[{"bbox": [134, 154, 1134, 209], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Leveraging with contributions from other partners as well as with the government of Ethiopia avoids duplication and ensures synergies, as well as bigger impacts;"}, {"bbox": [134, 209, 1134, 290], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The integration of sustainable rangeland management and strategic feed reserves including commercialization of livestock feed using irrigated forage production are crucial for sustainable livestock production and productivity."}, {"bbox": [96, 314, 1134, 472], "category": "Text", "text": "A gender analysis of some projects conducted by the EU Delegation showed a social determinant for health and development challenges due to links between gender and nutrition. Women and girls are more prone for being malnourished as well as in the cases of pregnant and breastfeeding women the repercussions for them and babies can be even more severe. From experience in the past projects, female farmers face specific challenges due to the harmful stereotypes, thus while addressing capacity building activities the differenciation between meale and female farmers have to be taken into account."}, {"bbox": [86, 488, 399, 519], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [96, 535, 1134, 677], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this Action is increasing food security for the rural populations, in particular those affected by drought and conflict. It does so by targeting two specific crucial sectors for the Ethiopian economy: Agriculture (targeting improved seeds production, availability, and soil fertility) and Livestock. The Action furthermore targets soil erosion, which will have an impact on both key sectors. The Action acts at 3 different levels:"}, {"bbox": [134, 697, 1134, 755], "category": "List-item", "text": "- By restoring production and reconstruction of damaged infrastructure (directly related to the specific sectors) in **conflict and drought-affected regions**;"}, {"bbox": [134, 755, 645, 784], "category": "List-item", "text": "- By promoting sustainable agricultural practices"}, {"bbox": [134, 784, 1134, 899], "category": "List-item", "text": "- By supporting overall sustainable productivity of the two sectors **across the country**. In the horticulture seed sector by facilitating private business operations and engaging smallholder farmers and building the capacity of the informal seed system. In the livestock sector by ensuring appropriate health service delivery and improving feed security for the livestock;"}, {"bbox": [134, 899, 1134, 1015], "category": "List-item", "text": "- At a cross-cutting level, by improving information systems in order to improve future policy and development support, by trying to adopt behaviour change practices that reduce the likelihood of gender discrimination or future conflicts, and by increasing employability of rural women and youths."}, {"bbox": [96, 1045, 1134, 1133], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to allow for a successful implementation, the Action assumes political stability and absence of conflict in areas where it is to be implemented, as well as government commitment to enhance food security and address the needs of the most vulnerable populations."}, {"bbox": [1120, 1654, 1144, 1677], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "14"}]