RFP: Capacity building of Farmers’ Producers Organisations through training cum technological deployment to develop model SDG7 FPOs in Karnataka
Apply by 9th Jan 24
SELCO Foundation Sustainable energy practitioners have long noticed energy access affects rural and urban populations’ livelihood, generation capacity, education attendance, health outcomes and overall quality of life. In response, SELCO India (for profit, social enterprise) created SELCO Foundation on 5th October, 2010 as a public charitable trust, with the mission to: 1. Systematically identify diverse needs of underserved communities, understand and define the role of sustainability and energy in these communities. 2. Create and support innovative and sustainable solutions that positively impact well-being, education and livelihoods and work towards the alleviation of poverty. 3. Foster ecosystem development in the social sector through holistic thought processes in technology, finance, entrepreneurship and policy. SELCO Foundation envisions a socially sustainable society: we seek to create avenues for asset building, enhancement in quality of life and wealth creation that will uplift deprived sections of society through sustainable development solutions. It uses soft funding and flexible capital to develop robust and field-proven technological and financial models in the field of energy and sustainability. It aims to generate public awareness about these models, while also building the ecosystem for the creation and delivery of such solutions. The foundation supports replication and utilization of these models in other deprived regions of India and the world, thereby achieving greater leverage on resources.
Commodities: Horticulture crops
SELCO Foundation (SF) seeks to inspire and implement socially, financially, and environmentally inclusive solutions by improving access to sustainable energy. SELCO Foundation’s key objectives are:
- Systematically identify diverse needs of the poor, understand, and define the role of sustainable development, poverty alleviation, and decentralized energy.
- Create and deploy innovative solutions that positively impact the well-being, health, education, and livelihoods towards the alleviation of poverty
- Foster the development of enabling conditions or an ecosystem through holistic thought processes in technology, finance, entrepreneurship, and policy.
SELCO Foundation focuses on the nexus of energy for development, including well-being, healthcare, livelihoods, disasters, and so on. (Read more about SELCO here: http://www.selcofoundation.org).
Title Capacity building of Farmers’ Producers Organisations through training cum technological deployment to develop model SDG7 FPOs in Karnataka
Duration 03 Months
Project Areas Karnataka – Kolar, Hassan and Raichur Districts.
RFP Opening Date 30 December 2023
RFP Closing Date 09 January 2024
Background:
FPOs face competition from various players in different aspects of their operations, such as input procurement, output procurement, and value-addition activities. They encounter competition from established input dealers and distributors. These businesses, often run by second or third-generation entrepreneurs, have already established trust with farmers, also competition prevails in the form of traders and wholesalers in nearby towns who often possess greater financial resources.
The producers’ collectives have inadequate access to basic infrastructure required for aggregation like transport facilities, storage, value addition (cleaning, grading, sorting, etc.) and processing, brand building, and marketing. Lack of access to affordable credit for want of collaterals and credit history is one of the major constraints, the FPOs are facing today. Further, the credit guarantee cover being offered by SFAC for collateral-free lending is available only to Producer Companies (other forms of FPOs are not covered) having minimum 500 shareholder membership. Due to this, large number of FPOs particularly those, which are registered under other legal statutes and also small size FPOs are not able to access the benefits of credit guarantee scheme. Most of the FPOs are doing very well in provided on value chain development, post-harvest management to add value to their produce.
- Financial Management and Access to Credit: Capacity building would involve financial literacy programs for FPO members, assisting them in managing finances effectively. It also helps in facilitating access to credit and financial support through tie-ups with banks and financial institutions.
- By focusing on these aspects, the capacity building of Farmers Producers Organizations in focussed districts aims to create sustainable, self-reliant, and empowered farming communities, thereby contributing to the overall growth and development of the agricultural sector in the region.
- Technology Adoption: Encouraging the adoption of DRE based technologies is an integral part of this program. Facilitating access to machinery, and other essential DRE based livelihood solutions is a critical aspect. Capacity building efforts focus on establishing linkages with buyers, government schemes, and financial institutions to ensure smooth access to resources.
Focused districts: Kolar, Hassan and Raichur – KA
Expected Timeline: 3 months
Expected Deliverables:
- To develop training modules (3 numbers) in terms of business behaviour, financial awareness & credit linkage, market linkage, and factors responsible for the success and failures of FPOs
Modules on
❖ FPO management and best practices
❖ Entrepreneurship Development & Business Development
❖ Processing & value addition
2. Capacity building of 15 FPOs (Kolar, Raichur and Hassan combined) with special focus on output business and professional management and to develop a sense of entrepreneurial mindset among them to make an FPO successful – to train 750 farmers out of these 15 FPOs.
Training to be done for all 750 Farmers in 3 Districts. Each District Minimum 4 to 5 days training each of half day session is required which can be maximum extended upto 6 to 7 days with special approval, thus covering all 3 District within (15 Days or Max upto 21 Days).
3. To find out the extent of connectivity between FPOs and various market linkage, financial linkage startups/entities.
4. End-user list (leads): User profile of minimum 30 eligible end users (Individual farmers/FIGs/Grower Societies) for post-harvest processing technology interventions – Focusing on all PHL interventions such as Sorting/Grading machines, Dryer, Peeler, Slicer, and other value addition related technological solutions.
Eligibility criteria:
- Mobilization of farmers
- Conducting Trainings
- Preferred organization working closely with FPO’s.
- Relevant background and experience
- Technical Approach
- Cost effectiveness
- Timelines
- The final selection will rest with the competent authority of the SELCO Foundation.
Other Terms and Conditions:
- Travel, stay, food and other logistics costs quoted should be as per actuals and organizations policy.
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