Tender: UPDATE – Horticulture Development Project

Tender posted on DevBusiness website (www.devbusiness.com). Log on to DevBusiness to review full tender.

DB Reference number: WB3439-07/15

Country: India

Deadline: August 25, 2015

The Project Director: Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project, now invites prospective nursery / firms to indicate their interest in supply of improved plant material comprising of Clonal Rootstocks, grafted feathered and whip nursery fruit plants of Apple, Pear, Cherry, Stone fruits, Kiwi and Walnut etc. as follows: Continue reading

Bangladesh – National Agricultural Technology Program – Phase II Project

The World Bank approved a total of $176.06 million for the Second National Agricultural Technology Program. The project development objective is to increase agricultural productivity of smallholder farms and improve smallholder farmers’ access to markets in selected districts. This is to be achieved through the following components: Continue reading

Tender: Eastern Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (EAAPP-APL1A)

Tender posted on DevBusiness website (www.devbusiness.com). Log on to DevBusiness to review full tender.

DB Reference number: WB3621-08/15

Country: Uganda

Deadline: August 21, 2015

Supply of One (1) Set of a Diary Processing Equipment-Lot.1 and Fibre/Nitrogen Analyser Equipment and Hummer Mill-Lot.2 Continue reading

Bolivia: 350 Thousand Rural Inhabitants to Benefit from Direct Community Investments

This article originally appeared on the World Bank website. More information about the project can be found at the project website.

On August 4, the World Bank (WB) Board of Executive Directors approved US$60 million in additional financing to expand the successful implementation of the Community Investment in Rural Areas Project (PICAR). The additional financing will increase the number of beneficiaries from 150 thousand to 350 thousand, most of them indigenous, and almost half women, in La Paz, Oruro, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba and Pando departments.

Up until now, a good portion of the initiatives were focused on creating or improving drinking water and sewer infrastructure, irrigation and micro-irrigation canals, pedestrian and vehicular bridges, greenhouses and cattle enclosures, among others.

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eConsultant2: Solar Ultra Mega Power Project (Madhya Pradesh) – Technical Consultant

Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP) in partnership with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), Government of India, is keen to setup a 750 MW PV solar park in the Rewa District of Madhya Pradesh through private sector participation. This includes developing the infrastructure facilities of the solar park and subsequently selecting the private sector developer(s) to develop and operate the solar PV project(s) in the solar park.

IFC has been invited by GoMP (the “Client”) to provide lead transaction advisory services to assist in structuring the project for implementation under PPP mode. Continue reading

Improving Food Security in West Africa: Removing Obstacles to Regional Trade Markets

Article originally published on the World Bank website.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • A new report explores how West African governments can build an integrated regional trade market for food staples.
  • The analysis notes that regional policies west africa food securitymust complement national ones and be tailored to each country’s specific needs.
  • Cooperation in regional trade policies can accelerate agricultural production and efficiency and ensure food security in West Africa, according to the report.

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Myanmar National Electrification Project

The World Bank is currently negotiating with the government of Myanmar a National Electrification Project worth a total of $567, of which $400 will be provided by the World Bank.

The project development objective is to help increase access to electricity in Myanmar. This is to be achieved through the following components: Continue reading

Tender: Implementation Support Consultancy for Sri Lanka Water and Sanitation Improvement Project

The Government of Sri Lanka has applied for financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Sri Lanka Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project (SLWSSIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services include the provision of technical and project management support to the Project Management Unit (PMU) housed in the Ministry of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage (MUDWSD) and to associate Project Implementation Units (PIUs) in the districts of Mulaithivu and Kilinochchi in Northern Province, Nuwara Eliya in Central Province, Badulla and Monaragala in Uva Province and Kegalle and Ratnapura in Sabaragamuwa Province. The total project cost is around US$180 Mn and the implementation period is 5 years. Continue reading