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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) USAID/Timor-Leste

RFI Number: SOL-486-14-000005 Posted Date: October 28, 2013 Closing Date: o!e"ber 15, 2013# 5:00$" Dili %i"e Synopsis: %&is is a 'e()est *or +n,or"ation -'*+. ,or t&e /S0+D1%i"or-Leste 2cono"ic 3ro4t& Progra" Conce$t Pa$er -$lease see 0ttac&"ent 0: Conce$t Pa$er, 2nglis& !ersion or 0ttac&"ent 5: Conce$t Pa$er, %et)" !ersion. ,or an antici$ated 'e()est *or 0$$lications or Pro$osals -'*01'*P.6 /S0+D1%i"or-Leste in!ites co""ents on t&is conce$t, 4it& a $artic)lar interest in t&e ,ollo4ing: ill)strati!e inter!entions, "et&odologies and a$$roac&es ,or t&e rele!ant sectors# s)ccess stories and lessons learned ,ro" related acti!ities# o$$ort)nities ,or collaboration and s7nergies# areas o, $otential o!erla$ or re$lication6 +n addition to co""ents on t&e conce$t $a$er itsel,, res$onses are re()ested on t&e belo4 ill)strati!e areas )nder consideration b7 t&e conce$t $a$er ,or in$)t: 16 /S0+D8s interest in t&e &ortic)lt)re !al)e c&ain is to i"$ro!e its $otential to generate inco"e ,or %i"orese $eo$le6 9&at are t&e o$$ort)nities to en&ance "ar:et $ossibilities ,or &ortic)lt)ral $rod)cts; 9&o are t&e $ri!ate sector $artners t&at s&o)ld be lin:ed to ,ar"ers, incl)ding b)t not li"ited to agric)lt)ral in$)t s)$$liers; 26 *ar"er gro)$s and associations are i"$ortant to s$reading in,or"ation abo)t cro$ $rod)ction and "ar:et conditions6 +n addition to ,ar"ers gro)$s, 4&at ot&er t7$es o, gro)$s and associations are :e7 in,or"ants ,or ,ar"ers; 9&at are s)ccess,)l e<a"$les o, ,or"ing and i"$le"enting incl)si!e -e6g6, gender and age. ,ar"ing gro)$s and associations; 36 5asic b)siness s:ills and access to credit are i"$ortant 4a7s to i"$ro!e t&e !al)e c&ain6 Please $ro!ide e<a"$les and lessons learned ,ro" acti!ities in t&ese areas ,or ,ar"ers, 4o"en8s gro)$s or ot&ers along t&e !al)e c&ain6 9&at o$$ort)nities e<ist to e<$and ,inancial ser!ices to ,ar"ing &o)se&olds in r)ral areas; 46 Sc&ools co)ld be a 4a7 to incl)de 7o)t&, enco)rage be&a!ior c&ange -regarding n)trition or t&e en!iron"ent., i"$ro!e b)siness s:ills, and ens)re s)stainabilit76 =o4e!er, sc&ools are not t&e onl7 o$tion6 Please $ro!ide e<a"$les o, s)ccess,)l and inno!ati!e a$$roac&es to engage 7o)t& in %i"or-Leste6 56 +"$ro!ing n)trition, t&ro)g& de"onstration o, $ro$er &andling o, ,oods and $ro"otion o, eating "ore n)tritio)s ,oods6 9&at are t&e best a$$roac&es to enco)rage better n)trition /S0+D '*+ o6 SOL-486-14-000005
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in r)ral &o)se&olds; 9&at &a!e been 7o)r e<$eriences in engaging e!er7one in t&e &o)se&old, regardless o, gender or age; 66 Please describe &o4 ,ar"ers get 4eat&er ,orecasts and i, t&is in,or"ation &el$s in,or" t&eir ,ar"ing $ractices6 0lso, $lease describe t&e disaster earl7 4arning s7ste"s t&at e<ist and i, t&e7 are e,,ecti!e6 +, t&e7 don>t e<ist, 4&at t7$e o, s7ste" 4o)ld be )se,)l; ?6 9&at a$$roac&es to s)stainable ,orestr7 and 4aters&ed "anage"ent &a!e been s)ccess,)l; 9&at a$$roac&es &a!e ,ailed; 9&o are t&e :e7 actors 4or:ing 4it& co"")nities on ,orestr7 and 4aters&ed "anage"ent; 86 0n i"$ortant $art o, incl)si!e gro4t& is ens)ring t&at 4o"en &a!e e()al access to econo"ic o$$ort)nities6 Please describe s)ccess,)l "et&ods ,or 4o"en8s e()al $artici$ation, leaders&i$ and e"$o4er"ent in t&e agric)lt)ral sector in %i"or-Leste6 9&o are t&e :e7 sta:e&olders to in!ol!e; @6 0 reco""endation ,or t&e geogra$&ic ,oc)s o, acti!ities is to 4or: in neig&boring districts in order to i"$ro!e en!iron"ental resilience o, t&e 4aters&ed6 Ot&er criteria ,or selecting geogra$&ic areas "a7 incl)de s)itabilit7 ,or &ortic)lt)re, s)stainable access to 4ater, $o$)lation densit7, le!els o, st)nting, and ot&er $o!ert7 and !)lnerabilit7 "eas)res6 9&ic& districts and :e7 Aones o, in,l)ence 4o)ld best "eet t&ese criteria; 106 0sse"bl7 $oints, $ac:ing &o)ses, and 4&olesale "ar:ets strengt&en t&e &ortic)lt)re !al)e c&ain6 Please $ro!ide in,or"ation on $otential o$$ort)nities ,or coordination and collaboration in t&is area6 /S0+D 4ill not b)ild "ar:et related ,acilities6 116 /S0+D &as a strong interest in learning "ore abo)t inno!ati!e tec&nologies and "et&ods ,or reac&ing &o)se&olds in r)ral areas, increasing $rod)cti!it7 o, &ortic)lt)re cro$s, and engaging !)lnerable $o$)lations6 Please $ro!ide e<a"$les o, s)ccess,)l and inno!ati!e "et&ods t&at &a!e 4or:ed 4ell, or co)ld be considered ,or )se in %i"or-Leste6 %&is anno)nce"ent is a '*+, not a '*01'*P and is not to be constr)ed as a co""it"ent b7 t&e /6S6 3o!ern"ent to iss)e an7 solicitation or )lti"atel7 a4ard a contract, grant or coo$erati!e agree"ent on t&e basis o, t&is '*+, or to $a7 ,or an7 in,or"ation s)b"itted as a res)lt o, t&is re()est6 +t s&o)ld be noted t&at res$onding to t&is '*+ 4ill not gi!e an7 ad!antage to an7 organiAation in an7 s)bse()ent $roc)re"ent6 /S0+D1%i"or-Leste 4ill not $ro!ide ans4ers to an7 ()estions s)b"itted in res$onse to t&is re()est6 'es$onses 4ill be :e$t con,idential6 Pro$rietar7 in,or"ation s&o)ld not be sent6 %&is conce$t $a$er is intended to $ro$ose /S0+D8s s)$$ort in addressing t&e ,ocal $roble" t&at people engaged in Timor-Lestes agriculture sector are not benefiting from economic growth, in 4&ic& $otential i"$le"enting $artners 4o)ld de,ine, in ad!ance o, acti!it7 i"$le"entation, a$$roac&es t&at 4o)ld s&a$e acti!ities intended to contrib)te to a $artic)lar res)lt6 /S0+D '*+ o6 SOL-486-14-000005
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0s laid o)t in t&e ,ollo4ing conce$t $a$er, /S0+D &as de,ined t4o s)b-$)r$oses ,or ,)t)re acti!ities: -1. e"$o4ering r)ral &o)se&olds to "a<i"iAe reso)rces# and -2. to increase $rod)cti!it7 in t&e agric)lt)re sector6 Co""ents on t&ese sections and ot&er ,eedbac: are 4elco"e6 0dditional in,or"ation, incl)ding t&e corres$onding res)lts ,ra"e4or:, can be ,o)nd in t&e Co)ntr7 De!elo$"ent Coo$eration Strateg7 -CDCS. ,or %i"or-Leste6 0n electronic !ersion in 2nglis& can be ,o)nd &ere: &tt$:114446)said6go!1sites1de,a)lt1,iles1doc)"ents118?01cdcs-ti"or-leste-2013-20186$d, 0n electronic !ersion in %et)" can be ,o)nd &ere: &tt$s:11dec6)said6go!1dec1content1Detail6as$<; ct+DBODC&DE:4 9FtG2H7Gi00HE'"L%:< E:tD%c<GEG2 D5"H2/7Ir+DBGAG5OD27 %&e 'egional Contracting O,,icer -'CO. 4ill not acce$t tele$&one calls, nor 4ill t&e 'CO $ro!ide res$onses to ()estions 4it& regard to t&is conce$t $a$er or '*+6 Please note /S0+D is not see:ing tec&nical or cost $ro$osals at t&is ti"e6 Do not s)b"it a ,)ll $ro$osal6 Onl7 t&e in,or"ation re()ested abo!e 4ill be considered6 +ss)ance o, t&is notice does not constit)te an a4ard co""it"ent on t&e $art o, t&e 3o!ern"ent, nor does it co""it t&e 3o!ern"ent to $a7 ,or an7 costs inc)rred in t&e $re$aration o, co""ents6 %&is '*+ 4ill be o$en ,ro" t&e date o, release t&ro)g& o!e"ber 15, 2013, at 5:00 PG -Dili ti"e.6 Please send all res$onses to t&is '*+ !ia e"ail to Maria Arenas at marenas@usaid.gov , 4it& a co$7 to Caroline Bertolin at cbertolin@usaid.gov in t&e 'egional O,,ice o, Proc)re"ent -'OP. in /S0+D1'DG0, 5ang:o:, %&ailand6 /S0+D '*+ o6 SOL-486-14-000005
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DRAFT DISCUSSION CONCEPT PAPER: ECONOMIC GROWTH INTEGRATED PROJECT FOR PRIVATE SECTOR COMPETITIVENESS, AGRICULTURE AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
PROBLEM STATEMENT AND MAJOR ISSUES: T#i! pro/ect de!ign propo!e! to addre!! t#e focal pro0lem t#at people engaged in Timor-Lestes agriculture sector are not benefiting from sustainable economic growth. De!pite Timor- e!te1! !tatu! a! a middle income country and dou0le digit gro2t# rate!, t#e ma/ority of rural #ou!e#old! remain! in !evere poverty and !uffer from #ig# level! of food in!ecurity. Mo!t of t#e population live! 0elo2 or near t#e poverty line and t#e rural-ur0an divide i! 2idening. 3#ild malnutrition #a! 2or!ened and maternal mortality rate! are among t#e 2or!t in t#e 2orld. 3urrent e!timate! pro/ect t#at oil and ga! production 2ill cea!e in ,+ to +( year! and t#e c#allenge! to diver!ifying t#e economy to provide alternate !ource! of income and government revenue are daunting. "oor agricultural production practice! and a lac4 of income to !upplement #ome-gro2n product! contri0ute to #ig# level! of food in!ecurity t#roug#out Timor- e!te. T#e propo!ed pro/ect 2ill focu! on t#e t2o ma/or factor! contri0uting to t#i! pro0lem$ ,) T#e ina0ility of farmer! to effectively utili5e re!ource! to engage in t#e private !ector, and +) lo2 productivity in t#e agriculture !ector. It i! anticipated t#at factor one 2ill 0e addre!!ed 0y activitie! !uc# a! facilitating improved tec#nical a!!i!tance and 6uality input! needed for increa!ed productivity of t#eir farming !y!tem!, !trengt#ening farmer! group!, a!!ociation! and cooperative! a0ility to organi5e, and ma4ing it po!!i0le for !mall producer! to 0enefit from t#e economie! of !cale. It i! e.pected t#at factor t2o 2ill 0e addre!!ed t#roug# en#anced acce!! to and availa0ility of input!, providing tec#nical a!!i!tance to farmer!, and creating and e.panding mar4et lin4age!. Factor 1 -- The inability of farming households to effectively access and utilize resources to engage in the private sector: T#e ina0ility of farming #ou!e#old! to effectively utili5e re!ource! --!uc# a! nutritiou! food!, employment opportunitie!, finance, mar4et!, land, and tec#nical a!!i!tance--#a! greatly limited and di!incentivi5ed inve!tment in productive a!!et!. Am0iguity of land o2ner!#ip #a! provided people 2it# fe2 incentive! to pre!erve natural re!ource!, contri0uting to !ignificant degradation of natural re!ource! !uc# a! fore!t!, 2ater and !oil. 7ven protected area! lac4 ade6uate protection to en!ure t#at t#e long term via0ility of agricultural producer! living in and around t#o!e region! 2ill 0e !afeguarded. Farmer! and communitie! do not al2ay! recogni5e t#at t#e pre!ervation of important USAID RFI 8o. S9 -:;&-,:-(((((<
