<div dir="ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">This announcement via the NZ Govt. Electronic Tenders System...<br></font><div><br><span id="TenderDetail_lbDescriptionRead" style="width:99%"><i>"The New
Zealand Aid Programme, acting through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Trade (MFAT), is seeking registrations of interest (ROI) from
suitably qualified and experienced organisations to partner with MFAT on
the design and implementation of an agriculture activity in Myanmar’s
Rakhine State that will:<br>
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• improve economic opportunities for communities;<br>
• increase economic returns through improved agricultural productivity;
strengthened linkages to markets; and/or agribusiness development;<br>
• build cohesion across and between communities. <br>
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MFAT’s indicative budget for this Activity is up to NZD$4M over 4 years.
Interested organisations will need to demonstrate experience of
managing projects of this scale. MFAT will carry out due diligence
during its procurement process to ensure that applicants have the
capacity and capability to manage New Zealand government funding.<br>
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Further details on the work required and background on this Activity as contained in the attached ROI document.<br>
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Questions relating to this ROI must be received in writing to the
official contact person by 12:00pm (NZ time) on Thursday 12 September
2013."</i><br><br></span></div><div><span id="TenderDetail_lbDescriptionRead" style="width:99%">This is similar to a recent ROI for Indonesia, in which I engaged with MFAT, proposing biochar related project. <br></span></div>
<div><span id="TenderDetail_lbDescriptionRead" style="width:99%"><span id="TenderDetail_lbDescriptionRead" style="width:99%">It occurs to me that a biochar stove project would tick a lot of boxes but t</span>hey may be looking for the lead organisation to be NZ based.<br>
</span></div><div><span id="TenderDetail_lbDescriptionRead" style="width:99%">Any </span><span id="TenderDetail_lbDescriptionRead" style="width:99%"><span id="TenderDetail_lbDescriptionRead" style="width:99%">NGO's or </span>TLUD stove groups out there looking for a project with links into NZ?<br>
</span></div><div><span id="TenderDetail_lbDescriptionRead" style="width:99%">I can send you a copy of the ROI document if you are interested.<br></span></div><div><span id="TenderDetail_lbDescriptionRead" style="width:99%">Regards, trevor<br>
<span><font color="#888888"><div><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Trevor Richards</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">
<font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">Biochar Systems Ltd</span></font><br style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)"></div><font style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)" size="1"><span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><span><a href="tel:%2B60%2012%206591430" value="+60126591430" target="_blank">+60 12 6591430</a></span></span> </span> (Malaysia)<br>
<span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><span><a href="tel:%2B64%2021%20678278" value="+6421678278" target="_blank">+64 21 678278</a></span></span> </span> (NZ)<br>
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<a href="http://soilcarbon.org.nz/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">AllBlackEarth: </span></b>Biochar Interest Group - NZ</a><br><a href="http://sea-biochar.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">South East
Asian Biochar Interest Group</a><br><a href="http://www.eco-business.com/business/bsl/" target="_blank">http://www.eco-business.com/business/bsl/</a><br>
</font></font></span><span><font color="#888888"><font style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)" size="1"><a href="http://www.biochar-international.org/regionalgroups/southeastasia" target="_blank">IBI
South East Asia</a></font></font></span><br><span><font color="#888888"><font style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,153)" size="1"><a href="mailto:trlahh@gmail.com" target="_blank">trlahh@gmail.com</a><br>
skype: trlahh</font></font></span>
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