[{"bbox": [86, 154, 604, 186], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [114, 220, 537, 251], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 266, 1134, 320], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Overall Objective** of this action is to strengthen environmental sustainability and resilience, food security and nutrition in targeted regions."}, {"bbox": [97, 331, 515, 359], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Specific Objectives** of this action are to:"}, {"bbox": [114, 365, 1134, 418], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Improve market access, local transformation and sustainable agro-ecological production and productivity of agriculture, with a special focus on the horticulture and coffee value chains."}, {"bbox": [114, 418, 1134, 471], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Increase access to modern, affordable, sustainable, and inclusive solutions for productive use of renewable energy through market-based and gender-responsive approaches."}, {"bbox": [114, 471, 1134, 551], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Improve compliance with international labour standards, national labour law and the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD) Directive specifically in the horticulture and coffee value chains in tandem with productivity improvement."}, {"bbox": [97, 563, 1025, 591], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Outputs** to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives are:"}, {"bbox": [97, 602, 439, 629], "category": "Text", "text": "Contributing to Specific Objective 1:"}, {"bbox": [173, 634, 1134, 688], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 Strengthened inclusive market-driven green **a) horticulture** and **b) coffee value chains**, applying ecosystem friendly agroecological approaches and using digital solutions"}, {"bbox": [173, 688, 1134, 741], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2 Strengthened capacities of the public and private actors across the agri-food value chains to enhance environmental compliance and food safety."}, {"bbox": [173, 741, 1134, 794], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.3 Improved access to sustainable finance, with a focus on green finance, for SMEs and smallholder farmers in the agro-food value chains."}, {"bbox": [173, 794, 1134, 821], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.4 Strengthened capacities of the logistics actors and systems to address and reduce logistical bottlenecks."}, {"bbox": [97, 827, 439, 854], "category": "Text", "text": "Contributing to Specific Objective 2:"}, {"bbox": [173, 859, 1134, 939], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1 Strengthened capacities of the local private sector and smallholder farmers to develop and apply market-based, climate-resilient and gender-responsive solutions for productive use of renewable energy."}, {"bbox": [173, 939, 1134, 992], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.2 Increased access to innovative and inclusive financial services and products in support to renewable energy and productive use of renewable energy by companies and smallholder farmers."}, {"bbox": [173, 992, 1134, 1046], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.3 Strengthened capacities of sector institutions, public/private operators and systems to enable investments and projects on productive use of renewable energy."}, {"bbox": [97, 1051, 439, 1078], "category": "Text", "text": "Contributing to Specific Objective 3:"}, {"bbox": [173, 1083, 1134, 1191], "category": "List-item", "text": "3.1 Strengthened capacities of the national/regional institutions and the civil society to improve the enabling policy environments and multi-stakeholders coordination that address the root causes of decent work deficits, with a special focus on fundamental principles and rights at work in the selected horticulture and coffee supply chains."}, {"bbox": [114, 1211, 398, 1239], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [97, 1270, 406, 1298], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities relating to **Output 1.1**:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1308, 1134, 1575], "category": "Text", "text": "a) On the horticulture value chains, activities may include: a.a) promotion of 'contract farming' between private sector companies and smallholder farmers applying agro-ecological approaches, including introduction of climate resistant crops, with local sustainable value added activities and circular economy practices, including agro-processing, as well as with other contractual agreements, including sanitary and phyto-sanitary support and certification; a.b) support mitigation of risks for smallholder farmers, including climate risks; a.c) support innovation projects integrating smallholder farmers into nutrition-sensitive agroecological practices, a.d) support innovative local transformation initiatives integrating principles of Green and Circular Economy. While the main focus of these activities will be horticulture, it may include other crops relevant to achieving the Overall Objective of this Action. Where relevant, links will be explored with DG ECHO's ongoing response in terms of geographical and household targeting."}, {"bbox": [97, 1585, 1134, 1640], "category": "Text", "text": "b) On the coffee value chain (CVC), the Action will improve transparency of transactions in the CVC in order to guarantee compliance to EUDR and the EU due diligence requirements. This calls for the establishment of 1) a"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1144, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 34"}]