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{"metadata":{"id":"00610dd941df55b6346ab41b1c47fd9c","source":"gardian_index","url":"https://cgspace.cgiar.org/rest/bitstreams/9145d267-69de-4d36-b709-33e9855ce18d/retrieve"},"pageCount":15,"title":"","keywords":[],"chapters":[{"head":"","index":1,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":20,"text":"AICCRA are being implemented by a broad coalition of CGIAR centers and partners working at regional, sub-regional, and national level."},{"index":2,"size":42,"text":"AICCRA investments are concentrated in six anchor countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Senegal, and Zambia, with spill-over benefits expected in other countries, as AICCRA will also work with Africa's regional economic communities (RECs) and their associated regional agricultural research and climate-change networks."},{"index":3,"size":7,"text":"The project runs from 2021 to 2023."}]},{"head":"About the AICCRA project","index":2,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":67,"text":"Overview AICCRA aims to enhance access to climate information services (CIS) and validated, bundled, climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies/ practices in Africa. With the support of AICCRA project, farmers and livestock keepers will be able to better anticipate climate-related events and take preventive actions, with better access to climate advisories linked to information about effective response measures. This will help communities better safeguard their livelihoods and the environment."}]},{"head":"AICCRA in Senegal","index":3,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":101,"text":"In Senegal, AICCRA is implemented by the The project aims to implement the sub-regional component of AICCRA in West Africa through building multi-actor partnerships among existing scientific and educational networks and centers to achieve outcomes through engaging with individual partners at the country level. Specifically, this project will enhance the capacity of national and regional public institutions and the private sector (e.g., input providers, information and communication technology companies, agribusinesses, and media) to develop delivery models for CIS 1 and for Climate-smart Agriculture CSA 2 knowledge, and approaches and tools to support climate-smart value chains (VCs) harnessing intraregional and south-south synergies."},{"index":2,"size":47,"text":"Building on prior knowledge from CCAFS and available infrastructure in Senegal, AICCRA is focusing on the thematic areas that will foster digital agricultural advisories and decision-making tools, partnerships, and capacity building for climatic information dissemination in order to scale CSA innovations in key value chains and regions."},{"index":3,"size":58,"text":"1 CIS is the packaging and dissemination of climate information targeted to/for specific users 2 CSA is defined as improved production, adaptation, or resilience to climate change, and reduced emissions from agriculture FJ, CERAAS/ISRA), who will bring their relevant expertise and contextual experience to the process. They will also act as mentors, available to advise the 20 finalists."}]},{"head":"BOX 1: Evaluation criteria","index":4,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":69,"text":"Proposals are expected to present the applicants' intended focus, predictable results, and key preliminary indicators that the project will deliver within the project period. AICCRA aims to reach at least 2,500 beneficiaries within the project duration. The number of expected beneficiaries reached through the business model should be reflected in the application. Applicants exhibiting the following criteria will be shortlisted and will progress to the next phase of evaluation:"}]},{"head":"I.","index":5,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":7,"text":"A minimum of 2 years of operations"}]},{"head":"II.","index":6,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":10,"text":"A concrete business model aligned with the four priority areas:"},{"index":2,"size":81,"text":"a. Sustainable intensification of production through access to finance, inputs, and CSA advisory b. Value-added, efficient processing through reduction of post-harvest losses and compliance with food safety standards c. Improvement of market linkages through the promotion of sustainable and inclusive retail food brands d. Uptake of CIS and CSA practices (such as index-based insurance) by smallholder farmers III. Ability to seek and secure funding between USD 100K-500K for follow-on capital in CAPEX or working capital and has previously received external funding."}]},{"head":"IV.","index":7,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":13,"text":"A commitment to two of the three CSA pillars: Productivity, Adaptation, and Mitigation."},{"index":2,"size":96,"text":"a. Productivity indicates that the company has the potential to positively impact the environment through developing more efficient use of land and inputs, reducing wastage, and boosting local economies. b. Adaptation indicates that the company has the potential to positively impact the environment through fostering climate resilience and implementing adaptation actions to respond better to climate variability and change (e.g. drought resilience, water management) c. Mitigation indicates that the company has the potential to positively impact the environment through encouraging and supporting practices that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (e.g. alternative energy, reduced nitrogen fertilizer usage)."