Terms of Reference (ToR)
NATUREA, Multi-Strain Microbial Bio stimulant to address Pyricularia Blast, a newly emerged disease in ginger crop (protection and prevention by soil treatment) in Laxmipur, Nandapur, Pottangi and Semiliguda blocks of Koraput
Background
Heifer International has been transforming lives of smallholder farmers for the last 80 years through building social capital, livelihoods enhancement, income enhancement and social security. It has been operational in Odisha for more than 15 years. It has partnered with Women’s Organization for Rural Development (WORD) having decades of experience in various sectors like livelihoods, Health & Education. Through the partnership, Women Entrepreneur for Women Entrepreneur (WE4WE) initiative is under progress with four FPOs of Koraput under the Odisha Socio Economic Development (OSED) project.
The project emphasizes on livelihoods enhancement of smallholder women farmers through Millets, Ginger and Turmeric Value Chain Development while caring for the earth. Ginger is highly sensitive to soil and seed borne diseases. A new variant called Pyricularia Blast has damaged the ginger crop devastatingly this year. The intensity of damage is increasing for infected seed/rhizome and infected soil. NATUREA has proven effective in both reducing the effect of the disease outbreak and enriching the soil and detoxing the rhizome.
Thus, the project emphasizes providing NATUREA (in the pack of one litre) to reduce the effect of the disease, helping in harvesting remaining ginger in better condition and soil rehabilitation for disease-free ginger cultivation next season.
Scope of work
We invite vendors having expertise in this sector to quote their price as per the details and share in the email provided here. The vendor will complete supply of all materials at the designated locations in Laxmipur, Nandapur, Pottangi and Semiliguda blocks of Koraput district by 5th of December 2026.
The vendor/consultant may refer to the detailed specifications given in table 1 below:
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Sl No
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Particulars
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Unit type
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No of units
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Remarks
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1
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NATUREA (Multi-Strain Bio Stimulant)
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Litre
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160
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In four blocks
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The advertiser reserves the right to change the quantity as per the situation.
Timeline
The last date of submission of quotations to the email id provided below is 20th November 2026. The vendor must quote price including transportation cost to supply the materials in good condition in all the designated locations.
PoC from WORD:
Subhashree Sahoo, Project Coordinator and Swasti Sundar Jena, Project Coordinator
Email id:
procurement.word@gmail.com