[{"bbox": [95, 151, 1132, 392], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action emphasises the importance of good governance, coordination and inclusive participation in the decision-making process and implementation mechanisms related to the promotion of sustainable value chain and agribusiness development. The Action aims to ensure dual-track approach: i) with empowerment at the community-level along with ensuring capacity enhancement of critical rights holders / membership-based organizations, which are an important vehicle for promoting democracy and the voice of those in the agriculture sector, and ii) engagement with duty bearers (government actors) to enhance the regulatory and legislative framework towards greater opportunities for agricultural and business development. All these elements will contribute to strengthening civic participation and democracy in the country and will be regularly accompanied by sustained engagement between the duty bearers and rights-holders, incl. other stakeholders."}, {"bbox": [95, 421, 485, 449], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Conflict sensitivity, peace and resilience"}, {"bbox": [95, 449, 1132, 636], "category": "Text", "text": "Sierra Leone has been affected by conflict, poverty and weak governance for decades. In recent years, however, the country has made significant strides in building peace and resilience, with concerted efforts from the government, civil society and the international community. The Action will further promote the momentum of building peace and resilience by promoting dialogue and awareness on factors leading to conflicts and how different actors exert their influence in the management of natural resources, especially through community-based awareness raising (for example on land user rights) and strengthening out grower models (which have in the past led to severe conflict), as well as strengthening of cooperatives and other grassroots based institutions."}, {"bbox": [95, 666, 335, 691], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [95, 693, 1132, 826], "category": "Text", "text": "Sierra Leone is vulnerable to a variety of disasters linked to climate change induced hazards, including floods, droughts, landslides and wildfires. To reduce the risk of these disasters, the government has implemented various initiatives and strategies, including a national disaster management policy, an emergency response plan and a national disaster risk reduction plan. The Action will support such interventions by investing in climate change adaptation."}, {"bbox": [95, 856, 409, 881], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Other considerations if relevant"}, {"bbox": [95, 883, 144, 907], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A."}, {"bbox": [85, 925, 423, 953], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.4 Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [85, 964, 1140, 1635], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><th>Cat.</th><th>Risks</th><th>Likelihood</th><th>Impact</th><th>Mitigating measures</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"3\">1 External Environment</td><td>Deterioration of political and/or social situation of the country leading the private sector to leave.</td><td>Medium</td><td>High</td><td>This Action will support enabling environment in the areas of contract farming and business registration, as well as improve the ease of doing business through strategic investment into value chain services. This, combined with the BEC4S programme is expected to improve the business environment; strengthen the home-grown private sector and attract investment.</td></tr><tr><td>The government's interest in agri-industrialisation (mega-investments of agribusiness organizations) might lead to a marginalisation of smallholders.</td><td>Medium</td><td>Medium</td><td>Smallholder institutions will be strengthened to represent the voice of farmers and M&E systems established to measure key indicators and growth. MAFS has in the past emphasised the need for large investors to partner smallholders, for example, as out-growers. This prioritization of smallholders aims at preventing unfair competition that will disadvantage them, encouraging knowledge transfer to them and to negate conflict in the communities the mega-investments will operate, among others.</td></tr><tr><td>Climate variability/climate shocks</td><td>Medium</td><td>Medium</td><td>This Action supports resilience building and adaptation measures through promoting diversified crop production and inter-cropping practices, as well as promoting training around certified approaches, including GAP and RSPO,</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [1022, 1679, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 18 of 33"}]