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natural re!ource! !uc# a! fore!t!, 2ater!#ed! and !oil! #ave long-term implication! for t#e !u!taina0ility of t#eir liveli#ood activitie!. Farmer! tend to 0e ri!4 adver!e and ad#ere to traditional farming practice!. 3ertain practice! !uc# a! !la!# and 0urn agriculture e.acer0ate t#e degradation of fore!t and !oil! and increa!e vulnera0ility to climate related di!a!ter! !uc# a! land!lide!. ac4 of !aving! mec#ani!m!, fe2 productive a!!et! and complete dependence on rain fed agriculture for t#eir !u0!i!tence and liveli#ood! leave! farmer! vulnera0le to climate related di!a!ter! 2it# fe2 !afety net! in place to aid t#eir recovery. Factor -- Low productivity in the agriculture sector: Agricultural production i! !o lo2 t#at farmer! are not a0le to meet t#eir o2n #ou!e#old need! for food t#roug#out t#e year. "oor agricultural, 2ater and !oil con!ervation practice! contri0ute to lo2 productivity. Farmer! continue to rely on traditional !u0!i!tence farming !y!tem! t#at are reliant on !aved !eed and rain-fed agriculture !y!tem!. =it# limited input! and unfertile !oil!, t#ey continue #armful cultivation practice!, !uc# a! !la!# and 0urn and cultivation on !teep !lope!. ac4 of mar4et acce!! i! anot#er factor t#at contri0ute! to lo2 agricultural productivity. Farming i! generally vie2ed a! a !u0!i!tence activity and farmer! do not al2ay! recogni5e or under!tand #o2 to profit from agricultural-0a!ed activitie!. Farmer! lac4 t#e 0a!ic !4ill! and re!ource! nece!!ary to improve production met#od! and #ave limited and unrelia0le acce!! to information. Farmer!1 limited under!tanding of, and acce!! to mar4et! only furt#er impede! t#eir a0ility to profit from agriculture. PURPOSE: In re!pon!e to t#e identified pro0lem and contri0uting factor! identified in t#e pro0lem analy!i!, t#e propo!ed pro/ect 2ill !ee4 to ena0le people engaged in Timor- e!te1! agriculture !ector to 0enefit from !u!taina0le economic gro2t# derived t#roug# t#eir involvement in t#e !ector. T#i! 2ill 0e ac#ieved t#roug# !upport to t2o !u0-purpo!e!, ,) to empo2er rural #ou!e#old! to utili5e and acce!! re!ource! and a!!et!, and +) to increa!e productivity in t#e agriculture !ector. Due to t#e need to e.erci!e !electivity and focu! in programing option!, t#e o0/ective of increa!ing productivity in t#e agriculture !ector 2ill primarily focu! on #orticulture and !pecifically vegeta0le and-or fruit production for import replacement. >orticulture i! !een a! a promi!ing option for ac#ieving near-term inclu!ive economic gro2t# and to !erve a! t#e core programming option for a future pro/ect de!ign. T#ere i! #ig#-unmet local demand for vegeta0le!, !upporting t#e po!!i0ility of !ignificant re!ult! in t#e near term. Additionally, #orticulture activitie! provide opportunitie! to leverage ot#er inve!tment! for complementary activitie! 0eing funded or unta4en 0y ot#er !ector !ta4e#older!. USAID RFI 8o. S9 -:;&-,:-(((((<
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!ub-purpose 1: to empower rural households to access and utilize resources and assets USAID-Timor- e!te1! overall economic gro2t# programming o0/ective! include concern! !uc# a! gender, nutrition, ?lo0al 3limate 3#ange-adaptation, natural re!ource management %8RM), and di!a!ter ri!4 reduction %DRR). It 2ill 0e nece!!ary to addre!! t#e!e area! in order to ac#ieve !u!taina0le re!ult! in food !ecurity and nutrition, a! 2ell a! to addre!! t#e po!!i0le de!ta0ili5ing effect of a rapidly gro2ing yout# population. Related pro/ect component! !#ould 0e underta4en a! integral part! of t#e core #orticulture activitie!, 2#ile ot#er! may 0e lin4ed activitie! underta4en 0y ot#er USAID pro/ect! !uc# a! #ealt# or governance, or ot#er U.S. government agencie!. T#e!e activitie! could al!o 0e underta4en 0y t#e private !ector, local or international 8?9!, or t#roug# colla0oration 2it# ot#er donor! and government program!. !ub-purpose : to increase productivity in the agriculture sector T#e private !ector i! already engaged in USAID-Timor- e!te1! #orticulture activitie!, and t#i! engagement could 0e 0uilt upon and e.panded to include ne2 partner!. "rogramming in #orticulture 2ill allo2 USAID-Timor- e!te to addre!! t#e gap! in nutrition-!en!itive programming t#at pa!t USAID1! pro/ect! focu!ed on ca!