[{"bbox": [101, 152, 1133, 233], "category": "List-item", "text": "11) Lao Women's Union (LWU) which was established in 1955 as a small Party-association and expanded in 1984 into a mass organization to support women's development. The LWU is equivalent of a ministry, with sub-national agencies at province, district and village levels."}, {"bbox": [86, 290, 604, 322], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 354, 508, 386], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 401, 557, 428], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Overall Objective (Impact)** of this action is:"}, {"bbox": [97, 428, 1133, 508], "category": "Text", "text": "To contribute to green, sustainable and inclusive growth through increased domestic production, processing, exports, national revenue, and decent job creation in the coffee, tea and forest-based value chains, while supporting the Lao PDR delivering on its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)."}, {"bbox": [97, 534, 1107, 561], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Specific Objective (Outcome)** of this action is **sustainable rural development of communities** through:"}, {"bbox": [101, 562, 1133, 613], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Enhanced quality development of coffee and tea sectors through agro-ecological community-based action, climate-resilient and inclusive value chains with a gender and human rights-based approach;"}, {"bbox": [101, 614, 1133, 664], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Increased participation of local communities, particularly women, in strengthened forest-based value chains for sustainable use and conservation of forests"}, {"bbox": [97, 693, 1135, 772], "category": "Text", "text": "The above two outcomes of this Action will be complemented by the following outcomes 3 & 4 of the TICAF, expected to be financed under other decisions, in the form of EFSD+ guarantee and/or blending operations, if confirmed, and by other partners:"}, {"bbox": [97, 773, 967, 799], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Increased responsible and gender-responsive private investment in agriculture and forestry"}, {"bbox": [97, 800, 495, 824], "category": "List-item", "text": "4. Increased markets' access /connectivity"}, {"bbox": [97, 826, 1133, 878], "category": "Text", "text": "A comprehensive action plan covering all EFSD+ budgetary guarantees and the financing decision for the entire annual commitment under the EFSD+ budget line will be adopted separately."}, {"bbox": [97, 905, 1000, 932], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Outputs** to be delivered by this action contributing to the Specific Objectives (Outcomes) are:"}, {"bbox": [97, 958, 1130, 1011], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 1.1: Diversified income and improved availability of and access to healthy and diverse foods, through the sustainable management of association of crops and the promotion of female-decision-making;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1012, 1133, 1062], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 1.2: Supported research, education/training and capacity building in the coffee and tea sectors, alongside nutrition awareness;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1064, 1133, 1117], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 1.3: Promoted higher value and enhanced-quality coffee and tea with special focus on green, climate and disaster-resilience, decent work and women economic empowerment aspects;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1118, 1068, 1145], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 1.4: Improved governance of the coffee and tea sectors and recognition of emerging quality labels;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1171, 1059, 1223], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 2.1: Partnerships among private sector, villagers, government and CSOs for restoration of forests, biodiversity conservation and climate and disaster resilience are strengthened;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1224, 1088, 1250], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 2.2: Knowledge and professional capacities of men and women for the forest sector are strengthened;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1251, 858, 1276], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 2.3: Sustainable and competitive forest-based value chains are strengthened"}, {"bbox": [97, 1277, 1098, 1329], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 2.4: Forest governance for an inclusive, with a gender and human rights-based approach, biodiversity-friendly, deforestation-free forest production sector is improved"}, {"bbox": [97, 1356, 1092, 1382], "category": "Text", "text": "From the complementary interventions under Outcomes 3 & 4 of the TICAF, the below outputs are expected:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1383, 1085, 1435], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 3.1: Access to gender-responsive finance for sustainable private sector investment in green economy sectors is facilitated"}, {"bbox": [97, 1436, 1102, 1487], "category": "Text", "text": "Output 4.1: A regional road (ASEAN highway) and rural roads are rehabilitated for better market access and increase climate resilience"}, {"bbox": [97, 1527, 969, 1554], "category": "Text", "text": "SDG 13: Outputs 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4 will contribute to climate mitigation and adaptation."}, {"bbox": [97, 1559, 1120, 1614], "category": "Text", "text": "SDG 2: Outputs 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 address agriculture development with linkages to nutrition (DAC code 311) as well as household food security (DAC code 43072)."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 30"}]