Background:

Smallholder farmers in Uttar Pradesh, particularly those engaged in mint cultivation, face multiple economic and environmental challenges. Limited access to high-quality inputs, scientific farming techniques, lack of financial services, and markets has led to declining productivity and incomes. Climate change further exacerbates these issues, with unpredictable monsoons, prolonged dry spells, and depleting groundwater resources making farming increasingly unsustainable. As a result, agriculture is becoming less attractive, especially for the younger generation, threatening the long-term viability of farming communities.

To address these challenges, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and Mars GmbH launched, “Shubh Samriddhi-Strengthening Women Empowerment and Resilience in Mint Farming Communities”, to transform mint farming sector in Uttar Pradesh by improving production systems and strengthening social capital, with a focus on benefiting smallholder farmers. The project aims to enhance women-led enterprises and inclusive development for 7,000 farming households through viable green businesses and building skills through tailored capacity building programs and strengthen institutional linkages to finance, schemes, and markets. To achieve this, the Technical Agency will be responsible to:

Key Tasks of the Assignment:

1. To strengthen meaningful participation of women in local planning processes.
2. To enable an institutional and administrative environment at Block and district levels that supports

inclusive local planning and women’s participation.

Please refer to the bidding conditions and follow the instructions carefully.

The detailed documentation with regards to this call for proposals includes:

1. Terms of Reference for the Assignment
2. Grid for assessing eligibility of firms & Legal Inferences
3. The Technical Evaluation Grid
4. Bidding Conditions
5. Financial Template & CO2 Offsetting Guidelines
6. The General Terms & Conditions of Contracts