Request for Proposals - Status of Soil Health of BCI Licensed Farmers in India

Request for Proposals - Status of Soil Health of BCI Licensed Farmers in India

Applications Deadline: 22 March 2026

Location: India

Start Date: 13 April 2026

End Date: 15 October 2026

The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) is the world's largest cotton sustainability programme. Our mission: to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment. In difficult times, we are meeting the challenge head on. Through our network of field-level partners we have provided training on more sustainable farming practices to more than 2.9 million cotton farmers in 26 countries. More than a fifth of the world's cotton is now grown under the BCI Standard and our membership network includes more than 2,400 members.

BCI wishes to improve the soil health of BCI licensed farmers. BCI works with programme partners to support farmers to take up practices that will improve their soil health (composting, mulching, intercropping, crop rotation, use of farmyard manure etc). It is hoped this leads to improvements in their soil's health. Key indicators of soil health, such as soil organic carbon, require careful soil sample collection and laboratory analysis.

BCI are seeking proposals from skilled individuals or organisations that can conduct an India wide soil health assessment for BCI programme locations. The task would be to collect soil samples, any other complementary data and test the soil samples at reliable labs. The output will be current estimates (based on a sample) of key soil health indicators for locations where BCI licensed farmers are active.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

BCI is committed to good practice and transparency in the management of natural, human and financial resources. All applications will be reviewed under the principles and subject to BCI's policies on equal opportunity, non-discrimination, anti-bribery & corruption and conflict of interest