[{"bbox": [85, 93, 604, 125], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [85, 158, 509, 189], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [96, 205, 1108, 258], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to accelerate a people-centred (particularly women and young people), resilient, market-driven and nutrition-sensitive agro-ecological transition in The Gambia."}, {"bbox": [96, 310, 664, 337], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific(s) Objective(s) (Outcomes) of this action are to:"}, {"bbox": [135, 364, 1134, 443], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Increase investments, productivity, income opportunities and working conditions for women, young people and people from the bottom 40 per cent of the population of targeted agri-food value chains, with a specific emphasis in the horticulture sector;"}, {"bbox": [135, 444, 1133, 496], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Improve plant health, food safety, control and quality management systems, processes and sustainable agro-ecological practices of producers and processors (particularly women and young people); and"}, {"bbox": [135, 496, 1107, 523], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Strengthen diversified, nutrition-sensitive, agro-ecologically produced targeted agri-food value chains."}, {"bbox": [96, 549, 1015, 576], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives are:"}, {"bbox": [96, 603, 1122, 655], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 Increased opportunities for mutually beneficial deals (contractual arrangements) between private companies and producer organisations."}, {"bbox": [96, 656, 1094, 682], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2 Increased market access opportunities for Gambian operators in local, regional and international markets."}, {"bbox": [96, 683, 1083, 735], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.3 Increased capacities for entrepreneurial and employability of women, young people and people from the bottom 40 per cent of the population in targeted value chains"}, {"bbox": [96, 736, 1106, 842], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.4 Increased access to finance and investment opportunities in technologies to support the agro-ecological transition (integrated crop and pest management, soil health, small-scale irrigation, affordable greenhouse technology and ICTs innovations) for women, young people and people from the bottom 40 per cent of the population."}, {"bbox": [96, 867, 1133, 920], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1 Enhanced capacity of regulatory and institutional bodies in food safety and quality control in line with international standards and best practices."}, {"bbox": [96, 921, 1133, 974], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.2 Strengthened capacity of producers and MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) involved in targeted value chains in compliance with SPS (Sanitary and Phytosanitary) and quality requirements."}, {"bbox": [96, 1000, 1133, 1053], "category": "List-item", "text": "3.1 Increased capacities of local producers and processors of bio-fortified vitamin A-rich (orange flesh) sweet potatoes, iron and protein-rich beans (cowpeas) and other high-nutrient local commodities."}, {"bbox": [96, 1054, 1133, 1079], "category": "List-item", "text": "3.2 Increased awareness of domestic and foreign investors in infant food value chain opportunities in The Gambia."}, {"bbox": [85, 1141, 367, 1168], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [96, 1187, 597, 1213], "category": "Text", "text": "Indicative key activities include, but are not limited to:"}, {"bbox": [96, 1241, 198, 1266], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Output 1.1"}, {"bbox": [135, 1269, 1133, 1322], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Scope and identify existing and potential horticultural commodities and private companies for the programme."}, {"bbox": [135, 1323, 710, 1349], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Advise companies on investment in the horticulture sector."}, {"bbox": [135, 1351, 1133, 1403], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Promote horticultural investment opportunities (i.e. green finance instruments linked to landscape approaches) in The Gambia among EU retailers and traders."}, {"bbox": [135, 1404, 978, 1431], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Provide match-making facilities between local MSMEs and foreign retailers and traders."}, {"bbox": [96, 1459, 198, 1484], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Output 1.2"}, {"bbox": [135, 1487, 1133, 1540], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Identify and broker mutually beneficial deals (contractual arrangements) between private companies and producer organisations."}, {"bbox": [135, 1541, 1133, 1594], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Facilitate direct farmer-processor linkages, where processors are local or international companies with direct local-regional-international market linkages."}, {"bbox": [135, 1596, 1133, 1647], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Establish and broker links between farmer organisations and national, regional and international supply chains."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 30"}]