#-crop! #ave not addre!!ed. Activitie! implemented under t#i! pro/ect 2ill ena0le t#e mi!!ion to adopt a nutrition-!mart agricultural approac#. in4ing an increa!e in agricultural productivity, e!pecially of #orticulture crop! %including legume!), 2it# nutrition education and 0e#avior c#ange tool! %preparing and #andling food and t#e important role of clean 2ater, !anitation, and #ygiene) can lead to increa!ed con!umption of #ealt#y food!, promote dietary diver!ity, and reduce food-related illne!!e!. T#e promotion of #orticultural crop! 0y USAID 2ill li4ely encourage farmer! already engaged in ca!# crop and !u0!i!tence !taple crop production to diver!ify t#eir farming !y!tem!, ena0ling t#em to increa!e income! and improve #ou!e#old nutrition. T#e propo!ed pro/ect1! #orticulture activitie! 2ill 0e focu!ed on increa!ing #orticulture production in appro.imately five of t#e country1! ,* di!trict!, forming a 5one of influence %@9I) in 2#ic# activitie! 2ill 0e concentrated to increa!e impact. A corridor-type approac# 2ill ena0le good! and !ervice provider! to more readily move to and from mar4et! during t#e production and con!umption p#a!e! of t#e agricultural value c#ain. 3riteria for !electing t#e @9I 2ill include !uita0ility to #orticulture production, !u!taina0le acce!! to 2ater, population den!ity, level! of !tunting, and ot#er poverty and vulnera0ility mea!ure!. PROJECTS RELATIONSHIP TO RELEVANT STRATEGIES AND PRIORITIES: USAID-Timor- e!te1! 3ountry Development 3ooperation Strategy %3D3S) , #a! t#e overall goal of Aa more pro!perou!, #ealt#y, and democratic Timor- e!teB 2it# one Development 90/ective %D9)$ In!titutional and #uman capacity for development , USAID-Timor- e!te 3ountry Development 3ooperation Strategy +(,*-+(,;. USAID RFI 8o. S9 -:;&-,:-(((((<
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!trengt#ened to improve t#e live! of Timor- e!te citi5en!. Under t#e D9 t#ere are t2o Intermediate Re!ult! %IR!). T#i! pro/ect 2ill primarily focu! on !upporting IR,$ Inclu!ive economic gro2t# accelerated in t#e agriculture !ector, 2#ic# i! !upported 0y t2o Su0-IR!$ %Su0-IR,.,) Improved a0ility of citi5en! of Timor- e!te to engage in t#e private !ectorC and %Su0-IR,.+) Increa!ed productivity of !elected agricultural value c#ain!. An electronic ver!ion of t#e 3D3S can 0e found at$ #ttp$--222.u!aid.gov-!ite!-default-file!-document!-,;'(-cdc!-timor-le!te+(,*-+(,;.pdf T#e pro/ect1! purpo!e--"nable people engaged in Timor-Lestes agriculture sector to benefit from sustainable economic growth--2ill directly !upport t#e ac#ievement of t#e IR, of t#e 3D3S. T#e t2o Su0-"urpo!e! %S"!) are$ %S",) To empo2er rural #ou!e#old! to acce!! and utili5e re!ource! and a!!et!, and %S"+) To increa!e productivity in t#e agriculture !ector. T#e !u0-purpo!e! 2ill !upport t#e corre!ponding Su0-IR! %,., and ,.+) from t#e 3D3S re!ult! frame 2or4. USAID-Timor- e!te !ee4! to con!olidate intervention! in !upport of economic gro2t#. Moving for2ard, 2e 2ould li4e to ta4e a more focu!ed approac# 0y integrating agriculture and environment pro/ect!. T#i! i! an ideal opportunity to evaluate pa!t pro/ect!, analy5e le!!on! learned, and a!!e!! ne2 opportunitie! !upport t#e ?overnment of Timor- e!te1! %?9T ) Strategic Development "lan +(,,-+(*( %SD"). T#e SD" encompa!!e! t#ree pillar! to t#e ?9T 1! economic development plan$ agriculture, touri!m, and petroleum. T#i! pro/ect propo!e! to focu! on t#e agriculture component of t#e economic development pillar of t#e SD". Furt#ermore, t#i! pro/ect 2ill !upport t#e Mini!try of Agriculture and Fi!#erie! %MAF) Strategic plan +(,:-+(+( in e!ta0li!#ing Aa !u!taina0le, competitive and pro!perou! agricultural !ector t#at eliminate! poverty and !upport! improved living !tandard of t#e nation1! people.B T#e pro/ect 2ill !upport t#e Mini!try1! four development o0/ective!$ ,) improve rural income and liveli#ood! and reduce povertyC +) improve #ou!e#old food and nutrition !ecurityC *) !upport t#e tran!ition from !u0!i!tence farming to commercial farmingC and :) promote environmental !u!taina0ility and con!ervation of re!ource!. In developing t#i! concept, USAID-Timor- e!te conducted an a!!e!!ment + t#at loo4ed at t#ree potential area! of !upport$ agriculture, natural re!ource management, and touri!m. T#roug# t#at a!!e!!ment, USAID-Timor- e!te decided t#at touri!m 2ould not 0e an appropriate option for t#e intended period of performance of t#i! pro/ect. 8atural re!ource management activitie!, a! t#ey relate to adapting to climate c#ange and agriculture 0e!t practice!, 2ill 0e integrated component! of t#e 0roader pro/ect.
