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Call For Research Proposals

The need for the establishment of H.R.F arose out of the general constraints facing the industry and in particular inadequate research in horticulture including:

· Lack of industry driven and participatory research.
· Limited collaboration between research organizations and the industry when determining research priorities.
· High reliance on external funds with no contribution from the industry.
· Low dissemination and adoption by stakeholders of research findings.
· Poor research-extension-farmer linkages.

The H.R.F was established by introducing a levy on horticultural exports to generate funds to address the above constraints. In this view, Horticultural Crops Development Authority (H.C.D.A) constituted a Horticultural Research Fund (H.R.F) Committee in 2005 whose membership is drawn from different stakeholders in the horticulture industry to oversee horticultural research in priority areas.

RESEARCH PRIORITY AREAS

During 2006/2007, the Steering Committee identified the following priority areas for research;

Interceptions of horticultural produce including fruits, vegetables and cut flowers at export markets and rejections at the points of exit. Focus on pests and chemical residues.
Status of horticultural produce for domestic markets in respect to food safety.
Market research for important horticultural crops.

THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROPOSALS

The H.R.F Committee invites proposals from researchers to carry out research on the above priority. The proposals should;

Demonstrate how the activities will reduce rejection, interceptions.
Show how the research will impact on productivity.
Show how it will collaborate with other relevant institutions.
Have a letter of commitment from collaborators.
Have a work plan and Budget.
Have a research period not exceeding one year.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Standard proposal application forms (Form H.R.F 001) are available from the H.R.F Secretariat together with guidelines for preparing proposals (Form H.R.F 002). This should be filled and submitted in hard and soft copy within 6 weeks from this advertisement to;

The Chairman,

H.R.F Steering Committee,

Horticultural Crops Development Authority,

Nairobi Horticultural Centre,

Airport Road, Opposite J.K.I.A,

P. O. Box 00100-42601 GPO,

NAIROBI.

Tel: 254-020-827260/1/2/7/8

Fax: 254-020-827264

Email: info@hcda.or.ke or md@hcda.or.ke

The forms can also be downloaded from our website. Website: www.hcda.or.ke (under Resource centre, license forms)