[{"bbox": [83, 106, 1145, 160], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Selected State Governments – (e.g. Kano, Kaduna, Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau, Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Edo, Delta and Enugu States)"}, {"bbox": [83, 171, 1146, 358], "category": "Text", "text": "While the action will have a national outlook, the priority states would be focused on the states referred to as the \"food production belt\" (North West and North Central) and those labelled as the \"consumption belt\" with emphasis on employment, entrepreneurship (also indirectly addressing root causes of irregular migration and violent conflicts), access to markets and finance, and exports. In the northern states, the employment and entrepreneurship gains should primarily be on the producers and processors side, while in the southern states, the wholesale and retail sectors should mostly benefit. Consideration is also given to areas of ongoing intervention and potential collaboration with TEI partners."}, {"bbox": [83, 369, 587, 397], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Agri-businesses and smallholder farmers in Nigeria"}, {"bbox": [83, 408, 1145, 460], "category": "Text", "text": "These stakeholders operating in the sector will be as the main beneficiaries, with a focus on women and youth, both at the national and state level, as well as both, formal and informal sectors."}, {"bbox": [83, 473, 407, 499], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Farmers/Processors Associations"}, {"bbox": [83, 512, 1145, 567], "category": "Text", "text": "These associations organized around different commodities and activities value chains will be targeted for cooperation, collaboration and support."}, {"bbox": [83, 578, 535, 606], "category": "Section-header", "text": "European Business Organisation (EuroCham)"}, {"bbox": [83, 617, 1145, 804], "category": "Text", "text": "Recently renamed as EuroCham, the European Business Organisation was created with the support of the EU. It is a business group uniting the main European investors and corporate organisations in Nigeria. Its main objective is to actively promote trade, investments and exchanges between the European and Nigerian business, advocating European quality (including sustainable production) standards, best practices and corporate social responsibility. EuroCham is a member of the EBO worldwide Network representing European business interests in markets outside the European Union. It represents a network active in over 45 key markets that serves European multinationals, as well as micro, small, medium and large enterprises."}, {"bbox": [83, 816, 472, 843], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Public and private financial institutions"}, {"bbox": [83, 854, 1145, 909], "category": "Text", "text": "These institutions will be engaged as partners in terms of technical assistance, collaboration and access to finance and product development."}, {"bbox": [83, 921, 402, 948], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Youth and women organisations"}, {"bbox": [83, 959, 1145, 1066], "category": "Text", "text": "These stakeholders will be engaged as businesses, employment beneficiaries and most importantly to ensure that the voice of women and the young population who are the largest demography is heard and taken on board. Specific attention will also be paid to involve entity supporting persons with disabilities, such as the national Commission for Persons with disabilities (NCPD), or specific CSOs"}, {"bbox": [1051, 1663, 1158, 1687], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 28"}]