[{"bbox": [79, 131, 1149, 263], "category": "Text", "text": "R-6 ‘In future budget support operations more attention should be paid to cross-cutting issues’: Enhancing climate resilience and contributing to gender equality are pivotal elements in the designing of the operation and both included as specific objectives of the Action. Gender disaggregated indicators will be included as well as some having an impact on climate resilience. Complementary support and activities implemented by the TEI will include gender sensitive actions."}, {"bbox": [79, 291, 1149, 346], "category": "Text", "text": "R-7 ‘In future budget support operations, complementary measures should be included.’: the action includes complementary support, with the scope defined under chapter 3.2."}, {"bbox": [79, 370, 1149, 425], "category": "Text", "text": "R-8 ‘The EU should continue its innovative approach for making the EU, its activities and values visible in Rwanda’: Communication on the impact and results of this action will be implemented by the EU Delegation."}, {"bbox": [79, 450, 1149, 532], "category": "Text", "text": "R-9 ‘Use of a mix of process, policy, output and outcome indicators.’: Formulation of the performance indicators, currently under-going, will take into account this recommendation. Moreover, and as recommended, performance indicators for the variable tranches will be a mix of process, policy, output and outcome indicators."}, {"bbox": [79, 556, 1149, 661], "category": "Text", "text": "R-12 ‘Future budget support operations in agriculture and nutrition should focus on improving policies such that more attention is paid to farmers’ participation, improving climate resilience, fostering agriculture research and extension services. They should focus as well on strengthening capacities for M&E’: Specific objectives of this action and related activities cover all areas mentioned in the recommendation."}, {"bbox": [79, 688, 1149, 926], "category": "Text", "text": "Furthermore, EU experience with key stakeholders of this Action in previous Budget Support operations underline the need to continue capacity building support, with a focus on service delivery at local level and on PFM-related issues. MINAGRI and its agencies capacities are overwhelmed by the number and complexity of mandates, priorities, targets, multi-sectoral coordination and engagements with stakeholders. Districts continue to deliver on basic services (construction of infrastructures, plantations, basic extension services), but with limited support from the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) and inadequate performance indicators. The quality of the services is not as expected (Public Expenditure Survey and the annual Citizen scorecards rate agriculture services as the poorest of all sectors). Districts are facing important capacity constraints and accountability issues when interagency transfers or earmarked transfers are done."}, {"bbox": [79, 954, 1149, 1034], "category": "Text", "text": "At the central level, MINAGRI agencies continue to face inadequate capacity for planning complex projects, inadequate costing; changes in priorities or delays in cash transfers to implementing entities are still existing challenges."}, {"bbox": [249, 1078, 545, 1111], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5. The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [1041, 1663, 1157, 1688], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 16 of 30"}]