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Meat Value Chains Call for Concept Notes
Kenya Semi-Arid
Livestock Enhancement Support (K-Sales)
Program
Call for Concept Notes
Call #: (K-SALES-2014-002)
Kenya Semi-Arid Livestock Enhancement
Support (K-SALES) is a United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) 3 year
funded project that aims to improve the
competitiveness of the cattle, sheep and goats
meat value chains by increasing productivity
and boost marketing and trade of live animals
and meat (cattle and shoat), hides and skins
and other associated livestock by-products.
The project will be implemented in 6 counties
within the Semi-Arid Area Zone 2; namely;
Machakos, Makueni, Kitui, Meru, Tharaka Nithi
and Taita Taveta.
The purpose of this call is to notify prospective
applicants of the release of 4 Annual Program
Statements (APS) listed below as developed by
K-SALES:
APS no. 1 - K-SALES -1 -LOL 2014 Post Harvest
Handling and Sanitary Standards
APS no. 2 - K-SALES -2 -LOL 2014 Water and
Infrastructure
APS no. 3 - K-SALES -3 -LOL 2014 County
Livestock Trade shows
APS no. 4 – K-SALES -4 –LOL 2014 Farmer
Field School Modeling
K-SALES invites prospective applicants to
develop and submit concept notes in response
to the above APSs.
Applicants with capable short-listed concept
papers will thereafter be invited to submit full
applications.
Eligibility criteria
K-SALES seek applications from locally
registered Kenyan organizations under and in
compliance with the laws of Kenya Government
directly involved in the following value chains;
cattle, sheep and goat meat, hides and skins
and other related livestock by-products.
The following types of partners may apply;
Farmer Organizations and business entities that
must demonstrate the capacity to raise at least
20% as cost share either in kind of in cash.
Organizations and companies which are
directly involved in the meat processing
industry, hides and skins and other value
adding activities
Extension and market services providers in
cattle, sheep and goats meat value chains
Local traders and other professional
associations and cooperatives in the cattle,
sheep and goats meat sector
Inspection, training and verification agencies
on post-harvest handling and sanitary
standards with respect to the meat value chain.
Private water engineering companies,
associations, NGOs and water service providers
in increasing access of clean water systems for
livestock production
Organizations offering financial services i.e.
agriculture based lending to the livestock
sector
Capacity building firms offering organizational,
BDS and value chain development trainings on
improved agricultural techniques and farm
management practices.
Livestock producer and marketing associations
who organize trade shows and related events
K-SALES reserves the right to make or not
make any awards where as a part or in full on
an application.
Issuance of the referred APS neither
constitutes an award commitment on the part
of K-SALES nor does it commit K-SALES to pay
for costs incurred in the preparation and
submission of any application.
Submission date: All interested application
can access the Annual program Statements by
emailing
Procurement.KSALES@idd.landolakes.com
clearly stating the number for the APS being
sought.
The first round deadline for submission of
Concept papers is 5.00pm (EAT) Wednesday
30th April 2014.