[{"bbox": [97, 152, 1134, 204], "category": "Text", "text": "showing their interest in emerging economies. Furthermore, the smallholders in Sudan have restricted access and use of the financial services."}, {"bbox": [97, 219, 1134, 484], "category": "Text", "text": "It is also paramount to make the agricultural sector more attractive for youth, inclined to engage in gold mining, migrate to Khartoum/major cities and onwards or to be recruited by militias. The continuous lack of economic opportunities for rural youth makes them vulnerable and jeopardises societal stability and peace. So far, there has been little responsiveness to the skills needs of the agricultural sector and the informal sector. The growing challenge of climate change and environmental pressures are likely to trigger a demand for new skills. It is important to expand technical and vocational training to agriculture, forestry and livestock, biodiversity, renewable energy and sectors connected to agricultural development; to focus more on self-employment and entrepreneurship; including for women and people with disabilities along selected value chains. Building competences, skills and knowledge can open up new job opportunities in the green economy and improve the chances that a farmer will adopt new techniques to adapt to climate change."}, {"bbox": [97, 509, 1083, 563], "category": "Text", "text": "Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:"}, {"bbox": [97, 576, 353, 602], "category": "Text", "text": "**Key stakeholders include:**"}, {"bbox": [97, 614, 1134, 668], "category": "Text", "text": "Producers and pastoralists Associations/Cooperatives, Entrepreneurs Associations/Unions, Women associations, Organisations of persons with disabilities, Microfinance Institutes/Guarantee Funds."}, {"bbox": [97, 679, 1134, 787], "category": "Text", "text": "Academic institutions, NGOs, private sector and technical units of the local authorities will be considered as required. Civil society (included women's organizations and PwD organizations) will be consulted as part of the preparation of the action and during the course of its implementation. CSOs will also be invited to take part in monitoring by ensuring their active participation in steering committee and technical review meetings."}, {"bbox": [85, 826, 604, 860], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [85, 893, 508, 924], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 939, 1095, 992], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to contribute to sustainable and resilient livelihoods and food security in rural communities most affected by food insecurity, climate change and conflicts."}, {"bbox": [97, 1018, 604, 1045], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objectives/Outcomes of this action are to:"}, {"bbox": [135, 1045, 1134, 1098], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Sustainably increase productivity and profitability of smallholder agriculture and livestock nutritious short value chains using agro ecological practices adapted to climate change"}, {"bbox": [135, 1098, 1134, 1149], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Increase sustainable and decent jobs opportunities for both genders within the youth in displacement affected rural and food insecure areas."}, {"bbox": [135, 1151, 1134, 1205], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Increase equal and sustainable access to natural resources in order to contribute to food security and mitigate conflicts and allow the voluntary return of conflict-displaced people."}, {"bbox": [97, 1230, 1125, 1258], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives (Outcomes) are"}, {"bbox": [97, 1283, 245, 1308], "category": "Text", "text": "**For Outcome 1:**"}, {"bbox": [172, 1310, 1134, 1417], "category": "Text", "text": "1.1. Cluster of smallholder farmers' groups and Small and Medium Enterprises (with focus on women and youth) in nutritious value chains trained and upgraded with efficient agro-ecological practices adapted to climate change, storage, access to finance, renewable energy technologies, market knowledge for productivity enhancement and nutrition principles knowledge;"}, {"bbox": [172, 1417, 1134, 1519], "category": "Text", "text": "1.2. Agriculture and livestock inputs and mechanised equipments, information, market and veterinary service providers supported to expand their outreach and provision of agro-ecological and climate-adapted information, technologies, products and services to farmers and herders/pastoralists within short value chains"}, {"bbox": [97, 1549, 245, 1573], "category": "Text", "text": "**For Outcome 2:**"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 26"}]