[{"bbox": [81, 158, 1116, 213], "category": "Text", "text": "**Activities relating to Output 3.3 – The development of a conducive renewable energy policy and regulatory framework supports and fosters investments in the sector.**"}, {"bbox": [119, 213, 1119, 266], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Capacity development for key stakeholders in the energy sector i.e. that support institutional reforms e.g. Renewable Energy Association of Zimbabwe;"}, {"bbox": [119, 266, 1120, 319], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Providing technical assistance in long term energy planning including capacity expansion and investment plans;"}, {"bbox": [119, 319, 1120, 372], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Provide technical assistance on mini-grid regulation and implementation for increased access to electricity including tariff design."}, {"bbox": [85, 383, 1120, 491], "category": "Text", "text": "The commitment of the EU's contribution to the Team Europe Initiative to which this action refers, will be complemented by other contributions from Team Europe members. It is subject to the formal confirmation of each respective member's meaningful contribution as early as possible. In the event that the TEIs and/or these contributions do not materialise, the EU action may continue outside a TEI framework."}, {"bbox": [100, 549, 341, 580], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.3 Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [81, 605, 527, 632], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [81, 643, 1120, 804], "category": "Text", "text": "Aid to environment and climate change adaptation are significant objectives of this Action, as it will promote sustainable, climate-smart agriculture practices, and the adoption of more droughts resistant crops through their access to markets. Environmental protection is an induced area of attention by promoting agro-ecology and agroforestry management and addressing aspects such as soil cover, adoption of less soil depleting crops, organic fertilizer use and reducing land degradation. Promotion of pest and disease control will be promoted, focusing on integrated management techniques and including environmental safeguards for biodiversity conservation."}, {"bbox": [81, 815, 1120, 949], "category": "Text", "text": "The \"Zimbabwe country food and agriculture delivery compact\" puts a focus on fertilizers production and access, mainly referring to mineral fertilisers, and it also underlines that conventional agriculture practices lead to soil degradation and loss of fertility. In this regard, under the Action, the support to farmers will include capacity-building on integrated soil fertility management, to support production but also enhance resilience to climate change. The action also supports the local production of bio-based inputs, such as for example organic fertilisers."}, {"bbox": [81, 960, 1120, 1039], "category": "Text", "text": "The choice of the value-chains targeted by the Action (which will have a focus on horticulture for component 1 and on traditional grains and drought resistant crops for component 2) will be sustainable (consistent with the Green Deal) and will not lead to deforestation."}, {"bbox": [81, 1052, 1120, 1239], "category": "Text", "text": "Climate resilient practices and technologies, including water harvesting and storage, as well as post-harvest reduction of losses / conservation techniques will be promoted to reduce the vulnerability of rural livelihoods. Agro-ecological approaches will be a source of inspiration. Ecological sustainability and eco-efficiency of private sector investments will be stimulated. The action will contribute to address climate change adaptation and mitigation also through the use of greener technologies and renewable energies applied to the agricultural sector (such as solar powered technologies, solar heating and lighting, value chain cooling machines, irrigation systems, and bio-digesters), helping farmers lower their climate footprint while improving productivity and saving costs."}, {"bbox": [81, 1247, 436, 1274], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Outcomes of the SEA screening N/A"}, {"bbox": [81, 1285, 1120, 1366], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project). The EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) screening classified the action as Category B (not requiring an EIA, but for which environment aspects will be addressed during design)."}, {"bbox": [81, 1377, 1120, 1431], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project). The Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) screening concluded that this action is no need for further"}, {"bbox": [100, 1487, 1116, 1576], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁷ The Action proposes to support the transition to a climate-smarter agriculture for more productivity, more resilience and less carbon emission. An analysis of “agricultural corridors” with commercial potential was carried out for the identification of targeted areas, based on specific criteria. The analysis assessed the feasibility of establishing agribusiness hubs for interaction between different value chain players such as farmers, extension agents, input suppliers, financiers, commodity buyers and agro-dealers."}, {"bbox": [100, 1586, 1116, 1632], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁸ Not exhaustive list of products which could be targeted: focus will be on sorghum and millet but other products include paprika, sesame seeds, bambara nuts, mung beans, cowpeas, sunflower, peanuts, chilly, drought resistant plants/crops for fodder production."}, {"bbox": [597, 1639, 621, 1662], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "14"}]