[{"bbox": [73, 176, 270, 316], "category": "Picture"}, {"bbox": [632, 184, 698, 224], "category": "Page-header", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [327, 274, 928, 304], "category": "Page-header", "text": "**THIS ACTION IS FUNDED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION**"}, {"bbox": [567, 328, 663, 354], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**ANNEX 1**"}, {"bbox": [71, 380, 1157, 439], "category": "Text", "text": "of the COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION on the financing of the annual action plan in favour of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for 2022"}, {"bbox": [131, 451, 1094, 480], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Action document for the EU- Support to Agriculture Value Chain Facility (EU-VACE) NG**"}, {"bbox": [473, 494, 759, 519], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**ANNUAL PROGRAMME**"}, {"bbox": [82, 523, 1141, 580], "category": "Text", "text": "This document constitutes the annual work programme in the sense of Article 110(2) of the action plans/measures in the sense of Article 23 of NDICI-Global Europe Regulation."}, {"bbox": [74, 608, 267, 639], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 1. SYNOPSIS"}, {"bbox": [88, 671, 385, 701], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 1.1. Action Summary Table"}, {"bbox": [71, 711, 1157, 1582], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td>1. Title<br>CRIS/OPSYS<br>business reference<br>Basic Act</td><td>EU PROGRAMME ON CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT (Agri-CADE) phase 1 – EU Support to Agriculture Value Chain Facility (EU-VACE)<br>OPSYS/CRIS number: 2022/044-187 (ACT-60886)<br>Financed under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI-Global Europe)/Overseas Association Decision/European Instrument for International Nuclear Safety Cooperation Regulation</td></tr><tr><td>2. Team Europe<br>Initiative</td><td>Yes<br>Nigeria (Green Economy)</td></tr><tr><td>3. Zone benefiting<br>from the action</td><td>The action shall be carried out in Nigeria</td></tr><tr><td>4. Programming<br>document</td><td>Nigeria/ Multi-Annual Indicative Programme (MIP) of the NDICI 2021-2027¹</td></tr><tr><td>5. Link with relevant<br>MIP(s)<br>objectives/expected<br>results</td><td>This Action intends to contribute to priority area 1 of the MIP on Green and Digital Economy, in its specific objective 1 “Develop climate-smart agri- (aqua-) culture and sustainable transformation of Agri-SMEs in selected value chains, with a view to creating decent jobs’ alternatives to internal and irregular migration” (DAC codes 311)” and in particular to the following results:<ul><li>Emergence of new, and growth of existing (women and youth-led) agri-businesses (aggregators, processors, manufacturers, wholesalers, transporters and retailers) in sustainable agricultural value chains to achieve growth in production, including exports of agricultural commodities and products;</li><li>New jobs created in rural and blue economy sectors, as well as agro-ecology, especially for youth and women in Nigeria’s agricultural “production” and “consumption belts”;</li><li>Improvement of smallholder livelihoods through capacity building and investments;</li><li>Improved food security, reduction of livestock/crop losses through application of EU standards;</li></ul></td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [71, 1637, 1021, 1663], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹ https://international-partnerships.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2022-01/mip-2021-c2021-9273-nigeria-annex_en.pdf"}, {"bbox": [1050, 1663, 1157, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 1 of 23"}]