[{"bbox": [93, 154, 1164, 209], "category": "Text", "text": "and high-level technical and management expertise, but these should include a significant contribution (financial and others) by partnering companies that are geared toward the achievement of Key Performance Indicators."}, {"bbox": [86, 255, 399, 284], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [97, 301, 1161, 471], "category": "Text", "text": "For Tajikistan, cotton is the most important cash crop, cheap and easy to store and the leading agricultural export commodity (16% of total exports), which is particularly important given its contribution to family income and rural livelihoods. Tajikistan is giving increased attention to value chain development, beyond agricultural production, with a stronger focus on processing and value addition to agricultural products for exports. The EU can be a key reference partner in this endeavour, by boosting the economic value while reducing the environmental impacts and enabling a green and climate-smart and inclusive transition in the sector."}, {"bbox": [97, 489, 1161, 716], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for the Action is that IF cotton farming communities (women and men in all their diversity) are trained and certified in cotton production methods according to internationally recognised voluntary sustainability standards AND climate-smart planning and decision-making processes regarding alternative crops for income diversification are technically and financially supported AND complementary actions in the farming environment such as restoration of degraded lands, erosion control, higher water efficiency and water infrastructure rehabilitation are carried out AND IF the policy environment on land use is conducive to public and private investments into sustainable land use THEN the climate resilience, and productivity and income of supported cotton-based farming households will be sustainably improved."}, {"bbox": [97, 735, 1161, 934], "category": "Text", "text": "IF the membership organisations which promote and supervise the cotton farm certifications are supported to pursue financially sound business models AND IF the global cotton market outlook as well as domestic industrial and fiscal policies will not deteriorate AND the textile and clothes sector is effectively supported to expand its market outreach to niche markets where sustainably produced cotton is in demand (in particular in the EU, US etc.) through directed support to an upgrade of the financial, managerial and technical capacities of selected processing companies, THEN the value addition in the Textile and Cotton sector in Tajikistan will have significantly increased and a substantial contribution to a green transition of the Tajik economy via the cotton value chain will have been achieved."}, {"bbox": [97, 952, 1161, 1065], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to achieve these objectives, the Action will stimulate policy-based and gender sensitive policies and budgeting and monitoring, foster linkages with inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and innovation policies as well as promote digitalisation both to enhance information management and governance as well as for digital skills development."}, {"bbox": [1028, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 20"}]