The impact of organic and regenerative farm inputs and practises and pesticides in the coffee sector, in Rwanda and Uganda: Impact study on living income and scaling opportunities

RVO/SPVO and RVO/CBI funded several projects to promote the use of organic and regenerative, local inputs, that are made on-farm, and complementary practices amongst coffee farmers in East Africa. In these projects the Rockinsoils methodology has been implemented. This methodology has been designed by Rubén Borge, an agricultural engineer. The …

CPV: 75210000 Storitve na področju zunanjih zadev in druge storitve, 03131100 Kava v zrnu, 73120000 Storitve na področju eksperimentalnega razvoja
Kraj izvršitve:
The impact of organic and regenerative farm inputs and practises and pesticides in the coffee sector, in Rwanda and Uganda: Impact study on living income and scaling opportunities
Organ za podeljevanje:
Ministerie van Economische Zaken, Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
Številka dodelitve:
202509103

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Ministerie van Economische Zaken, Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Legal type of the competent authority : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : Economic affairs

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : The impact of organic and regenerative farm inputs and practises and pesticides in the coffee sector, in Rwanda and Uganda: Impact study on living income and scaling opportunities
Description : RVO/SPVO and RVO/CBI funded several projects to promote the use of organic and regenerative, local inputs, that are made on-farm, and complementary practices amongst coffee farmers in East Africa. In these projects the Rockinsoils methodology has been implemented. This methodology has been designed by Rubén Borge, an agricultural engineer. The Rockinsoils approach focuses on building fertile, living soils and includes soil management, poly-cropping, compost, biofertilizer liquid and inputs for pest and disease prevention. The approach is also based on working with communities and using local resources to design resilient, productive farming system s. Rockinsoils offers services to diagnose, plan, and improve farm s. This includes soil and crop assessments, strategic and soil fertility planning, and practical improvements, such as water harvesting, organic fertilizers, and soil regeneration. They also provide training for NGOs, farmers, and rural entrepreneurs in project management, communication, and business planning. RVO believes this is a promising intervention to increase coffee farmers’ income in a sustainable way. Recently, during a RVO field visit at Abakundakawa cooperative in Rwanda, farmers indicated that their coffee yield doubled to tripled, after the training. And of course, farmers also faced challenges, for example the time investment needed to produce compost. In Uganda some experience is gained with youth groups that produce the farm s inputs and serve as "service providers”. In Kenia, this has been further developed and a more commercial scaling model with SMEs is implemented. RVO wants to carry out an impact study to gain insights into the impact of the use of organic and farm inputs/practices on farmers’ incomes and livelihoods. In addition, RVO wants to explore the possibilities for upscaling and future programming. Therefore, we want to gain insights into what has been effective (and what not) on farmer and cooperative level and which different promising marketing concepts can be used to promote organic farm inputs and practices. This assignment is commissioned by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) on behalf of the team Subsidy Program Responsible Business (SPVO), in close cooperation with the CBI team . Max € 115.000 excluding Dutch VAT and including local foreign VAT, all other costs and fees and the travel costs of the consultant.
Internal identifier : 202509103

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 75210000 Foreign affairs and other services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03131100 Coffee beans
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73120000 Experimental development services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Netherlands
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Other

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : The impact of organic and regenerative farm inputs and practises and pesticides in the coffee sector, in Rwanda and Uganda: Impact study on living income and scaling opportunities
Description : RVO/SPVO and RVO/CBI funded several projects to promote the use of organic and regenerative, local inputs, that are made on-farm, and complementary practices amongst coffee farmers in East Africa. In these projects the Rockinsoils methodology has been implemented. This methodology has been designed by Rubén Borge, an agricultural engineer. The Rockinsoils approach focuses on building fertile, living soils and includes soil management, poly-cropping, compost, biofertilizer liquid and inputs for pest and disease prevention. The approach is also based on working with communities and using local resources to design resilient, productive farming system s. Rockinsoils offers services to diagnose, plan, and improve farm s. This includes soil and crop assessments, strategic and soil fertility planning, and practical improvements, such as water harvesting, organic fertilizers, and soil regeneration. They also provide training for NGOs, farmers, and rural entrepreneurs in project management, communication, and business planning. RVO believes this is a promising intervention to increase coffee farmers’ income in a sustainable way. Recently, during a RVO field visit at Abakundakawa cooperative in Rwanda, farmers indicated that their coffee yield doubled to tripled, after the training. And of course, farmers also faced challenges, for example the time investment needed to produce compost. In Uganda some experience is gained with youth groups that produce the farm s inputs and serve as "service providers”. In Kenia, this has been further developed and a more commercial scaling model with SMEs is implemented. RVO wants to carry out an impact study to gain insights into the impact of the use of organic and farm inputs/practices on farmers’ incomes and livelihoods. In addition, RVO wants to explore the possibilities for upscaling and future programming. Therefore, we want to gain insights into what has been effective (and what not) on farmer and cooperative level and which different promising marketing concepts can be used to promote organic farm inputs and practices. This assignment is commissioned by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) on behalf of the team Subsidy Program Responsible Business (SPVO), in close cooperation with the CBI team .
Internal identifier : 1

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 75210000 Foreign affairs and other services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03131100 Coffee beans
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73120000 Experimental development services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Netherlands
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Address of the procurement documents : https://www.tenderned.nl/aankondigingen/overzicht/394693

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Deadline for receipt of answers : 12/10/2025 23:59 +02:00

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Ministerie van Economische Zaken, Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) - Rechtbank 's-Gravenhage
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Ministerie van Economische Zaken, Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Ministerie van Economische Zaken, Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
Registration number : 12024663
Postal address : Prinses Beatrixlaan 2
Town : Den Haag
Postcode : 2595 AL
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage ( NL361 )
Country : Netherlands
Contact point : Amber Nijland
Telephone : +31 880424242
Internet address : http://www.rvo.nl
Other contact points :
Official name : Rechtbank 's-Gravenhage
Postal address : Postbus 20302
Town : Den Haag
Postcode : 2500 EH
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage ( NL361 )
Country : Netherlands
Telephone : +31 703813131
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Review organisation

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 5071345b-5b64-4b1a-92e8-481633b3d737 - 01
Form type : Consultation
Notice type : Pre-market consultation notice
Notice dispatch date : 29/09/2025 17:46 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00643155-2025
OJ S issue number : 188/2025
Publication date : 01/10/2025