[{"bbox": [82, 147, 1167, 469], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td></td><td>specific barriers preventing gender-responsive/tran sformative approaches</td><td></td><td></td><td>transformative approaches and creating spaces for dialogues.</td></tr><tr><td>External environment</td><td>Non-tariff barriers and subsidised or free imports</td><td>medium</td><td>medium</td><td>Focus on high-value niche products with high national and international demand</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [92, 472, 253, 496], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [92, 516, 559, 544], "category": "Text", "text": "Findings from phase I of the GRAPE indicate that,"}, {"bbox": [98, 557, 1161, 637], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Municipalities are open to integrating climate resilience measures into their local economic development planning but need guidance to understand the potential of public actions for transitioning from agricultural subsidies to more resilience-oriented and market-based solutions that respects local needs and customs."}, {"bbox": [98, 650, 1161, 705], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Capacity development formats for municipal staff can be more efficient and effective by utilizing Communities of Practice and Peer-Learning Formats instead of individualized advisory services in each municipality."}, {"bbox": [98, 718, 1161, 773], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Joint monitoring of activities and measures (e.g., through mutual visits of municipalities) is an effective instrument for joint learning and scaling up."}, {"bbox": [98, 785, 1161, 839], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Cooperation with the private sector like traders can be effective when connections between smallholder farmers, local businesses, and actors in the higher ends of value chains are facilitated in the frame of partnerships."}, {"bbox": [98, 852, 1161, 907], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Transformative Partnerships with the Civil Society have emerged as an unexpected positive outcome, civil society is eager to work in a more coordinated way, using GRAPE approach and methodology."}, {"bbox": [98, 920, 1161, 974], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Women farmers and women-led cooperatives are key actors for agricultural-based, climate-resilient economic development due to feminization of agriculture and gender-specific high impact of climate change."}, {"bbox": [98, 987, 1161, 1200], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Women are mainly engaged in the production process only but lack access to machinery and technologies due to gender norms; due to outmigration, women are transitioning into new roles in agriculture, but also left with an increasing work load at the same time; mindset change related to women's capacities and roles in agricultural value chains is necessary as well as supporting women farmers and entrepreneurs with services and technology that ease their work load and drudgery improving tracking of gender equality relevant activities. This also will contribute to women being able to invest their time e. g. in processing and marketing of produce. Working with women's rights advocates, considering care economy solutions such as childcare and nutrition services, and ensuring improved labours' rights when partnering with large private sector companies is a must."}, {"bbox": [98, 1213, 1161, 1321], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The inclusion of women in policy dialogues is insufficient and women need to be supported to engage and increase their knowledge and understanding of local policies and laws; increased representation and active participation of women in the development and implementation of policies related to agricultural-based economic ecosystems, as well as capacity development of women entrepreneurs regarding policies and support schemes is necessary."}, {"bbox": [98, 1334, 1161, 1440], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Prevailing discriminatory social and gender norms constitute a serious limitation to gender-transformative approaches with the objective to improve the active participation of women in local economies; activities to promote mindset change among all stakeholders of local entrepreneurial ecosystem is needed to create a more enabling and equal environment from a societal perspective."}, {"bbox": [85, 1500, 397, 1530], "category": "Section-header", "text": "3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [85, 1549, 591, 1576], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this action is that:"}, {"bbox": [1015, 1654, 1142, 1681], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 13 of 23"}]