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USAID-Timor- e!te !ee4! to concentrate it! re!ource! to !upport economic gro2t# in Timor- e!te 2#ile al!o ad#ering to applica0le 0roader USAID agency policy, prioritie!, and guidance. T#i! concept paper focu!e! on propo!ed intervention! in agriculture t#at !ee4 to$ ,) ac#ieve concrete re!ult! 2it#in five year!C +) 0uild on proven !ucce!!e! of pa!t USAID programming in Timor- e!teC *) engage 2omen 2#en po!!i0le and appropriateC :) !upport tec#nologie! appropriate to Timor- e!teC <) focu! on USAID comparative advantage!C &) !trengt#en !y!tem! t#at lead to capacity 0uilding, !u!taina0ility, and impactC and ') leverage non-USAID re!ource!. USAID-Timor- e!te 2ould li4e to con!olidate t#e geograp#ic focu! of propo!ed intervention! 0y 2or4ing in contiguou! di!trict!, en!uring a 0road 2ater!#ed approac# i! u!ed for environmental re!ilience and acce!! to re!ource!, co-locating 2it# ot#er donor or USAID program! a! po!!i0le, and con!idering i!!ue! related to poverty and vulnera0ility mea!ure! in t#e !election of @9I! of t#e pro/ect. Improving nutrition !tatu! in Timor- e!te i! an important e.pected outcome of propo!ed intervention!. Any pro/ect re!ulting from t#i! concept mu!t contri0ute to t#i! o0/ective. Additionally, propo!ed intervention! 2ill !upport USAID1! Feed t#e Future, ?lo0al 3limate 3#ange, Di!a!ter Ri!4 Reduction, and USAID-For2ard prioritie!. =it# regard to gender, all pro/ect activitie! !#ould ta4e into con!ideration t#e potential implication! on men and 2omen and ta4e care not to di!advantage eit#er group. "lanned intervention! !#ould al!o contemplate #o2 e.i!ting gender role! could influence pro/ect implementation. =#ile 2omen face many c#allenge! in Timor- e!te, !uc# a! lo2er income! and fe2er employment opportunitie! t#an men, t#ey are !ignificant contri0utor! in deci!ion-ma4ing at t#e #ou!e#old level. =omen are active participant! in community group!, including !aving! clu0!, #ealt# group!, and cooperative! for #andicraft! and agriculture. T#ey tend to influence or even control #ou!e#old financial management, and t#ere are po!!i0ilitie! for 2omen 2it#in t#e emerging mar4etplace!. In addition, many microenterpri!e! are #eaded 0y 2omen. ILLUSTRATIVE INTERVENTIONS: 1. Stren t!en"n t!e H#rt"$%&t%re V'&%e C!'"n "reliminary revie2 of t#e #orticulture value c#ain indicate! !everal potential option! for USAID-Timor- e!te1! !upport. T#e private !ector i! already engaged in USAID1! Developing Agriculture 3ommunitie! %DA3) activity. T#i! engagement could 0e 0uilt upon and e.panded to include ne2 partner!. Farmer! #ave demon!trated a 2illingne!! to engage in commercial activitie! and are a0le to meet nece!!ary 6uality !tandard!. =#ile t#ey !ometime! tend to 0e appre#en!ive a0out adopting ne2 met#od! and lac4 0a!ic !4ill! and re!ource!, a pro/ect t#at addre!!e! !uc# con!traint! 2ould promote !u!taina0le economic gro2t#. i4e2i!e, t#e private !ector %local !upermar4et c#ain!) i! a valua0le partner. T#ere are al!o a num0er of nongovernmental organi5ation! %8?9!) 2or4ing in t#e agriculture !ectorC #o2ever, at t#i! time none are focu!ed on mar4et development or USAID RFI 8o. S9 -:;&-,:-(((((<
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developing value c#ain!. MAF !upport! #orticultural effort! 0ut currently lac4! re!ource! for direct !upport of t#e !ector. T#e envi!ioned pro/ect 2ill focu! on improving productivity in t#e #orticulture value c#ain and increa!ing t#e 0enefit! derived from engagement in t#i! !ector. T#e #orticulture value c#ain may al!o !erve a! a !olid platform to integrate and lin4 2it# ot#er 4ey !ector!. A pro/ect focu!ing on t#e #orticulture value c#ain 2ill permit an integrated approac# and 2ill 0e de!igned to ac#ieve private !ector competitivene!!, climate c#ange adaptation, food !ecurity, !u!taina0le natural re!ource management, and re!ilience outcome!. =or4 in #orticulture 2ill 0uild upon !ucce!!ful USAID program! and e.tend t#e 0enefit! of t#e!e activitie! to ne2 rural communitie!. USAID1! primary role in t#e value c#ain !#ould 0e t#at of a facilitator and cataly!t to upgrade and improve t#e efficiency and effectivene!! of value c#ain actor!. 3ertain !upport !ervice! are critical to facilitate and lu0ricate value c#ain activitie!. T#e 7? a!!e!!ment conducted in Marc# +(,* noted t#ree important !upport !ervice! t#at directly impact #orticulture and ot#er value c#ain!$ ,) tec#nical !upport, +) acce!! to finance, and *) tran!port. T2o of t#e!e, tec#nical !upport and acce!! to finance, are e!!ential to include in t#e pro/ect de!ign. During t#e a!!e!!ment it 2a! found t#at t#e ma/ority of private !ector actor! preferred to procure and maintain t#eir o2n ve#icle fleet!, rat#er t#an contract 2it# local tran!portation companie!. =#ile infra!tructure i! con!idered to 0e a primary con!traint to economic gro2t#, activitie! !uc# a! large-!cale infra!tructure, including road! and 2ater !y!tem!, 2ere determined to 0e out!ide of USAID-Timor- e!te1! managea0le intere!t!. =#ile t#e !ucce!! of t#e pro/ect i! not contingent upon improved infra!tructure, !uc# improvement! could greatly en#ance pro/ect outcome!. A. Build the technical and organizational capacity of farmers, farmers groups, association and cooperatives. Huilding on le!!on! learned and agricultural 0e!t practice! e!ta0li!#ed during t#e implementation of USAID1! Developing Agricultural 3ommunitie! %DA3) activity, farmer! 2ill receive training and tec#nical !upport aimed at increa!ed production and productivity of #orticulture 0a!ed activitie!. Farmer! 