Tender Details

Country: Canada
Summary: Farmer Perspectives on Best Management Practices in the Lake Simcoe Watershed
CAT Ref No: 114075619
Deadline: 20 Feb 2025
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Government
Tender Value: Refer Document
Notice Type: Tender
Document Ref. No.: RFQ-CA-2025-1-037
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Description:
There is a concern that farmers in the Lake Simcoe watershed in central Ontario are not adopting environmental BMPs or taking advantage of applicable government support programs to the same extent as their peers in southwestern and eastern Ontario. This project is intended to understand why this is, what key factors differentiate farmers in this region from others and suggest modifications to programming that could better support farmers and environmental outcomes in this region.
This project is to include: a brief review of the scientific and grey literature on farmer motivations to adopt environmental Best Management Practices, co-development of detailed research questions and methodologies with local agricultural influencers, and a series of four focus groups before planting season begins in April 2025. These focus groups should be supplemented by at least 25 farmer interviews focusing on communities or commodities which were under-represented in the focus groups. The preliminary results of this research would be presented to farmers in a second series of focus groups in late 2025 or early 2026 for their feedback, with additional interviews conducted as needed to address any questions that emerge from those meetings.
Concurrent with this proposed project is a second project underway by the Lake Simcoe RegionConservation Authority, University of Waterloo and Toronto Metropolitan University to model the environmental benefits of agricultural best management practices i...
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Farmer Perspectives on Best Management Practices in the Lake Simcoe Watershed - Canada Tender

The LAKE SIMCOE REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY, a Government sector organization in Canada, has announced a new tender for Farmer Perspectives on Best Management Practices in the Lake Simcoe Watershed. This tender is published on CanadaTenders under CAT Ref No: 114075619 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2025-02-20.

The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.