sending it to project@regions20.org

The deadline to submit a proposal, originally scheduled for the 12th of December, has been extended to the 14th of December

Currently, date production contributes to 40% of the agricultural income of more than 2 million people in Morocco. The livelihood of over 200,000 smallholder farmers depends on date palm production. One of Morocco’s main dates producing region is Tafilalet, the world’s largest oasis stretching over a surface of 77,000 km2.

To address the threats of drought and climate change and maintain their revenues, farmers need improved access to commercial markets, improve the quality of dates through modern agricultural practices and to enhance oasis agro-biodiversity and sustainable production.

The SCF is currently in conversations with a project developer who intends to develop an agroforestry project in Tafilalet which aims to meet these multiple objectives. The 600-ha plantation will combine the plantation of organic olive, date, and possibly other plants, a smallholder sourcing scheme and a state-of-the-art processing centre.

In this context, the SCF is searching for a capable team of experts to assess the feasibility of various components of the projects. Please find more detailed information in the Terms of Reference (ToR)

Please submit your proposal according to the requirements stated in the ToR before December 14 2022 by sending it to project@regions20.org.

To withstand current and future climate change impacts, the Caribbean must modernize its food production models. An unhealthy reliance on low quality food imports is creating social and economic vulnerability and the COVID 19 pandemic has disrupted food supply chains and the tourism industry, severely damaging the economic engine of the Caribbean region.

Just like many other Caribbean countries, Jamaica is a high weather-risk country. The agricultural sector, which provides a significant share of employment (16%) and is important to the country’s economic and social fabric, is particularly vulnerable. The Subnational Climate Fund is currently assessing an investment opportunity in a potential project located in the Southeast of the Island which would develop 100 hectares of a regenerative agriculture farm with infrastructure and digital extension services, aimed at food security, job creation, community resilience, ecological restoration, climate change mitigation and adaptation. The project will contribute to the CARICOM ‘25% by 2025’ imperative to locally produce 25% of its food by 2025. Infrastructure, regenerative cultivation methodologies, and smallholder engagement will reduce food import dependency in Jamaica and the wider CARICOM.

Jamaica is a net importer of coconut products, with 4,700 coconut producers who are largely small farmers with less than 10 hectares under coconut cultivation. Current production is insufficient to supply local demand, or to capitalize on opportunities that exist in the global and regional markets. Jamaica’s Coconut Board has resolved to attract 1,500 new coconut farmers to develop 60 thousand hectares of new coconut cultivation over the next eight years. The project helps to build the infrastructure on which the Jamaican coconut industry can thrive.

In this context, the SCF is searching for a capable team of experts to develop a pre-feasibility assessment and feasibility studies. The Terms of Reference (ToR)  provide detailed levels of the tasks.

Please submit your proposal by November 21, 2022 by sending it to project@regions20.org

Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands are among the world’s twenty most irreplaceable ecosystems and a world-class tourism destination. Tourism is the major economic engine of the Galapagos, representing 20% of Ecuador’s tourism Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and almost 80% of the economy in the Galapagos. Traditional tourism is increasing with many uncontrolled hotels popping up that follow only few rules, boundaries, or limitations leading to an increase in the number of invasive species, and conflicts with conservation goals and authorities. The tourism sector in the Galapagos is responsible for almost half of the islands total energy consumption, emitting annually 17,708 t of CO2. Invasive species constitute the greatest threat to biodiversity conservation and are considered one of the causes of extinctions of native species.

The Subnational Climate Fund (SCF) is currently assessing an investment opportunity in a potential project located on one of the Galápagos islands which would develop a sustainable ecotourism model to support the island’s critically ecology and biodiversity. The SCF project will demonstrate how ecotourism in Galapagos can help convert invaded landscapes into functional healthy ecosystems. In this context, the SCF is searching for a capable team of experts to develop the project’s Natural Ecosystem Restoration and Plant Nursery Design Strategy, as well as a Biodiversity Action Plan and a Monitoring and Evaluation Plan. The Terms of Reference (ToR)  provide detailed levels of the tasks.

Please submit your proposal according to the requirements stated in the ToR before November 21 2022 by sending it to project@regions20.org

The economy of Ecuador, the upper-middle income country in north-western South America with 17 million inhabitants famous for its megadiverse flora and fauna, has ambitious climate mitigation commitment. Despite huge government efforts, an important share of municipal solid waste (MSW) is still being disposed in landfills and open dumpsites. The decomposition of organic waste in these landfills and open dumpsites leads to the emission of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Today, the municipal waste management sector in Ecuador represents a huge potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and to improve the health and safety conditions of many informal waste pickers working on the landfills.

The Subnational Climate Fund is currently assessing an investment opportunity in a potential project to build and operate an integrated waste management facility in a city in the province of Manabi. In this context, the SCF is searching for a capable team of experts to conduct a full technical and economic feasibility study of the project. The Terms of Reference  (ToR) provides detailed levels of the tasks.

Please submit your proposal according to the requirements stated in the ToR before 24 August 2022 by sending it to project@regions20.org