Deadline: 4 October 2019
Agricultural Transformation Initiative (ATI) is seeking partners that will collaborate with public and private sector groups to create sustainable market-based nutrition solutions.
ATI, the winning applicant will develop analyses, interventions, and stakeholder-oriented programming. This work will build on current ATI efforts, integrating new initiatives with existing programs.
The winning applicant will identify opportunities to scale and iteratively refine activities to address targeted needs. They will also develop contextually-appropriate nutrition interventions that can be implemented alongside ongoing programming. Proposed work should consist of three phases:
- Phase 1: Landscape Analysis
- Identify policy, market, clinical, and other contextually-appropriate interventions to improve the nutrition of smallholder farmers in Malawi or in similar contexts. Cultivate fruitful partnerships and identify innovative interventions that have demonstrated success. Understand ongoing and future ATI activities and work within ATI’s current theory of change.
- Phase 2: In-Country Analysis and Partnership Evaluation
- Conduct an in-country assessment to map stakeholders and potential partners. Compose a list of recommendations regarding future programming, including geographic focus areas, data collection and dissemination plans, potential interventions, and strategies for long-term nutritional improvement. Identify data gaps and propose solutions.
- Phase 3: Co-creation workshop
- Present analyses to ATI for review and discussion. Focus on strategies for integrating proposed interventions with other ATI programming. In coordination with ATI, develop a multi-year work plan for smallholder nutritional programming. If appropriate, develop a request for proposal for a stand-alone project or suggest alternate procurement mechanisms.
ATI Overview
The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) was launched in September 2017 as an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating global efforts to reduce deaths and harm from smoking, with the ultimate goal of eliminating smoking worldwide. Since the adoption of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in 2003 countries that comprise 90% of the world’s population have resolved to significantly reduce smoking rates by 2025. These efforts will inevitably entail a reduction in demand for some types of raw tobacco products, such as those produced by farmers in Malawi and other regional economies. Decreased demand means predictably lower incomes for tobacco-producing farmers and tobacco-reliant countries. These challenges create a unique opportunity to (a) support smallholder tobacco farmers as they transition to alternative crops and livelihoods, and (b) catalyze that transition.
Through the ATI in Malawi, the Foundation is working to prepare smallholder tobacco farmers for an era of reduced tobacco demand. ATI seeks to facilitate the establishment of more secure income strategies for farmers, and to partner with diverse stakeholders to ensure success and sustainability. The activities of ATI will target the following outcomes:
- Diversified, secure income streams for smallholder tobacco farmers
- Improved food security and nutrition for target populations
- Increased non-tobacco export earnings
- Application of technologies that enhance productivity, reduce costs, enable data-driven production decisions, and facilitate access to profitable and reliable markets
Funding Information
Award amount Up to $300,000.
Submission Requirements
Applicants must describe their experience in identifying impactful nutrition interventions, focusing on work in the Southern African Development Community region. Successful applicants will have at least five years of experience in designing nutrition interventions.
Submissions are limited to three pages in length; however, applicants may submit annexes as appropriate. Submissions should include, at a minimum:
- Relevant experience
- Proposed approach for identifying nutrition interventions in Malawi
- Special considerations for youth and gender
- Special considerations for sustainability and market-based solutions
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.smokefreeworld.org/sites/default/files/nutrition_eoi.pdf