Call for Expressions of Interest
The USAID Feed the Future Kilimo Tija Activity is seeking concept papers from applicants interested in applying for grants related to project objectives. Please submit applications to KTA.grants@acdivoca-tz.org by March 21, 2023. Please review the call for EOI and the accompanying documents linked below for full application criteria.
Kilimo Tija is a five-year, $37.9M activity that will transform the Tanzanian horticulture market system into a more vibrant, competitive, resilient, and inclusive one capable of fueling sustained growth and drawing in new market participants. ACDI/VOCA has partnered with ASPIRES and Fintrac Global to implement Kilimo Tija. Through Kilimo Tija, Tanzanian smallholders and producer organizations will benefit from improved commercial access to productive technologies and training to help them produce quality fresh and processed fruits and vegetables for an expanding and diverse market of domestic and international buyers.
Project Objectives
- Strengthen horticulture market systems to increase enterprise and employment opportunities
- Increase access to commercially provided, climate-smart, and productivity-enhancing agricultural technologies
- Strengthen the enabling environment for market systems
Project Activities and Approaches
- Strengthen the organization of the horticulture market system that enables farmers and entrepreneurs to move into higher-value activities
- Increase sales of improved seed and fertilizer increase yields, sales, and consumption of high-quality horticulture crops
- Increase private sector investment in the horticulture market system
- Increase volumes and sales of high-quality horticulture products in domestic, regional and/or international markets
Anticipated Project Results
Anticipated results include:
- Impact 2,400 horticulture MSMEs and
- Increase the revenue of assisted MSMEs by at least 15% annually
- Create 7,400 new jobs, most of which will employ women and youth
Funder: USAID
Chief of Party: Antonio Coello, acoello@acdivoca-tz.org
Project Director: Art Gandilyan, agandilyan@acdivoca.org
Project Specialist: Emily Gray, egray@acdivoca.org
Related News
ACDI/VOCA Awarded the Feed the Future Tanzania Kilimo Tija Activity
We are pleased to announce that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has named ACDI/VOCA to lead the Feed …
In Tanzania, Widowed Farmer Thrives Through Program Training & Grants
Alexia Paulo Nyoni, age 53, is a widow who lives in Mikoleko village, in the Kilombero District of southwestern Tanzania’s …
From Project to Sustainable Progress: Tanager and ACDI/VOCA Help Local NGO NAFAKA Kilimo Impact Tanzanian Agriculture
Tanager, ACDI/VOCA, and AV Ventures share a mission to improve economic and social conditions for vulnerable populations around the world. …
