European Commission seeks to give you a grant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The European Commission seeks to reduce rural poverty and malnutrition and to improve rural livelihoods in Zambia. Projects under this call should focus on (1) Increasing investments in agriculture (including fish farming), (2) Facilitating the creation and strengthening of smallholder farmer and agribusiness associations, and (3) Generating employment opportunities, in particular for women and youth. The overall amount made available under this call is €26 million.

The global objective of this call for proposals is: "to support the Government of Zambia's policy objectives to reduce rural poverty and malnutrition and to improve rural livelihoods" and the  specific objective of this call for proposals is to better integrate farmers and agribusiness actors, within their value chain, through the establishment of a grant scheme providing incentives to the development of the smallholder agricultural sector in Zambia.

There are three sets of eligibility criteria, relating to:

• the actor;
• the actions;
• the costs.

The Applicant/ABSO will design, and manage a Grant Scheme to promote smallholder farmers' integration into value chains. This will consist of preparing and managing Calls for Proposals to Third Parties, as well as supporting the development of Business Plans (BPs), providing advisory/technical services to the beneficiaries (primary or secondary) and monitor the implementation of the BPs. Take opportunity of this amazing opportunity!!!!!!!