Request For Proposals Are Invited For Sustainable And Inclusive Rural Economic Development Call For Proposals Sustainable And Inclusive Rural Economic Development KosovoDeadline 31 07 2019 23 59The Austrian Development Agency Hereinafter Ada Invites Development Organisations As Well As Other Equivalent Institutions As Defined In Section 3 Subsection 2 Of The Austrian Development Cooperation Act To Submit Project Proposals With The Following Impact Objective Poverty And Exclusion In Rural Areas Of Kosovo Are Reduced Thanks To More Sustainable Market Systems The Maximum Total Amount Available For Funding Is Eur 2 500 000 Project Proposals May Be Submitted For A Duration Of 36 Months Including 6 Months Inception Phase Proposals Must Be Submitted Electronically One Copy Scanned In Pdf And One Copy In Formats Compatible With Ms Word And Ms Excel To Call Kosovo Ada Gv At By 31 July 2019 23 59 59 Hours Local Time In Kosovo Quoting The Title Of The Call For Proposals Call For Proposals Cfp InvitationCountry KosovoTitle Sustainable And Inclusive Rural Economic DevelopmentAdc Ref Number Call 8 L R 2019Instrument Of The Austrian Development Cooperation Adc Contents1 Introduction And Context32 Overall Objective Outcomes54 Budget Allocation And General Information85 Criteria For Eligibility And Submission96 Data Protection Notice147 Reference Documents17 AbbreviationsAdaAustrian Development AgencyAdcAustrian Development Cooperation AgroKosovo Agricultural Growth And Rural OpportunitiesArdAgricultural And Rural DevelopmentArdpAgriculture And Rural Development Plan CetepCreation Of Employment Through Export PromotionCnvpConnecting Natural Values And PeopleDanidaDanish International Development Agency DcedDonor Community On Enterprise DevelopmentEbrdEuropean Bank For Reconstruction And Development EcEuropean Commission Eu European Union Eur Euro Currency Gdp Gross Domestic Product GizDeutsche Gesellschaft F r Internationale ZusammenarbeitGok Government Of Kosovo IpaInstrument For Pre Accession AssistanceInterdevIntegrated Territorial DevelopmentKasKosovo Agency Of Statistics LagLocal Action GroupLdf Local Development FundMafrdMinistry Of Agriculture Forestry And Rural Development MapMedical And Aromatic PlantsMccMillennium Challenge CorporationMdc Municipal Development CentreMsdMarket Systems DevelopmentNdsNational Development StrategyNwfpNon Wood Forestry ProductsNgo Non Governmental Organization OsceOrganisation For Security And Co Operation In EuropePpsePromoting Private Sector EmploymentRdaRegional Development AgencyResiRural Economic Sustainability InitiativeSdcSwiss Agency For Development And Cooperation SdgsSustainable Development GoalsSida Swedish International Development AgencySmesSmall And Medium EnterprisesSusiSuhareka Suva Reka Smallholder InitiativeTaTechnical AssistanceUndpUnited Nations Development ProgrammeUsaid United States Agency For International DevelopmentWb World Bank 1 Introduction And Context1 1 Introduction And AdaS Current Activities54 Of KosovoS Total Area Is Agricultural Land 60 Of The Population Live In Rural Parts Of The Country The Majority Of Which Depends On Agricultural Activities For Their Livelihoods According To Research By The Millennium Challenge Corporation Mcc About 22 Of All Jobs Are In Agriculture The Contribution Of The Agricultural Sector To The Gross Domestic Product Gdp Though Is Only 10 KosovoS Trade Balance Shows An Extraordinary Deficit Imports Correspond To Around 10 Of Exports Which Equal Approx Euro 1 Billion Around 10 Of Exports Come About From Prepared Foodstuff Beverages And Tobacco One Reason For This Is That Most Of The Agricultural Supply Chains Were Broken Down During 1990S And Were Never Re Activated Due To Widespread Market Failures Another Constraint Is Land Fragmentation Which Results In The Fact That 80 Of Farms Are Between 0 5 And 2 0 Ha In Size These Smallholdings Are Nevertheless Important As They Provide A Significant Social Safety Net For Many Farmers Farmers Are Usually Not Organized And They Operate With Little Technical Expertise Poor Use Of Modern Inputs And Limited Access To Credit For Investment And Growth Farmers Also Have Limited Access To Extension Services Use Outdated Technologies And Farm Management Practices There Is Also A Lack Of Processing Capacities All These Factors Account For Low Productivity And Weak Supply Of Agricultural Products And A High Dependence On Food Imports Agricultural Production Is Furthermore Challenged By Environmental And Climate Risks Such As Widespread Land Degradation And A High Climate Vulnerability For Kosovo Future Climate Projections Include A Regional Warming Higher Than The World Average Especially For Mountain Areas A Decrease In Overall Annual Precipitation With Greatest Decreases In