RESENA RFI Amend 01.pdf

AMENDMENT 1

SOLICITATION TYPE: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

72065621-RFI- RESINA

PROGRAM NAME: Resiliência Integrada na Nutrição e Agricultura (RESINA)

Issuance Date: March 30, 2021

Amendment Issuance Date: April 9, 2021

Response Due Date and Time: April 15, 2021 ate 5:30pm Maputo Local Time

Response email address: amanhica@usaid.gov & gboateng@usaid.gov

TO: LOCAL AND LOCALLY ESTABLISHED PARTIES

Dear Potential Offeror, Section B PROGRAM DEXCRIPTION, B.1 Youth on page 12 of the RFI The following paragraph is deleted.

“The USAID/Mozambique Cross-Sectoral Youth Assessment 1 found that the majority of young participants, especially in rural areas, requested support in developing modern agriculture. They desire to move away from traditional subsistence agriculture, which they perceive to be outdated and retrograde, and to engage in mechanized agriculture using modern tools and machinery. Many are interested in jobs in the food production value chain, as well as in green jobs and environmentally friendly enterprises.

While urban youth were dismissive of jobs in agriculture, rural youth demanded more entrepreneurial skills and technical training in agribusiness and services. Another finding from the assessment is that youth have a desire to participate in their own development and have a deciding voice in development plans.”

Please replace it with the following:

“The USAID/Mozambique Cross-Sectoral Youth Assessment found that the majority of young participants, especially in rural areas, requested support in developing modern agriculture. They desire to move away from traditional subsistence agriculture, which they perceive to be outdated and retrograde, and to engage in mechanized agriculture using modern tools and machinery. Many are interested in jobs in the food production value chain, as well as in green jobs and environmentally friendly enterprises. While urban youth were dismissive of jobs in agriculture, rural youth demanded more entrepreneurial skills and technical training in agribusiness and services. Another finding from the assessment is that youth have a desire to participate in their own development and have a deciding voice in development plans.”

1 conducted by the Mozambique M&E Mechanism and Services (MMEMS) activity in 2020.