The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) Steering Committee has launched its sixth GAFSP Call for Proposals
to improve the income and food security of poor people in low-income countries
through public and private sector investments, as well as technical assistance
and advisory services.
GAFSP aims to fill the financing and technical gaps in
country-owned and country-led agriculture and food security strategies and
plans. GAFSP takes a holistic food systems perspective – with agriculture at
its core – to support countries resiliently and sustainably transform their
food and agriculture sector and improve environmental outcomes, reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, advance gender equality, increase smallholders’
incomes, improve human health and nutritional outcomes, and enhance countries’
capacity to adapt to and build resilience for potential future crises.
This Call for Proposals is seeking technically
sound proposals that not only justify the proposed public sector investment,
but also identify opportunities for complementary private sector engagement
and that, by design, support the creation of a conducive environment for
private sector investment. The GAFSP Steering Committee looks forward to
receiving a broad range of proposals, and priority will be given to those that
are able to demonstrate high likelihood of effective implementation within the
specific country context.
Objective
The country-led modality aims to fund projects
that support eligible countries to address priority public sector investments
and enable private sector development opportunities in line with country-owned
agricultural investment plans.
Scope
This Call for Proposals is being launched in the
context of the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic. Therefore, GAFSP funding will
support countries’ medium- to long-term COVID-19 response efforts for a more
sustainable, inclusive, and resilient recovery of their agriculture and food
systems in a changing climate to ‘build back better’.
Funding Information
Available resources in the GAFSP Trust Fund for
Countries and POs applying under this Call for Proposals are approximately
US$150 million. Of this, an indicative amount of US$125 million will be
allocated for Country submissions. These funds are expected to be allocated to
5 - 8 successful Country proposals.
Eligibility Criteria
This Call for Proposals will be open to all
members of the International Development Association (IDA) that are classified
as active IDA-only countries, i.e., those countries that are eligible to
receive financing from IDA and not from the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and that are not in non-accrual status.
This currently includes the 57 countries. Multi-country submissions from among
the 57 eligible countries are also permitted.
Post Date - 21-May-2021