Consultancy for Energy and Water Scoping Audit for 15 Smes and Farmer Cooperative Societies Supporting Geap Value Chains

• Country: Kenya
• Summary: Consultancy for Energy and Water Scoping Audit for 15 Smes and Farmer Cooperative Societies Supporting Geap Value Chains
• KET Ref No: 57404830
• Deadline: 21 Sep 2021
• Financier: Other Funding Agencies
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
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• Tenders are invited for Consultancy for Energy and Water Scoping Audit for 15 Smes and Farmer Cooperative Societies Supporting Geap Value Chains. The Micro-Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT) has since the year 2002 developed a niche in supporting the growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises by providing integrated business solutions for sustainable development. The Trust is a multi-donor entity jointly founded by the Government of Kenya and the European Union who later relinquished their position to the Royal Danish Embassy in Kenya. MESPT is anchored on four (4) thematic areas namely: (i) Market Access & MSME Development whose objective is to support the establishment and growth of sustainable agri-business MSMEs in Kenya towards poverty alleviation, income generation and employment creation, (ii) Food Safety and Agricultural Productivity that aims to capacity build agribusinesses on modern agricultural practices and target county governments on implementation and enforcement of food safety, plant and animal health regulations, (iii) Green Transformation-s objective is to promote energy-efficient practices and natural resource management and (iv) Access to finance which aims to have a KES 4 billion loan portfolio serving agricultural and non-agricultural micro enterprises thereby contribute to sustainable economic development in Kenya.. MESPT interventions has been designed to supplement the efforts of the Government and people of Kenya in implementing their Vision 2030 to create a globally competitive and prosperous country with a high quality of life by 2030, contribute to ‘inclusive greener growth with higher employment in Kenya and contribute to employment creation and improvement of farmer household economic status, through facilitating growth of selected agricultural commodity value chains across the country. MESPT applies a business model that is based on a three-tier approach that incorporates producers, SMEs and financial intermediaries. Currently, MESPT is implementing a donor- funded programme namely Green Employment in Agriculture Programme (GEAP)funded by DANIDA in 12 Counties (Makueni, Machakos, Kilifi, Kwale, Nyandarua, Nakuru, Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Bungoma, Kakamega, Siaya and Kisii) with an aim to promote green, sustainable and inclusive economic growth and decent jobs as well as market opportunities for Danish companies and investors with relevant solutions. GEAP programme has four (4) output areas namely; Market access and MSME development, Improved access to finance/credit, Improved food safety and increased productivity and green transformation. The selected value chains included Dairy, Export Vegetables, Mango, Coconut, Avocado, Aquaculture, Indigenous Poultry, Bananas, moringa, cassava and pineapple.
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