2ill 0e !upported in under!tanding t#e demand! of t#e mar4et and tec#ni6ue! to improve 6uality and yield. To promote re!ilience, climate c#ange adaptation, and environmental !u!taina0ility of t#e program, a variety of approac#e! could 0e utili5ed to !trengt#en t#e #orticulture value c#ain. T#e!e include rooftop rain2ater #arve!ting and !mall-!cale irrigation to ena0le cultivation during t#e dry !ea!on, compo!ting to generate organic fertili5er, legume production and crop rotation!-inter-cropping to improve !oil 6uality, !election of droug#t and flood tolerant or adapted !eed varietie!, terracing, and integrated pe!t management and live fencing. USAID-Timore!te 2ill al!o con!ider !cale-up and integration of 9FDA1! con!ervation agriculture pro/ect implemented 0y t#e Food and Agriculture 9rgani5ation %FA9). USAID RFI 8o. S9 -:;&-,:-(((((<
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In addition to production a!!i!tance, farmer! group!, a!!ociation! and cooperative! 2ill 0e !upported in !trengt#ening t#eir organi5ational capacity a! 2ell a! t#eir !4ill! in 0u!ine!!, mar4eting and admini!tration. B. Assist the private sector in adding needed technical assistance/extension experts to improve agricultural production and in providing nutritional education and training to farmers. T#ere are t#ree operational e.ten!ion !y!tem! in t#e country$ MAF, pro/ect-related, and local community e.ten!ion agent!. In mo!t ca!e!, t#e num0er of agent! i! in!ufficient and t#e !4ill level i! limited. Some donor! are currently 2or4ing 2it# univer!itie!, MAF, and tec#nical in!titute! in developing a Training of Trainer! %T9T) model for creating tec#nology, 4no2ledge management !y!tem!, and e.ten!ion !ervice!. Several 8?9! are ta4ing a !lig#tly different approac# and 2or4ing at t#e village level to !trengt#en local community agent! to provide tec#nical a!!i!tance to t#eir communitie!. USAID-Timor- e!te could try to capitali5e on t#i! 2or4, 0ut t#ere are po!!i0ilitie! for private !ector engagement a! 2ell. A! part of t#e input !upply !y!tem development, USAID could train input provider! to !upply e.ten!ion !ervice! on t#eir product! to t#eir cu!tomer!. T#i! type of training 2ould e.pand USAID1! net2or4 of pro/ect-related agent!. C. Establishment of a private sector-based input supply system. T#e e!ta0li!#ment of an effective private !ector-0a!ed input !upply !y!tem could 0enefit not only #orticulture 0ut an a!!ortment of a!!ociated value c#ain!, including fi!#erie!, live!toc4, and cereal crop!. T#e development of t#i! activity 2ould involve !ourcing, tran!porting, di!tri0ution, and !ale of agricultural input!, !uc# a! !eed!, tool! and fertili5er, to !mall-!cale input mar4eter! %village level), farmer!, and producer!. "otentially, input mar4eter! at t#e village level could provide tec#nical a!!i!tance on t#e product! t#ey !ell to farmer! or 0ecome Afarmer c#ampion!B to demon!trate and mar4et t#eir improved input!. ?iven t#e po!!i0ility of an input !y!tem to !upport multiple value c#ain!, leverage of and colla0oration 2it# ot#er donor! and 8?9! 2ould 0e 0eneficial. T#ere could al!o 0e opportunitie! to e.pand farmer acce!! to input!. . Coordinate !ith "A# and other sta$eholders to facilitate the establishment of assembly points, pac$ing houses, or !holesale mar$ets and support improved mar$et lin$ages. T#e facilitation of a!!em0ly point!, pac4ing #ou!e! or 2#ole!ale mar4et! at t#e di!trict and potentially !u0-di!trict level! 2ould ena0le t#e collection of economically via0le 6uantitie! of fre!# vegeta0le! for pic4up 0y !upermar4et!, catering companie!, #o!pital!, #otel!, !c#ool!, and t#e military. Suc# operation! could potentially lo2er tran!action co!t!, introduce !orting and 6uality control of fre!# vegeta0le!. Di!trict and potentially !u0di!trict a!!em0ly point! 2ould increa!e t#e mar4et po2er of t#e !mall producer and t#e efficiency of t#e mar4et. T#e a!!em0ly point! could create greater economie! of !cale of t#e vegeta0le operation!, and t#ey could reinforce USAID RFI 8o. S9 -:;&-,:-(((((<
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lin4age! 2it#in t#e value c#ain. USAID doe! not intend to fund con!truction a! part of t#i! pro/ect, 0ut 2ould 2or4 in coordination 2it# MAF, t#e private !ector, ot#er donor! and 4ey !ta4e#older! in facilitating t#eir e!ta0li!#ment and function. 9nce t#e a!!em0ly point! are e!ta0li!#ed and functional, it mig#t 0e po!!i0le to add additional !ervice! !uc# a! tec#nical a!!i!tance for farmer!, input !upply, microfinance, and nutritional me!!aging and education. T#e!e !upply c#ain activitie! 2ill not only improve efficiency and e.pand mar4et!, t#ey 2ill al!o create /o0! and #elp diver!ify liveli#ood!. E. %ncreased access to finance and support to value chain related "&"Es. Acce!! to finance i! an important component of t#e value c#ain. T#e pro/ect 2ill !ee4 to increa!e t#e availa0ility and acce!! to credit for 4ey !ta4e#older! along t#e value c#ain. #. 'olicy and enabling environment. Additional analy!e! 2ill 0e re6uired to develop a compre#en!ive upgrading !trategy for t#e !elected value c#ain!. T#e!e analy!e! 2ill #elp to determine t#e !pecific activitie! under t#e ne2 pro/ect. Support to upgrade value c#ain! !ee4! to decrea!e tran!action co!t! 2it#in t#e value c#ain and to increa!e 6uality and competitivene!!. Upgrading activitie! can occur in t#e core mar4et activitie! or in t#e !upporting mar4et function!. Improving t#e ena0ling environment i! often a nece!!ary intervention for an upgrading !trategy. T#i! i! not pre!ently t#e ca!e, #o2ever, a! t#ere are no !ignificant ena0ling environment con!traint! in t#e #orticultural !ector. "rice! are !et t#roug# mar4et mec#ani!m! and good! can travel freely 2it#in t#e country. A! t#e value c#ain 0ecome! 