Requesting for Quotation of Soil Test for Farmers - North Lebanon

RMF is currently Requesting for Quotation of Soil Test for Farmers - North Lebanon for a total of 75 farmers in North Lebanon (see attachment) as part of Shabake 2 project in North Lebanon.

The project aims to enhance economic development (medium-term), and food security (long-term), by engaging 75 farmers, and 12 MSMEs, in the North-Lebanon region, currently working on promising, food security enhancing agricultural value chains, with capacity building, in-kind support, as well as enhanced access to markets. Additionally, the project aims to fill in a market gap of essential crops, as the targeted value chains are considered one of the most essential nutritious crops for the human being planted in farmers’ lands in the area.

The targeted farmers will be supported through:

• Assessment of needs and opportunities, to generate tailored solutions resulting in greater impact
• Conducting general business and technical trainings, to ensure beneficiaries have increased qualitative and quantitative production, sales, growth, jobs and resilience
• Providing in-kind assistance, to ensure that farmers are more stable through increased investment in inputs, and equipment, contributing to productivity, better quality products, growth, economic diversification, job creation, reduced costs, and increased competitiveness in local markets

Ensuring business linkages and contract farming, so that a window to local markets is created, enhancing local products and services to replace imported ones, increasing jobs, translated to sustainable sources of income.

The Selection Criteria:

• Price: 60%
• Full test including (Organic Matter; Organic Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potassium; Calcium; Magnesium; Iron; Sodium; Texture; PH; Conductivity; Active limestone): 20%
• Delivery within one month: 20%