Request for Applications; ACDI/VOCA-MDRD Project

Request for Expression of Interest For

The USAID Tajikistan Market Driven Rural Development Activity

Message title: Request for Applications

Organization/Project: ACDI/VOCA- MDRD Project

Title: Call for Expression of interest for improving and promotion of cold storage services.

Closing date: February 28, 2024

Contact information: MDRDGrants@acdivoca-tj.org

External link: (if any) N/A

Short description: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

 awarded ACDI/VOCA the five-year Market Driven Rural Development (MDRD)

Activity. MDRD will accelerate Tajikistan’s agriculture sector growth through a facilitative,

inclusive market systems approach that enables inclusive access to economic

opportunities in rural communities, with a focus on the vegetable, fruits, and dairy

sectors in Tajikistan. The Activity will prioritize i) women- and youth-owned, managed, and

operated businesses and those businesses that catalyze opportunities for women and

youth and ii) climate-smart practices, technology, and investment.

You can find more details and an application form in the Expression of Interest form attached to this announcement. 

The MDRD team will organize offline and online information sessions to provide detailed information on this solicitation and answer all questions raised by potential applicants. Info session is scheduled on February 20th  at 16-00 Dushanbe time at the MDRD office located on Rudaki Plaza, 7th floor, Dushanbe city. Applicants who prefer online participation can attend these meetings by using this link to ZOOM.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89238130496?pwd=Um6AbM60Vnpp7ZAPn5VyawEEEIN9E6.1

Meeting ID: 892 3813 0496

Passcode: 364552