0etter organi5ed and mature!, #o2ever, it i! li4ely t#at t#i! !ituation 2ill c#ange. At t#i! time, USAID-Timor- e!te doe! not envi!ion a!!i!tance to !upport related government policie!C #o2ever, during t#e life of t#e pro/ect t#i! could 0e a potential area of !upport. T#i! could include !uc# area! a! contract enforcement, land tenure i!!ue!, !anitary and p#yto!anitary regulation! and te!ting, addre!!ing potential mar4et di!torting deci!ion! ta4en 0y government %e.g., !u0!idie!, free input!, and import re!triction!), and t#e general procedure! underta4en during policy formation and implementation. (. I)*r#+"n L'n, U-e P&'nn"n , L'n, Ten%re 'n, N't%r'& Re-#%r$e M'n' e)ent Agriculture, land and natural re!ource! are intrin!ically lin4ed !ector!. It i! impo!!i0le to con!ider t#e long term !u!taina0ility of agriculture related economic gro2t# activitie! 2it#out ta4ing into con!ideration t#e e!!ential natural re!ource! t#at activitie! are dependent upon. Timor- e!te #a! a variety of c#allenge! related to land u!e, planning and tenure. Gear! of conflict, internal di!placement!, and c#anging regime! #ave left Timor- e!te 2it# a comple. configuration of overlapping property claim!. 3urrent legi!lation doe! not fully addre!! t#e !ituation, leaving 6ue!tion! of o2ner!#ip unre!olved, and t#e large ma/ority of Timore!e una0le to 0uy and !ell land 2it# confidence. and di!pute! #ave 0een identified a! a potential conflict trigger and USAID RFI 8o. S9 -:;&-,:(((((<
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t#ey #ave periodically led to violent confrontation. Until t#e!e i!!ue! are re!olved, fear! of in!ta0ility 2ill linger. In addition to am0iguity regarding private land o2ner!#ip, t#ere are a multitude of c#allenge! to t#e planning, management and enforcement of la2! and regulation! 2it# regard to pu0lic land and protected area!. T#e ?9T #a! de!ignated a num0er of protected area! t#roug#out t#e country for important natural re!ource and 0iodiver!ity con!ervationC #o2ever, !ta4e#older ?9T mini!trie! currently lac4 t#e re!ource! and capacity to efficiently and effectively manage or protect t#e!e area!. A !ignificant di!connect remain! 0et2een t#e national level e!ta0li!#ment of la2! and community a2arene!! and under!tanding of t#e!e regulation!. A. 'romoting 'ublic 'articipation in (and "anagement and Environmental 'olicy. Regarding environmental policy in general, advi!or! may 0e provided to improve capacity for policy formulation 2it# pu0lic participation and to #elp !trengt#en coordination 0et2een t#e line mini!trie! re!pon!i0le for t#e over!ig#t and management of protected area!. Suc# a policy program could 0e developed to !trengt#en 0iodiver!ity con!ervation, 2ater!#ed management, and !u!taina0le agricultural practice! in cooperation and coordination 2it# t#e communitie! t#at depend on t#em. An overall participatory proce!! in t#e development of policie! related to re!ource tenure and environmental management !uc# a! protected area delineation 2ill e!ta0li!# a co-management approac# in 2#ic# protected area! and vital natural re!ource! can 0e more effectively and efficiently managed 0y local communitie! in coordination 2it# t#e local, di!trict and national government. Activitie! could !upport participatory planning and natural re!ource planning 0a!ed on !cientific re!earc#. B. )atural *esource "anagement through Co-management of +atershed and 'rotected Areas. Uncertainty regarding land and property e.tend! into fore!tland! and natural re!ource!. T#e lac4 of clarity of rig#t! and re!pon!i0ilitie! #a! implication! for !ound environmental management. Security of tenure to agricultural and fore!tland! can 0e an incentive for community con!ervation of t#e!e re!ource!. Rural poor 2ould 0e more li4ely to inve!t in t#eir land, including refore!tation and !u!taina0le agricultural practice! t#at #ave do2n!tream 0enefit! in reducing !oil ero!ion and re#a0ilitating degraded #a0itat!. Suc# rig#t! and enforcement of !ound management can 0e !trengt#ened t#roug# t#e official recognition of cu!tomary la2 for natural re!ource management and con!ervation, tara 0andu. 8RM could 0e e!ta0li!#ed 2it#in a community deci!ion frame2or4, and mig#t al!o utili5e ne2 information re!ource! t#at are increa!ingly availa0le to ?9T . ocal communitie! !#ould 0e engaged in mapping ri!4 and t#e potential for environmental degradation in pro/ect activitie!. Formation of community u!er group! for t#e !ound management of land and 2ater 2ould protect t#e!e re!ource! and contri0ute to an integrated 2ater!#ed management !trategy. A 2ater!#ed per!pective !#ould 0e an overarc#ing t#eme in any USAID-Timor- e!te 7? programming. "roper 2ater!#ed USAID RFI 8o. S9 -:;&-,:-(((((<
