[{"bbox": [157, 150, 1075, 312], "category": "Text", "text": "damaging policies of agricultural subsidies and market interventions, which have been in place for\nwell over a decade. The President has taken a clear position in favour of agriculture production and\nconsumption diversification, and gave signals about reshaping the agricultural input subsidy\nprogramme to make it more efficient and effective (by reducing the number of beneficiaries and\nincluding a graduation path for those farmers with commercial potential and sufficient financial\nmeans to afford inputs at full price)."}, {"bbox": [157, 321, 1075, 431], "category": "Text", "text": "The proposed Action intends to address the main obstacles to Malawi economic growth and transformation of food systems, namely depletion and weak governance of natural resources capital and limited business opportunities in the agricultural sector for farming households and agribusiness operators."}, {"bbox": [157, 440, 1075, 629], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action contributes to MIP Priority Area 1, Green and resilient economic transformation, in particular Specific Objective 1, boosting productivity, resilience, diversification, value addition and commercialisation of agriculture and fisheries and specific objective 2, enhancing environmental sustainability. It will cover the expected results under SO 1 referring to improved access to and sustainable use of resources, accelerated economic transformation and improved nutritional status, as well as the expected results 1.2.1 regarding conservation and sustainable management and use of natural resources and 1.2.3 regarding the country's capacity to cope with climate change."}, {"bbox": [157, 638, 1075, 827], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action rests on **two interlinked components**: 1) natural resources management, including improved agriculture practices along agro ecological principles, and 2) integration of farming households and agribusiness operators into markets (local, national and possibly international) and financial services. The Action will have a high degree of nutrition sensitivity since economic development depends on a quality workforce with access to diverse and nutritious food and adequate hygiene. This can be achieved in the support to specific value chains with nutrition potential, in the dissemination of good nutrition, dietary diversity and hygiene practices within targeted communities."}, {"bbox": [157, 836, 1075, 1022], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action is in line with **Malawi 2063** priority area (pillar 1) of agricultural productivity and commercialisation and the enablers of environmental sustainability and private sector dynamism. Malawi 2063 recognises transformation of the agriculture sector as central to Malawi's economic growth. It targets a structural transformation of the sector, with subsistence farmers either graduating to a more commercial model of production or finding non-agricultural employment. Malawi 2063 equally recognises that the success and productivity of agriculture relies on the quality of ecosystem services."}, {"bbox": [157, 1034, 1075, 1250], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will contribute to some of the **game changers** identified by Malawi 2063 to boost agricultural commercialisation, including land titling, and scaling up of vibrant cooperatives for easing access to markets, financing, extension services and inputs supply. With regard to environmental sustainability, the Action will contribute to the country's fight against deforestation by focusing on the game changer of agroforestry and reforestation and by contributing to facilitate operators' compliance with the future EU regulation on deforestation-free products. It will also align with the priorities of ecosystem conservation and environmental management as well as environment and climate change financing."}, {"bbox": [157, 1259, 1075, 1418], "category": "Text", "text": "In addition to the high level strategic vision, Malawi is well endowed with policies and regulations on agriculture, natural resources management, environment and climate change. The Action is in line with this framework and will contribute to effective implementation and monitoring of Government's commitments. It will pay particular attention to strengthening inter-Ministerial coordination, which is of utmost importance to tackle food systems transformation and economic growth in a sustainable and holistic fashion."}, {"bbox": [157, 1430, 1075, 1567], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will follow a territorial approach, with districts and communities in the frontline to define their needs and actions, particularly for the management of natural resources. In Malawi, legislations provide for community engagement in natural resources management, in collaboration with Government. Though there are positive results, implementation remains to be brought to scale, and the Action will contribute to this. With an option on working directly at District level, it may support"}, {"bbox": [976, 1680, 1082, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 5 of 24"}]