The SAFE Challenge in Indonesia: Call for Ideas!
Are you passionate about agricultural commodities that are produced in a sustainable way without contributing to deforestation in Indonesia, and that are in line with the EUDR requirements? Are you driven to lead by example and implement business models that strengthen smallholder farmers, the weakest link in the supply chains, and other local market actors? Join the SAFE Challenge!
The Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) project calls for Ideas from private-sector initiatives seeking to develop sustainable, deforestation-free, and legal agriculture production schemes in Indonesia.
What the SAFE Challenge can offer you!
The SAFE Challenge is a matching fund that offers collaboration opportunities to companies in upgrading their supply chains in Indonesia to meet EUDR requirements, strengthening company reputation, export competitiveness, and long-term trade relationships with the EU market.
Following an open and adaptive concept, the SAFE Challenge is open to develop and test a broad range of ideas, innovations, models, and solutions, including the scale-up of existing best practices in the target commodities and locations.
Who can apply?
The SAFE Challenge is open for companies as part of the export supply chains of palm oil, natural rubber, and cocoa to the EU market, including traders, processors, or manufacturers.
Companies can apply as a single entity or as a lead in a consortium with CSOs, NGOs, associations, farmer organisations, research organisations, consulting services, and others.
Non-business entities (NGOs, CSOs, associations, and others) are welcome to apply, provided that they have a collaboration with companies meeting the criteria above acting as the consortium lead.
How you can apply!
Interested applicants can submit their ideas here from July to August 2023. Information on the selection criteria and information requested in the call for ideas and can be found here.
How does the selection process work?
The selection panel will shortlist up to 10 ideas based on the selection criteria and inform the pre-selected idea submitters by the end of August 2023. Pre-selected idea submitters will receive feedback, guidance, and a document template for developing the concept note. SAFE will provide a coaching session to refine draft concept notes. The idea submitter will present the concept note to the selection panel by the end of September. The selection panel will select up to 5 concept notes and inform the final awardees in October 2023.
Still a lot of questions?
If you have any questions, you can contact us at SAFEChallenge@giz.de