[{"bbox": [96, 153, 1135, 234], "category": "Text", "text": "Cotton farming households are the main beneficiaries of the Action, which will benefit from more sustainable and climate-resilient production practices and income diversification/increase, specifically women and youth through directed support to productive investments for crop diversification."}, {"bbox": [96, 259, 1135, 367], "category": "Text", "text": "Non-commercial membership-based cooperatives which organise the production of certified cotton will benefit from organisational development, an increase in their membership base and improved financial autonomy. Cotton processing companies and their permanent and temporary workers will benefit from higher competitiveness through the transparent and competition-based selection of support activities."}, {"bbox": [96, 392, 1135, 525], "category": "Text", "text": "Other stakeholders include the specialists and managers in the relevant ministries and other state authorities concerned with agricultural development, light industries and land use policies. Finally public and financial institutions will also be important stakeholders in the development of the private sector in the cotton sector as well as civil society organisation and women organisation which will represent the different voices of the right holders (individuals in all their diversity)."}, {"bbox": [85, 578, 604, 611], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [85, 644, 509, 676], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [96, 691, 1135, 769], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective of this action is to contribute to the socio-economic development of Tajikistan and the reduction and eradication of poverty by boosting sustainable productivity growth, climate resilience and cotton-based value chains."}, {"bbox": [96, 797, 509, 825], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objectives of this Action are to"}, {"bbox": [172, 825, 1135, 930], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. To boost an inclusive agricultural sector reform by supporting agroecological and sustainable production methods in cotton-based farm systems within a landscapes approach and value chains; increase the benefits for women and men farmers as well as to reduce the environmental footprint of cotton farming."}, {"bbox": [172, 930, 1135, 984], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Support private sector development in sustainable cotton processing and incentives for investments in the processing phase of cotton."}, {"bbox": [96, 1009, 1024, 1036], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this Action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives are:"}, {"bbox": [96, 1047, 1135, 1103], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1. Integrated land use management approaches are anchored at regional, national and local levels by focusing on entire landscapes including the adaptation to climate change and water management, gender responsive;"}, {"bbox": [96, 1127, 1135, 1180], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2. Cotton-based farm systems are diversified and environmentally, economically and socially more resilient and inclusive;"}, {"bbox": [96, 1220, 1135, 1274], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1. Commercial links between producer organizations and processors are strengthened to increase the processed volumes using sustainably produced cotton in Tajikistan;"}, {"bbox": [96, 1284, 1047, 1313], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.2. The capacities of selected processing companies to enter international markets are strengthened."}, {"bbox": [85, 1390, 369, 1419], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [96, 1437, 404, 1464], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities relating to Output 1.1:"}, {"bbox": [134, 1464, 1135, 1542], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Technical advice to improve institutional capacities and evidence-based and gender sensitivity, coherent policies on climate-resilient land use with a focus on cotton farm systems (nexus of land, climate, environment, and water)."}, {"bbox": [134, 1542, 758, 1570], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Sectoral gender analysis on land use management is carried out."}, {"bbox": [134, 1570, 1135, 1621], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Support to cross-sectoral coordination and exchange between ministries and different levels of administration."}, {"bbox": [1037, 1681, 1145, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 20"}]