-Launching Event- Municipal Assembly Hall, Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka September 28 th, 2010 IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture

WHY WE ARE LAUNCHING THE LDF? To encourage farmers/other relevant actors to promote integrated and sustainable regional development in the municipality of Suharekë / Suva Reka To promote more competitive agricultural products in local market vs. importation. Increase the productivity of the agricultural products in the municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka Improve packaging, marketing, quality and regular supplies of the agricultural products, etc. Extend the production cycle of the agricultural products in the municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka Enhance the competitive advantage of agricultural products in the municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka, fresh and processed products.

IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture PRIORITY ISSUES INCLUDE: Improvement of agricultural production infrastructure New technologies- Upgrading the processing and packaging infrastructure of agricultural products Greenhouse production- Off seasonal vegetable and fruit production Projects that provide employment prospects and opportunities of marginalized groups and unemployed (i.e. women, youth and minority communities) for engaging in the agriculture and rural development Projects supporting agricultural associations and individual farmers through the provision of small tailored made assistance and technical assistance Joint ventures among agricultural producers and traders

IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES FOR FUNDING: Strengthening of knowledge capacity about potentials in agriculture Facilitating the introduction of new technologies related to agricultural production, processing, hygiene, quality and marketing. Supporting synergies between agriculture and other forms of businesses; Making farms more efficient; Improving the storage of finished products Promotion of new crops and new processed products New, high-yielding varieties Protecting agricultural land to maintain / improve production.

IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture INELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES FOR FUNDING: Purchase of tractors and other supporting equipment, impacting only limited beneficiaries. Consumables like seed and fertilizers without any underlying concept Requests for milking cows or other livestock, without having a proper explanation on the ROI and other relevant benefits. Projects with slow and questionable ROI

IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture WHO CAN APPLY? Applicants must reside, and/or conduct their business or organization in the municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka –Local farmers and local businesses –Agricultural associations –Non governmental organizations –Local authorities –Prospective enterprises in the field of agriculture, food processing and agricultural products or related trade.

IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture SIZE OF THE GRANTS The overall indicative amount made available under the first call for proposal is EUR 100, The minimum amount of awarded grants is 5,000 € and the maximum is 30,000 €. The maximum contribution of IRDS/LDF will be at 80% of the total amount of the project. 20% is the minimum financial contribution from applicants. The consultancy services needed for implementing the proposed projects by the applicants will be financed 100 % by the project

IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture HOW TO APPLY? Applicants should submit a proposal, where they should describe the project idea. The applicants can apply in English and local languages, using the format that can be downloaded from the IRDS project website: Hand-written applications will not be accepted. Applicants are requested to submit one original proposal in A4 size, in sealed envelope and marked as Personal Information and Technical application. The applicant’s personal information table should be submitted in a separate sealed enveloped using the forms available at: The two enveloped should be placed in a neutral outer envelope. The complete application forms (part a: technical application form), budget, (part b: budget) and applicant’s data (part c: personal information table) a) must be printed and supplied to the Directorate of Planning, Development, Agriculture and Forestry Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka. Applicants must provide three offers collected from the local vendors for the requested good that should be purchases under the project.

IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture Proposal has to be submitted in a neutral Envelop marked with LDF First call One envelope with the personal information table One envelope with technical application (description of project and budget)

IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture HOW TO APPLY? (CONTINUED) The outer envelope must bear the title of the call: LDF 1 st call and if delivered by mail the address of the Directorate of Planning, Development, Agriculture and Forestry Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka. Proposal must be submitted through registered mail or by hand delivery at the address bellow: Directorate of Planning, Development, Agriculture and Forestry Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka Appointed MDC staff for receiving applications: Mr. Halit Elshani The deadline for submission of applications is 22 nd of October 2010, 17h00 local time. Applications received after the deadlines will not be accepted.

IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture EXPLANATION OF THE FORMS Technical Application form Budget form Personal information form

IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSALS All proposals will be evaluated by the external expert who will be engaged by the IRDS project. After the evaluation of the proposals, the external expert will short list the best projects. The expert will submit for final endorsement the short list of proposals to the evaluation committee. The project team will not have the right to vote for proposals Successful and non successful applicants will be notified by or by phone by latest within 10 working days after the submission deadline.

IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture SELECTION CRITERIA How realistic and feasible is the proposed activity Strategy outlined (creativity) Defined Goals Capacity (enterprise, individual or community group) to manage the activity Appropriate and reasonable costs Number of job creation and their sustainability Quick ROI Innovative Sustainability of the project Technical ability Environment, gender mainstreaming and minorities projects will receive extra points during the evaluation

IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT APPLICATION Phone calls and meetings with the project staff are not allowed Questions about the procedures not about the content may in addition be sent by to: no later than 5 days before the deadline for the submission of

IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture TIME LINE FOR APPLICANTS Information Session Start of submission for applications 28 th of September th of September 2010 Deadline for question related to process 15th of October 2010 at 23:59 Closing for Application 22nd of October 2010 at 17:00

IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture EVALUATION AND AWARDING PROCEDURE Opening of Applications 25 th of October 2010 Notification of awards Grant contract signed 12 th of November th of November 2010 Site Visits (verification process)

IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture VERIFICATION PROCESS For selected projects a verification of following details is foreseen: –Details provided in the form through a site visit If the information provided in the forms is not true – the applicant will not be eligible for any further funding from the LDF (blacklisted) –Offers collected from Applicant The project will collect control offers to verify if the offers reflect a real market price If the offer collected by the project is 20% cheaper then the average of the 3 offers provided by the applicant - the applicant will not be eligable for any furhter fundig from the LDF (blacklisted)

IRDS Integrated regional development in the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka in the sector of agriculture EXAMPLE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Average Price 1200 Threshold 960 Project gets offer for 1150 OK Offer A: 1200 Offer B: 1100 Offer C: 1300 Project gets offer for 1000 Project's offer has to be chosen Project gets offer for 940 Application rejected applicant blacklisted