Development Marketplace 2008 - Sustainable Agriculture for Development

One more year, the World Bank is organizing its Development Marketplace grant competition, this time on the theme of Sustainable Agriculture for Development.

This competition offers a unique opportunity to turn your innovative idea for sustainable agriculture in developing countries into reality. If selected, your idea could receive up to US$200,000 in grant funding for implementation over two years. Competition brochure.

Proposals are welcome from all development innovators—civil society groups, social entrepreneurs, private foundations, government agencies, academia and the private sector. Eligibility criteria.

Proposals must address one of the following three sub-themes:
1. Linking Small-Scale Farmers to Input-Output Markets
2. Improving Land Access and Tenure for the Poor
3. Promoting the Environmental Services of Agriculture in Addressing Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation

Deadline to apply is March 21, 2008.