Summer And Increases In Winter Precipitation Resulting In More Frequent Spring Flooding Kosovo S Agricultural Sector Is Particularly Vulnerable To These Predicted Changes Smallholder Famers Lack Technology And Adequate Extension Services Only 17 Of Agricultural Land Is Irrigated And Fluctuations In Rainfall Leave Regions Without Irrigation Exposed To Drought Or Flood Conditions Half Of Farms In Kosovo Are Active In Livestock Production Especially Of Dairy Cows Climate Projections Put Livestock Breeding At High Risk Due To High Temperatures Increased Exposure To New Pests And Diseases Possible Food Quality Decrease And Highly Probable Degradation Of Pastures Also Soil And Water Pollution Is Widespread Often Due To Bad Agricultural Practices Since Animal Manure Is Not Adequately Stored Thus Leaching In The Soil Often Rural Households Are Lacking Access To Sewage Systems Women Are Underrepresented In The Formal Agriculture Sector Especially Formally Comprising 5 Of Licensed Farmers Lack Of Property Ownership Low Educational Attainment Unregistered Labour Poor Access To Information About Subsidies And Socialized Gender Roles Undermine Their Official Participation One Of The Current Challenges In Kosovo Is That The Affirmative Measures Supporting Women Of The Agriculture And Rural Development Ard Program Are Often Misused By WomenS Male Relatives For Example Based On The Report Budgeting For Better Agriculture And Rural Development 2017 By Kwn They May Put The Family Farm In The Name Of The Woman Applicant So That She May Become The Legal Beneficiary However In Reality She Does Not Have Decision Making Power With Regard To The Business As A Result The Statistics Produced With Regard To Women Grant Beneficiaries Are Not Entirely Accurate According To Officials Despite Research Showing That Addressing Gender Gaps In Agriculture Can Increase Sustainability By 16 Percent Traditional Cultural Norms And Institutional Obstacles Ensure That FarmerS Organisations A Constituency Key To Agricultural Capacity Building Remain Dominated By Men Ethnic Minorities Such As Roma Ashkali And Egyptians Face Severe Challenges They Face The Highest Level Of Social Exclusion Precarious Livelihood Conditions And Have Very Limited Economic Opportunities In Order To Improve The Situation One Of The Main Priority Areas Of The Austrian Development CooperationS Adc Country Strategy Is Economic Development Focusing On Rural Areas It Aims At Fostering Productivity And Employment In Selected Rural Areas Through The Promotion Of Capacity Development Enhancement Of Local Production Diversified Value Chains And Employment Opportunities Within This Strategy The Adc Has Been Implementing The Following Three Projects 1 Local Level Response For Employment Generation And Integrated Territorial Development Phase Ii Interdev Ii Which Aims At Providing A Range Of Measures To Support Employment And Rural Development In A Participatory Manner In Three Selected Municipalities Dragash Draga trpce Sht rpc And Viti Vitina This Project Is Implemented By The Undp Kosovo Office 2 Suhareka Suva Reka Smallholder Initiative Phase Ii Local Development Fund Susi Ldf Ii With The Aim Of Supporting More Inclusive Equitable And Sustainable Economic Development And Employment Creation With Particular Emphasis On Smallholder Farmers In The Municipality Of Suharek Suva Reka And The Southern Region Of Kosovo The Project Is Implemented By The Ldf Suharek Suva Reka 3 Rural Economic Sustainability Initiative Resi Aims At Promoting Competitiveness Of Farmers Agricultural Producers And Food Processing Companies To Enhance Sustainable And Inclusive Rural Development Job Creation And Income Generation In The Target Municipalities Of Prishtin Pritina Novo Brdo Novob rd Kamenic A And Ranil L Ug This Project Is Implemented By Care International Since All The Above Projects Will End In December 2019 Or Beginning Of 2020 Ada Intends To Launch A Program That Builds On The Achievements Made And Aims At Up Scaling The Economic Development Efforts In Rural Areas By Using The Inclusive Market System Development Approach Promoted By Ada Since 2014 The Program Planned Aims At Boosting Selected Agricultural Products Services Using Sustainable And Climate Resilient Agriculture E G Conservation Agriculture And To Explore Opportunities For Organic Agriculture The Demand For Organic Products Inside And Outside Kosovo Needs To Be Explored Furthermore WomenS Empowerment And Empowerment Of Marginalized Groups As Well As Equal Access And Equal Rights To Economic And Productive Resources And Services Will Be A Focus Of The Program 1 2 Public Institutions In Kosovo KosovoS National Development Strategy Nds Refers To Ard Under The C
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