Call of Expressions of Interest on REVIVING FORGOTTEN FOODS FOR ENHANCED NUTRITION AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE
GFAiR, hosted by CGIAR/ABC, is seeking to engage GFAiR members, partners and other interested stakeholders to form a Collective Action on Reviving Forgotten Foods for Enhanced Nutrition and Climate Resilience.
This theme is one of the three that were prioritized by GFAiR’s Steering Committee in a survey carried out last May.
Purpose
The purpose of this request for Expressions of Interest is to identify organizations interested in participating in a Collective Action (CA) dedicated to reviving forgotten foods, with a particular focus on their inherent nutritional value and resilience to climate change. Through this initiative, the aim is to empower small scale producers as key actors in the pro-poor transformation of agri-food research and innovation systems. The CA will embrace shared values, operational principles and actionable strategies designed to empower farmers to demonstrate the vast potential of their crops, advocate for their challenges and needs, and overhaul research and innovation systems in favour of forgotten foods and of farmers’ traditional knowledge and governance structures.
Organization background
GFAiR is the only global multi-stakeholder forum in which public, private and civil actors, across all aspects of the generation, access, transformation and use of agri-food knowledge, collaborate through their own representative mechanisms to collectively shape the future of agriculture and realize desired SDG impacts. GFAiR is hosted by CGIAR / Alliance for Bioversity and CIAT.
Submission of proposals
Proposals must be submitted by email, in strict compliance with the procedures outlined in the Terms of Reference (Annex 1) and must include all sections detailed in Annex 2. For proposals to be eligible for consideration, GFAiR must receive the submission, signed by a legal representative of the applicant organization, and stamped with the official seal of the organization on or before the 15th of September 2024 at gfair.secretariat@gfair.network. Proposals received after this deadline will not be considered. GFAiR reserves the right to extend the deadline for submission. In such an event, GFAiR will inform potential applicants in writing, specifying the terms and duration of the extension.
Selection Criteria
A Selection Committee will review the proposals to check that they meet the following criteria:
- As per the GFAiR Charter, CAs must include at least three partners belonging to the GFAiR Constituencies with at least one of them representing the interests of farmers/small-scale producers. Organizations may apply individually or jointly with others, which needs to be specified in the proposal. GFAiR may assist organizations applying individually to partner up with others in order to fulfil the condition stated above.
- Proposals must align with GFAiR’s Partnership Principles (Updated_August 2024) and Engagement Principles.
- CAs should contribute to agroecology principles and practices.
- CAs must be inclusive, notably of women and youth, by incorporating gender-sensitive, responsive, or transformative approaches, and prioritising youth involvement.
- Results from CAs should enable transformative change with results applicable globally.
Organizations that fulfil these criteria will be invited to participate in a webinar to discuss the potential for developing a CA.
Annex 1: Terms of Reference_Reviving Forgotten Foods for Enhanced Nutrition and Climate Resilience