[{"bbox": [98, 153, 631, 178], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Smallholder farmers living in food insecure areas;"}, {"bbox": [98, 179, 637, 205], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Smallholder farmers able to participate in markets;"}, {"bbox": [98, 207, 678, 232], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Female farmers (including female-headed households);"}, {"bbox": [98, 233, 1133, 283], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Malnutrition prone categories, notably under-5 years old children, adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women;"}, {"bbox": [98, 285, 836, 311], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Rural underemployed and unemployed youths not having access to land;"}, {"bbox": [98, 312, 1133, 365], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Most vulnerable and poor individuals, including disabled, elderly, female-headed households, displaced persons which are estimated to have increased due to the conflict and other shocks."}, {"bbox": [98, 417, 337, 443], "category": "Text", "text": "Key stakeholders include:"}, {"bbox": [98, 444, 1133, 630], "category": "Text", "text": "* **UN and international agencies:** The proposed Action being an Individual Measure in the context of a gradual approach for the continuation of EU cooperation with Ethiopia, international organisations will be key stakeholders. The international partners considered, i.e. the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Bank (WB) are key actors in the agriculture sector and will be key stakeholders in this Action given their mandates and current priorities. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are strong supporters of the social safety net approach on basis of the PSNP."}, {"bbox": [98, 630, 1133, 815], "category": "Text", "text": "* **EU Member States:** several are actively engaged in the Agriculture and Social Protection sectors mostly supporting existing framework programmes. Netherlands (NL), Denmark (DK) and France (FR), together with the EU, are providing support to Agriculture Commercial Cluster programme. NL, DK, Germany (DE) and Sweden (SE) are important supporters of the PSNP. Currently, due to the country situation, most have delayed the allocation of new funding but all except one (NL) continue implementing funds already contracted with governmental entities. EU engagement will have an important signal function for the Member States, and the EU can take on a coordinating and facilitating approach."}, {"bbox": [98, 816, 1133, 894], "category": "Text", "text": "* **Private Sector:** Private seed companies are involved in production of certain specialised crops, and farmers' institutions such as unions and cooperatives play key roles in the multiplication and distribution of different grades of seeds."}, {"bbox": [98, 895, 1133, 948], "category": "Text", "text": "* **Civil Society:** participation and coordination with CSO will be considered when appropriate. This includes, among others, organizations representing the rights of women and people with disabilities."}, {"bbox": [98, 948, 1133, 1290], "category": "Text", "text": "* **Government:** As all proposed actions build on existing government policies and several will continue established joint programmes on basis of these policies, close coordination with relevant government entities will be key for successful implementation. The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Ministry of Irrigation and Lowland Areas Development, Regional Bureaux of Agriculture and Woreda Agriculture Extension Services are important stakeholders. Government stakeholders for seeds are the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS), Ministry of Innovation and Technology, the Ethiopian Seed Enterprise (ESE), and Regional Seed Enterprises (such as Oromia Seed Enterprise, Amhara Seed Enterprise, and Southern National Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) Seed Enterprise. For nutrient dense quality food, the Ethiopian Institute for Agriculture Research (EIAR), the Agriculture Transformation Institute (ATI), the Ministry of Health, the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), the National Disaster Risk Management Committee (NDRMC) and the Ethiopian Food & Drugs Authority (EFDA). For the PSNP, the main stakeholder is the Food Security Coordination Directorate (FSCD) in MoA. When relevant, participation of Women Directorates and related gender focal point across different line Ministries will be also considered."}, {"bbox": [86, 1333, 603, 1365], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 1396, 507, 1427], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [98, 1440, 1133, 1494], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Overall Objective** (Impact) of this action is the reduction of rural poverty and the improvement of food security and nutrition of vulnerable populations in Ethiopia, particularly those affected by conflict and drought."}, {"bbox": [98, 1505, 631, 1531], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Specific Objectives (Outcomes)** of this action are to:"}, {"bbox": [136, 1544, 1133, 1598], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Remove bottlenecks preventing adequate food crop and nutritious food production for vulnerable and conflict and disaster-affected populations."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1680, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 22"}]