Organization

SNV Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) is a non-for-profit international development organization founded in the Netherlands in 1965, with local presence in over 25 developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. SNV provides advisory services, knowledge networking and supporting advocacy in the agriculture, water, sanitation and hygiene and renewable energy sectors. Driven by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), SNV makes a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty by helping them raise incomes and access basic services.

The INCREASE Project

Setting up of Demo Project in Solar food drying along Horticulture value chains in Eastern, Southern, Central Province & North-western province.

1. Introduction

SNV implemented two 4-year projects targeting smallholder farmers, a biogas project, Energy for Agriculture (E4A); and a climate smart agricultural project, Sustainable Integrated Land Management Solutions (SILMS). SNV is now implementing a project inspired by concepts and lessons from SILMS and E4A projects, called INCREASE (Increasing Climate Resilience in Energy and Agricultural Systems and Entrepreneurship). The INCREASE project is funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). The project aims to contribute to resilience in farming and agribusiness by working with the targeted private companies, to encourage the smallholder farmers to adopt climate smart agricultural practices and deploy decentralised energy systems to increase and stabilise production. The project works with private sector companies in dairy, cotton, and horticulture. The focus is Southern, Lusaka, Central and Eastern Provinces.

OYE is another SNV project that aims to improve the livelihoods and increase incomes for thousands of out-of-school youths (among whom at least 50% are young women) in “green” jobs, Agri-food systems, and energy. The Project has a target of 10,000 and works in 4 provinces (Eastern, Southern, Central and Northern). The INCREASE project will be working with OYE to set up demo projects to demonstrate applications of solar energy for food drying.

Solar food driers are an intervention for value addition to the INCREASE value chains. Depending on the technological set up, Solar food driers can prolong shelf life and enhance the value of vegetables, fruits, and other Argo forestry products. Recognizing this value, SNV intends to pilot Solar food driers in Eastern, Southern, Lusaka and Central Province. Some of the applications proposed include.

I. Solar drying for fruits and vegetables

II. Solar drying for folder crops such as Leucaena

III. Solar drying for medicinal and ornamental agro-forestry trees such Moringa

Community based solar driers are preferred as they have the capacity to benefit many small holder farmers as opposed to individual ones. Therefore, they are easy to scale up depending on the local context for the area. If the pilot works, it can be scaled up in other areas.

DETAILS (QUANTITY(SITES)

NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE- 2

CENTRAL PROVINCE- 1

EASTERN PROVINCE- 1

SOUTHERN PROVINCE- 1

Total- 5

Consultant Mandatory requirements

1. Financial Proposal/Quotation

2. Detailed technical proposal

3. Organization Profile

4. Certificate of Incorporation

5. TPIN Certificate

6. Valid Tax Clearance Certificate

7. Proof of Physical address – Water bill or Electricity bill

8. Latest Bank Statement for the past three months

9. Three Recommendations from similar assignments

Detailed specifications and requirements are well stated in the RFQ which can be accessed on this link.

Application Criteria:

Only electronic submissions will be accepted.

Submission should be made through zambiaprocurement@snv.org  not later than 10:30AM, 24th April 2023.

For any clarifications, contact zambiaprocurement@snv.org

Note: SNV Zambia may request for necessary and/or more information during the evaluation. SNV will only contact the successful bidder (s) within the period of 2 weeks from the closing date of submission.

How to Apply

To apply for this job email your details to zambiaprocurement@snv.org