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management can provide re!ilience to climate c#ange, increa!e agricultural productivity, and protect and con!erve natural re!ource!. T#e #ealt# of a 2ater!#ed #a! a direct correlation to ac#ieving 7? program o0/ective!. T#u!, it i! important to include activitie! t#at en#ance t#e long-term via0ility of 2ater!#ed!, !uc# a! developing alternative! to defore!tation %from !la!# and 0urn agriculture and 2ood gat#ering for fuel), refore!tation, !ta0ili5ation of !tream 0an4!, and ot#er 0e!t management practice! related to infra!tructure and land u!e. =ater!#ed management for USAID pro/ect! !#ould focu! on !u0!tantial, yet !imple, community-0a!ed component!. T#ere are a num0er of !ucce!!ful community-0a!ed 2ater!#ed management approac#e! t#at can 0e applied. 3. C#)*&e)ent'r. C#)*#nent- /#r N%tr"t"#n, Be!'+"#r C!'n e 'n, L"/e S0"&&3ritic! of t#e value c#ain approac# note t#at it! focu! i! on t#e mar4et and not on t#e #ou!e#old! t#at depend on t#at mar4et. For t#i! rea!on, any value c#ain-0a!ed approac# al!o #a! to loo4 at complementary activitie! and 0e#avior c#ange to en!ure acce!! of t#e mar4et to poor #ou!e#old! and t#e development of complementary 4no2ledge and life !4ill! to ma.imi5e t#e 0enefit of t#e mar4et on #ou!e#old 2ell0eing. T#e follo2ing li!t of illu!trative activitie! may 0e con!idered for addre!!ing t#e !ocial, cultural and #uman con!ideration! needed to ma.imi5e t#e 0enefit of value-c#ain activitie! on t#e 0eneficiarie! in 5one! of influence. T#e!e con!ideration! may 0e addre!!ed t#roug# direct intervention! or t#roug# cooperation 2it# activitie! implemented 0y ot#er !ta4e#older!. A. Household gardens. T#e development of 4ey#ole or #ou!e#old garden!, 2#ic# provide #ig#-yielding, lo2-co!t, non-la0or inten!ive !y!tem! for nutritiou! vegeta0le production, could complement #orticulture value c#ain activitie!. If t#e program i! 2or4ing 2it# fre!# vegeta0le! and legume!, t#e addition of #ou!e#old related vegeta0le production could 0e a natural !pinoff of t#e pro/ect. imited 6uantitie! of !eed!, e.ten!ion !ervice!, and ot#er re!ource! of t#e pro/ect could 0e directed to2ard t#e #ou!e#old level and !pecifically targeted to2ard! 2omen and may target training for mot#er !upport group! and education on proper feeding of young c#ildren. Important element! of t#e program could include nutritional a2arene!!, education of e.ten!ion 2or4er! to provide nutrition information, and 2omen1! engagement-leader!#ip. B. School demonstration projects. Sc#ool! could 0e a ne.u! for including yout#, addre!!ing 0e#avior c#ange %regarding nutrition or t#e environment), and en!uring !u!taina0ility. A demon!tration pro/ect mig#t involve fi!#-pond!, !c#ool garden!, rain2ater #arve!ting, and life-!4ill! training %nutrition, financial literacy, food preparation, #ygiene), and could 0e done after !c#ool a! part of a yout# clu0, or if de!ired 0y t#e !c#ool admini!trator!, a! part of t#e curriculum. Important component! of t#e !c#ool demon!tration pro/ect! 2ould 0e t#e e.periential learning t#at 2ould #elp !upport career development and po!itive 0e#avior c#ange 0y !ociali5ing t#e yout# to multiple inter-related idea!. Any USAID RFI 8o. S9 -:;&-,:-(((((<
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nutrition me!!aging !#ould 0e done in colla0oration 2it# t#e Mini!try of >ealt#, a! 2ell a! ot#er !ta4e#older! already 2or4ing in t#i! area. C. Inland fisheries. He!ide! 0eing a potential !ource of employment and income, fi!#pond! could !upport food !ecurity t#roug# t#e addition of protein-0a!ed food into t#e local diet. Inland fi!#ery production on a !mall !cale could al!o po!!i0ly 0e integrated into t#e operation! of potential pac4ing #ou!e! and cold !torage facilitie! t#at could 0e e!ta0li!#ed in t#e future for fre!# vegeta0le!. T#ere are a num0er of donor! 2or4ing in inland fi!#erie! and a num0er of opportunitie! to coordinate 2it# ot#er donor! are po!!i0le. T#e development of an emerging private !ector-0a!ed input !upply !y!tem could al!o !upport fi!#pond productivity t#roug# acce!! to net!, fingerling!, feed, and ot#er fi!#pond e6uipment. T#i! 2ould 0e an area 2#ere USAID-Timor- e!te 2ould 0e particularly intere!ted in !upporting ot#er donor! or organi5ation! already 2or4ing on !imilar programming. D. Life skills training. Support may include in!truction in financial literacy and 0e#avior c#ange information related to food preparation, nutrition, #and 2a!#ing, #ygiene, and 2ater !torage. T#e!e activitie! could 0e done in a num0er of 2ay!. T#e!e additional !4ill! can augment training! 0eing delivered t#roug# !c#ool demon!tration pro/ect!, and !uco #ealt# council!. Activitie! may !pecifically target 2omen1! group! !ince t#e !pillover effect! are li4ely to 0e greater given t#e traditional role of 2omen a! caregiver!C t#ey are al!o more li4ely to tend #ou!e#old garden! and run microenterpri!e!. E. Nutrition Beha ior Change Communication. Moving 0eyond training, 0e#avior c#ange communication !trategie! could 0e implemented to !trengt#en and reinforce me!!aging 0eing delivered t#roug# training! and ot#er traditional met#od!. T#e idea 2ould 0e to increa!e demand for nutritiou! food! t#roug# a !erie! of innovative mar4eting campaign!, training!, and demon!tration! aimed at promoting t#e proper utili5ation and increa!ed con!umption of nutritiou! food! in rural #ou!e#old!. T#e!e activitie! can 0e done in coordination 2it# t#e ?9T , 8?9! and ot#er donor! and could incorporate a multitude of media delivery option!. POSSIBLE IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS: "er USAID1! "ro/ect De!ign ?uidance, * Aa pro/ect i! defined a! a !et of e.ecuted intervention! over an e!ta0li!#ed timeline and 0udget, intended to ac#ieve a di!crete development re!ult 0y re!olving an a!!ociated pro0lem.B A pro/ect can con!i!t of !everal related component! t#at can 0e accompli!#ed t#roug# !eparate procurement mec#ani!m!. At t#i! time, USAID-Timor- e!te #a! not identified t#e num0er of a2ard! %contract!, cooperative agreement!, or grant!) t#at 2ill re!ult from t#i! pro/ect de!ign.