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Nutritional Analysis of Few Selected Indigenous Food Crops of Nagaland
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Background:
The project titled ‘Climate Change Adaptation in North Eastern Region (CCA NER)’, aims to improve
the sustainable and climate resilient management of natural resources in five states of North Eastern
Region of India and also raise the living standard of farmers by adding value to their agricultural
activities.
Under National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change (NAFCC), a project entitled “gene pool
conservation of indigenous rice varieties under traditional integrated rotational farming system for
promoting livelihood and food security as climate change adaptation strategy”, is presently being
undertaken by the government of Nagaland which was facilitated by GIZ CCA NER. This project aims
for comprehensive conservation, promotion and marketing of indigenous rice varieties and
other food crops for building climate resilience, enhancing livelihood, ensuring foods and nutritional
security and promoting gender empowerment. In synergy with this project, GIZ CCA NER in
collaboration with the State Agriculture Research Station (SARS), Dept. of Agriculture, Government of
Nagaland, proposes to undertake nutritional profiling of few selected indigenous varieties that exhibit
factors like climate resilience, high yield, aroma and marketability.
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Objective: To determine the nutrient profile of few selected Indigenous food crops of Nagaland
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Tasks of the assignment:
In this context, the selected agency/institute is expected to carry out following tasks:
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- Undertake nutrient profiling of 20 indigenous rice varieties/landraces, 2 types of millets,
2 varieties of Job’s tears, 2 varieties of Perilla and 1 variety each of rice bean, soyabean
and Rajma (Kholar)
- Parameters to be analyzed are Protein & amino acid, Starch, Crude fibre, Lipid,
Minerals, Vitamins, Gylcemic index, Flavonoid & phenolic compounds, Phytic acid,
Phytate, Zinc & Iron
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The detailed documentation with regards to this call for proposals includes –
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- Terms of Reference
- Technical Evaluation Grid
- Bidding Conditions
- Grid for Assessing the Eligibility of Firms
- General Terms & Conditions of Contracts
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Timeline
: 8th Octobber, 2018
: 11th October, 2018
: 22nd October, 2018, by 17.30hrs
CLICK HERE FOR DOCUMENTATION
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GIZ reserves the right to cancel/modify this tender and / or reject a bid document including
subsequently a technical and financial proposal, without assigning any reasons.
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