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Tender Are Invited For CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR TRAINING FOR THE EXPANSION OF FOREST-BASED
BEEKEEPING AND HONEY PRODUCTION IN THE CARIBBEAN
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission has received financing from the
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in an amount equivalent to one million, six hundred and seventy
thousand, two hundred and thirty-two United States dollars (USD1, 670, 232) towards the cost of the
implementation of the Eastern Caribbean Sustainable Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems Project and intends
to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under contracts procured under this
project. Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of the OECS Commission and upon approval
by CDB and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement. The
Financing Agreement prohibits withdrawal from the financing account for the purpose of any payment to
persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is
prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of
the United Nations. No party other than the OECS Commission shall derive any rights from the Financing
Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, the Executing Agency, now wishes to
procure Consultancy Services for Training for the Expansion of Forest-Based Beekeeping and Honey
Production in the Caribbean.
The objective of the consultancy is to promote environmentally sustainable beekeeping as a means of
safeguarding ecosystems and food systems, enhancing biodiversity, and strengthening climate resilience
within the Eastern Caribbean and to strengthen local beekeeping communities through the provision of
technical capacity building that support sustainable and productive hive management and improved The
duration of the assignment is expected to be thirty-two (32) days and implemented over a period of two (2)
consecutive months. Please see the attached draft terms of reference for further details.
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