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ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA has floated a tender for Alaksen National Wildlife Area Transition to Organic Farming - Research…. The project location is Canada and the tender is closing on 12 Apr 2024. The tender notice number is 5000076341, while the TOT Ref Number is 99019879. Bidders can have further information about the Tender and can request the complete Tender document by Registering on the site.
Procurement Summary
Country : Canada
Summary : Alaksen National Wildlife Area Transition to Organic Farming - Research…
Deadline : 12 Apr 2024
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 99019879
Document Ref. No. : 5000076341
Competition : ICB
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
Purchaser's Detail
Purchaser : ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA
867 Lakeshore Road Burlington, Ontario, L7S 1A1 Canada
Contracting Authority : Heidi Noble
Phone : (289) 348-2015
Canada
Email :heidi.noble@ec.gc.ca
Tender Details
Background:
The ecological management plan at the Alaksen National Wildlife Area (ANWA) is unique and as such, it provides a diverse set of challenges for successful and ecologically-sound agricultural production within the wildlife area. ANWA is one of a few wildlife reserves in North America that utilize agricultural production to provide habitat. This site however, is a particularly challenging location for agricultural production given the climate, soils, and drainage. ANWA farmers are now being asked to eliminate the use of conventional pesticides and other deleterious practices (i.e. utilize organic-regenerative methods), which introduces additional complexities/challenges for farming at this site. Resident farmers are hesitant to adopt organic-regenerative farming methods due to concerns of viability (i.e., economic and methodological). This indicates a clear need to provide ANWA managers and farmers scientific guidance on how best to address the challenges of farming ANWA lands using organic-regenerative methods in ways that also support the wildlife habitat provision objectives of the wildlife area.
Over the last four farming seasons agricultural scientists have evaluated the particular conditions and challenges impacting crop production at ANWA, as well as the crop rotation. They have conducted small-plot level studies to determine the feasibility of utilizing organic-regenerative farming methods. ANWA farmers have been apprised of the results, they are increa...
Summary information
Notice type : Request for Proposal
Language(s) : English, French
Region(s) of delivery : British Columbia
Region of opportunity : World
Contract duration : 11 month(s)
Procurement method : Competitive – Open Bidding
Selection criteria : Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
Commodity - UNSPSC Click the links below to see a list of notices associated with the UNSPSC. : 70151500 Forestry management See a list of notices associated with this
Procurement Mode : 2024/03/18
Closing date and time : 2024/04/12 18:00 EDT
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