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Request for Grant Applications Horticultural Solutions 2020

with Branch of Abt Global LLC
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Announcement Description

The Feed the Future Cambodia Harvest II project is a five-year USAID-funded project to accelerate growth of the horticulture sector in the provinces of Battambang, Pursat, Kampong Thom, and Siem Reap, as well as other provinces on a case-by-case basis. The project works to engage the private sector in ways that will help businesses test and scale up new “solutions” that will advance their business objectives while also benefitting producers and strengthening the market system.

Harvest II hereby issues this 2020 Grants Program Statement to invite concept papers from businesses seeking to participate in its Horticulture Solutions program. Unless amended or cancelled, this statement will be valid through July 2020.

Expected Outputs

Request for Grant Applications Horticultural Solutions 2020

  • Career Category: Call for Proposals
  • Location: Battambang Province, Pursat Province, Kampong Thom Province, Siemreap Province
Summary

The program offers grants of up to $75,000 to partially pay for development and implementation of promising solutions to problems faced by horticulture sector buyers, suppliers, financial institutions, input firms, or other service providers. In 2020, Harvest II will focus its grants in five key areas:

  • Vegetables, with a focus on improving quality, processing, product differentiation, better supply chain management, and improved logistics and cold storage.
  • Mango, with a focus on improving quality, post-harvest handling, processing and export to international markets.
  • Longan, with a focus on improving quality and quantity to meet export standards.
  • Cashew, with a focus on improving quality, increased access to drying facilities, competitive processing of quality nuts, and development of sustainable supply chains, including traceability.
  • Other specialty horticulture products (including, but not limited to pepper, turmeric), with a focus on increasing exports to the region, Europe, and the US.

Submission Requirements

The program is open for concept notes through July 2020. To request a copy of the grants program statement and concept note template, please contact with “Horticulture Solutions GPS” in the subject line.

 

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  • #11A, Street 370, Sangkat Boeng Keng Kang Ti Muoy, Khan Chamkar Mon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 
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  • Branch of ABT Associates Inc.
 
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