Expression of Interest (EOI) Consultancy for Technical Implementation of the Digital Information System (DISA) for Sustainable and Climate Change
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Consultancy for Technical implementation of the digital information system (DISA) for sustainable and climate change-oriented agriculture in Rwanda
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0. Context
0.1. Scope of the Project
With the project “Practical implementation of the digital information system (DISA) for sustainable and climate change-oriented agriculture in Rwanda” commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) as part of the Federal-State Program, GIZ aims to support Rwandan government institutions and farmers to adapt its agricultural production to climate change by using digital tools to improve forecasts and giving recommendations for action for farming activities.
To achieve these objectives, it is intended to transfer and adapt experiences from the German Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate regarding the preparation and provision of digital agrometeorological data and services to end users in the Rwanda context.
Furthermore the project builds on the results of the previous project “‘Digital Information System for Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Rwanda’ (DISA)”
The German partner is the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Economics, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture (MWVLW) with its implementation partners Technical University of Bingen (TH Bingen) and the Rural Service Centres (DLR RLP).
Partners in Rwanda are the Rwanda Space Agency (RSA), the Association for the Promotion of Sustainable Development in Rwanda (Verein zur Förderung nachhaltiger Entwicklung in Ruanda e.V.), a registered local NGO based in Butare, the Imbaraga Farmers' Association, the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) as an agricultural research institution in Rwanda, as well as the private universities Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Africa and the Institute D'enseignement Superieur De Ruhengeri (INES) in Musanze, and other private local agricultural consultants or private companies. Other potential partners are Meteo Rwanda, Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA) and the University of Rwanda.
The target group are (smallholder) farmers in Rwanda who can use improved information systems for agriculture to make their farming more ecologically sustainable and adapted to climate change. It comprises of approximately 20,000 farmers in the two pilot regions around Huye in southern Rwanda and Musanze in the north. In addition to the recommendations for cultivation and pesticide use for potatoes, another crop – maize – will be included in the information system. The project involves innovative farmers from the previous pilot regions and representatives of local agricultural structures in rural regions of Rwanda.
0.2. Data for Sustainable Development in Agriculture
Agriculture is one of the most important economic sectors in Rwanda. A large proportion of jobs in the country depend on agriculture. Although the agricultural sector contributes only 33% to the...
Consultancy for Technical implementation of the digital information system (DISA) for sustainable and climate change-oriented agriculture in Rwanda
Reference number:
0. Context
0.1. Scope of the Project
With the project “Practical implementation of the digital information system (DISA) for sustainable and climate change-oriented agriculture in Rwanda” commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) as part of the Federal-State Program, GIZ aims to support Rwandan government institutions and farmers to adapt its agricultural production to climate change by using digital tools to improve forecasts and giving recommendations for action for farming activities.
To achieve these objectives, it is intended to transfer and adapt experiences from the German Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate regarding the preparation and provision of digital agrometeorological data and services to end users in the Rwanda context.
Furthermore the project builds on the results of the previous project “‘Digital Information System for Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Rwanda’ (DISA)”
The German partner is the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Economics, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture (MWVLW) with its implementation partners Technical University of Bingen (TH Bingen) and the Rural Service Centres (DLR RLP).
Partners in Rwanda are the Rwanda Space Agency (RSA), the Association for the Promotion of Sustainable Development in Rwanda (Verein zur Förderung nachhaltiger Entwicklung in Ruanda e.V.), a registered local NGO based in Butare, the Imbaraga Farmers' Association, the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) as an agricultural research institution in Rwanda, as well as the private universities Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Africa and the Institute D'enseignement Superieur De Ruhengeri (INES) in Musanze, and other private local agricultural consultants or private companies. Other potential partners are Meteo Rwanda, Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA) and the University of Rwanda.
The target group are (smallholder) farmers in Rwanda who can use improved information systems for agriculture to make their farming more ecologically sustainable and adapted to climate change. It comprises of approximately 20,000 farmers in the two pilot regions around Huye in southern Rwanda and Musanze in the north. In addition to the recommendations for cultivation and pesticide use for potatoes, another crop – maize – will be included in the information system. The project involves innovative farmers from the previous pilot regions and representatives of local agricultural structures in rural regions of Rwanda.
0.2. Data for Sustainable Development in Agriculture
Agriculture is one of the most important economic sectors in Rwanda. A large proportion of jobs in the country depend on agriculture. Although the agricultural sector contributes only 33% to the...