},{"index":3,"size":22,"text":"V. A clear gender and social inclusion strategy within the business model and one at least one of the following gender dimensions:"},{"index":4,"size":8,"text":"• ownership (more than 51% owned by women)"},{"index":5,"size":10,"text":"• management team (more than 40% women in management positions)"},{"index":6,"size":50,"text":"• workforce and policies demonstrating a clear commitment to gender and social inclusion • within its supply chain (participation of women in smallholder farmer suppliers, distributors, and end clients) • products and services that benefit women VI. Preference will be given to the SMEs operating in the following value chains:"},{"index":7,"size":15,"text":"The SMEs that will be selected to move to the next stage need to demonstrate:"}]},{"head":"Innovation of business case","index":8,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":40,"text":"Proposals should present clear product(s) and clear business model(s) for the products or services proposed The business model(s) should indicate objective(s) for growth of their CSA/CIS solution in the selected supply chain and markets, while engaging and supporting smallholder farmers."}]},{"head":"Commercial viability and sustainability","index":9,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":38,"text":"Applicants will be evaluated on the potential for growth of the product or service in the selected market(s). A sustainability and/or exit strategy should be indicated. Applicants should provide a two-year projection of revenue, costs, and net income."}]},{"head":"Implementation plan","index":10,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":58,"text":"Applicants should outline their plan for implementation, including key activities/ milestones to be completed and the timeframe for each. Applicants should discuss with other actors and stakeholders that will need to be engaged to support implementation (for example, cooperatives, industry associations, marketing agents, etc.) and describe who these partners are, how and when that engagement will take place."}]},{"head":"Impact on smallholder farmers and social inclusion","index":11,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":72,"text":"Proposals should demonstrate how: (i) the business model(s) will oversee opportunities for and constraints to include women along CSA/CIS scaling pathways, (ii) address challenges in existing gender norms and power structures preventing women from adopting CSA/CIS, (iii) manage the risk of women being left behind in the up-take of labor-saving mechanized irrigation technologies, and (iv) contextualize the products and services to the given context where women clients live and to their needs."}]},{"head":"Organizational, management and technical capacity","index":12,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":6,"text":"Applicants will be evaluated on business, "}]},{"head":"What AICCRA offers to successful applicants","index":13,"paragraphs":[]},{"head":"CSA technical assistance","index":14,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":56,"text":"The successful applicants will also receive technical assistance in the form of trainings and capacity building events on CSA and CIS, as well as digital technologies. The support will be tailored to their needs and focus of their activities. Participants are expected to work closely with the CGIAR Centers and partners that will deliver the assistance. "}]},{"head":"Business Development/","index":15,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":2,"text":"Investment Readiness"}]},{"head":"CSA Technical Assistance","index":16,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":2,"text":"De-Risking Grant"}]},{"head":"The process and timeline","index":17,"paragraphs":[{"index":1,"size":1,"text":"The "}]}],"figures":[{"text":" the AICCRA Senegal Gender-Smart Accelerator Grant Aim of the Gender-Smart Accelerator Grant Scope of the grant/program Eligibility Evaluation criteria 4. What AICCRA offers to successful applicants 5. The process and timeline 6. Acknowledgement "},{"text":"Figure 1 : Figure 1: AICCRA-Senegal Thematic Areas "},{"text":" International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (The Alliance), and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), in partnership with the Centre d'étude régional pour l'amélioration de l'adaptation à la sécheresse (CERAAS), which is a part of the Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA), the Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile et de la Météorologie (ANACIM), and the Agence Nationale de Conseil Agricole et Rural (ANCAR). "},{"text":"FIGURE FIGURE 1: AICCRA Senegal Thematic Areas "},{"text":" management, and technical qualifications with regard to scaling products or services in smallholder markets. The proposals should present learning activities and mechanisms to enhance the capacity outcomes for the applicant. "},{"text":"Figure Figure 2 illustrates AICCRA's value proposition to successful applicants.AICCRA's value proposition to successful applicants "},{"text":"FIGURE FIGURE 2: AICCRA's value proposition to successful applicants "},{"text":" AICCRA-Senegal project team has developed this concept based on the results of a private sector scoping mission conducted in March 2022. Through a series of workshops and interactions with over 50 stakeholders including SMEs, producer associations, financial institutions and ecosystem actors, key priority areas have been refined to meet the needs of agribusiness SMEs to scale CSA/CIS in Senegal today.The following roadmap (Figure3) will guide the implementation of the process between the months of August and December 2022. "},{"text":"FIGURE FIGURE 3: AICCRA-Senegal Accelerator Program process and timeline "},{"text":" "},{"text":" "},{"text":" "},{"text":" "}],"sieverID":"7b62a403-5d86-4ec7-9d4d-1e2efbc27b0a","abstract":""} |
