[{"bbox": [97, 154, 1160, 238], "category": "Text", "text": "farmers to invest in sustainable agriculture practices (improved productivity), to secure access to the market for their products and improve income contributing to decrease food insecurity (Ouput2). It also targets MSMEs to promote investment in local processing in compliance to the premium markets' standards (output 3)."}, {"bbox": [97, 256, 1160, 312], "category": "Text", "text": "If the above is provided, it is expected that the selected value chains will progress by the end of action to become more sustainable, competitive, and inclusive with higher local value added (Specific Objective)."}, {"bbox": [97, 329, 1160, 414], "category": "Text", "text": "This is because barriers to compliance with higher environmental, safety and social standards, and responsible investments for local processing will gradually be removed when the following activities are pursued with certain assumptions:"}, {"bbox": [135, 434, 1160, 540], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The national system of agri-food safety, climate-resilient agriculture and decent work is strengthened, it will provide enabling environment and incentives to cashew nut and pepper producers, agro-processors and exporters to adopt premium market standards for export. It is expected that the national authorities are committed to policy reform and effective implementation (SPS, CRA, decent work)."}, {"bbox": [135, 542, 1160, 674], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Productivity of smallholder farmer (SHF) is increased by applying CRA and sustainable intensification practices including de-forestation free production; agriculture cooperatives become professionalised and self-sustained to support their members to secure access to reliable markets. The assumptions are that agriculture cooperatives have commitment to improve their profession functions and farmers, including women, will actively participate in adopting the agro-ecological and advanced technology farming practices."}, {"bbox": [135, 676, 1160, 809], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Local value addition through processing is increased by enhancing investment capacity of MSMEs in processing technology/facilities and food safety/environmental and social standards for export. Industry association and federations are empowered to be better support their members. It is anticipated that MSME will commit to invest in climate-resilient and sustainable value chains, seeing the opportunity and economic returns of accessing markets with high quality processed products."}, {"bbox": [97, 836, 1160, 920], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU CAPSAFE is designed to work in close synergy with other EU programmes in an integrated approach, notably ASPIRE-AT, EU GATE, EU education programme, and regional and thematic programme including Agroecology and Safe food System Transitions (ASSET)."}, {"bbox": [1028, 1682, 1142, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 14 of 21"}]