[{"bbox": [157, 151, 1074, 363], "category": "Text", "text": "water conservation activities integrated climate change adaptation, disaster preparedness and disaster risks reduction and with Growing interventions which combined aim to enhance soil and water management across the territory to reduce the speed of water flow, prevent the build-up of large volumes of water, enhance infiltration and prevent sediment loading. Explore Payment for Ecosystem (PES) with forestry and agriculture sector (irrigation), the power sector, the town water authorities and tourism sector as main clients. Engage sectors in dialogue to determine how much these sectors can contribute in form of payment for avoided deforestation or payment for afforestation, reforestation and forest, water and land conservation."}, {"bbox": [157, 372, 468, 400], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Activities related to Output 2.1:**"}, {"bbox": [157, 407, 1074, 593], "category": "Text", "text": "Building on the lessons from the Kulima programme and other agricultural commercialisation projects, farmers’ organisations with business potential will be mapped, their needs for capacity strengthening identified and tailor made support provided. This may take the form of training in agricultural practices (focus on agro ecology), post-harvest handling, value addition and preservation, agro-business, as well as trainings along the business cycle. Training will be delivered in participatory fashion, following the Farmer Field School principles (hands-on approach). A particular attention will be given to women farmers."}, {"bbox": [157, 601, 468, 629], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Activities related to Output 2.2:**"}, {"bbox": [157, 635, 1074, 742], "category": "Text", "text": "Farmers Organisations will be supported with markets assessments for their products and linkages with possible off-takers. Activities may include trainings, mentoring, and provision of market intelligence. Specific attention will be given to the participation of women to these activities and to supporting deforestation-free value chains."}, {"bbox": [157, 750, 468, 778], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Activities related to Output 2.3:**"}, {"bbox": [157, 785, 1074, 839], "category": "Text", "text": "Provision of financial services such as matching grants, and support to development of Village Savings and Loans."}, {"bbox": [157, 847, 468, 875], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Activities related to Output 2.4:**"}, {"bbox": [157, 881, 1074, 961], "category": "Text", "text": "In collaboration with the Department of Agricultural Extension Services, activities may include development and dissemination of market oriented extension and advisory services as well as marketing and commerce information system."}, {"bbox": [157, 969, 535, 997], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Activities related to Outputs 3.1 to 3.2:**"}, {"bbox": [157, 1003, 1074, 1164], "category": "Text", "text": "Promote consumption of diversified and nutrient dense foods based on Malawi six food groups, promoting food safety and hygiene, and culturally acceptable sound nutrition practices. Activities may include community-wide dissemination of messages, trainings tailored to specific beneficiaries (women of child bearing age, adolescent girls), household sensitisation, cooking demonstrations, etc. These activities will build upon the structures (care groups) revamped through Afikepo nutrition programme."}, {"bbox": [157, 1172, 535, 1200], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Activities related to Outputs 4.1 to 4.2:**"}, {"bbox": [157, 1207, 914, 1235], "category": "Text", "text": "Detailed definition is dependent on the foreseen call for proposal and direct award."}, {"bbox": [157, 1267, 1074, 1398], "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 of the TEI framework."}, {"bbox": [147, 1428, 371, 1458], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.3 Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [157, 1472, 600, 1500], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [157, 1512, 1074, 1592], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening:** 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": [976, 1680, 1082, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 24"}]