Request for Proposals: Farm & Ranch Wildfire Preparedness Planning (closes Nov 9, 2018)
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The BC Agriculture & Food Climate Action Initiative (CAI) is seeking proposals for the delivery of wildfire preparedness planning to farmers and ranchers within the province of BC. The successful contractor will be required to plan, coordinate and deliver workshops and compile and develop workshop materials.
The overarching objectives of this project are to:
- Increase agricultural producer awareness of available wildfire preparedness planning resources
- Provide information and a structured planning process for producers to consider decisions and actions for farm/ranch level wildfire preparedness and mitigation
- Strengthen the linkages and relationships between producers and wildfire preparedness and response staff/agencies
This project will build on earlier work undertaken by CAI and the BC Cattleman’s Association (BCCA), including a series of emergency preparedness workshops delivered by BCCA following the wildfire season of 2017 and a guide and workbook developed by CAI.
The successful contractor will have a minimum of three years experience with wildfire issues and at least one team member will have direct experience working with the BC agriculture sector.
The contract runs from November 2018 through March 2019.
View the PDF: Request for Proposals – Farm & Ranch Wildfire Preparedness Planning (closes Nov 9, 2018)
Request for Proposals: State of Practices & Technologies Assessment for Managing Extreme Heat Impacts (closes Oct 29, 2018)
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The project focus is on practices/technologies for managing operations through extreme heat (in particular both temperature “spikes” and/or more extended period of high temperatures). The project will provide a scan of current practices and technologies in the Fraser Valley, as well as looking further afield at how producers manage extreme heat in other jurisdictions — including those where these conditions are more frequent. There will be some assessment of potential constraints/barriers to adoption in the Fraser Valley — and by the end of the project we hope to have determined which technologies and practices would be most applicable/promising in the Fraser Valley.
View the PDF: Request for Proposals – State of Practices & Technologies Assessment for Managing Extreme Heat Impacts (closes Oct 29, 2018)
Request for Expressions of Interest: Cariboo Agricultural Research Alliance – Applied Adaptation Research Strategic Plan (closes Oct 28, 2018)
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Completed in June of 2017, the Cariboo – Regional Research Alliance / Organization Model project resulted in a model for a sustainable research alliance to engage the Cariboo region’s agriculture sector and partners in agricultural research. This project brought key groups together to identify their priorities and potential roles and contributions, as well as compiling and organizing existing Cariboo-focused information and research into a database.
Building on this, the Cariboo – Agricultural Research Alliance Launch & Extension Resources project developed a set of extension resources and built the organizational structure and leadership for the Cariboo Agricultural Research Alliance (CARA). CARA was launched through a workshop to share previous research results and gather additional input, in February 2018.
The development of an applied adaptation research strategic plan will identify and leverage synergies and potential partnerships between research institutions and producer associations, and will help to coordinate and streamline dialogue between producers and researchers. The activities to develop this strategy will also serve to engage new groups within the agricultural sector who may be under serviced due to a lack of industry association connections or various barriers to typical/previous outreach approaches. The strategy will identify immediate, medium-term and long-term research priorities, will support a strong and clear research direction for CARA and will build local capacity and partnerships. The plan will also assist in securing resourcing for local research and to help maintain CARA over a longer period of time.
View the PDF: Request for Expressions of Interest – Cariboo Agricultural Research Alliance (CARA) Applied Adaptation Research Strategic Plan (closes Oct 28, 2018)
