[{"bbox": [95, 90, 1132, 171], "category": "Text", "text": "Improving access to markets and to finance can enhance the resilience of rural communities. By connecting smallholder farmers to markets and supporting the development of rural infrastructure, the program will increase household incomes and improve living standards, reducing vulnerability to shocks and crises."}, {"bbox": [95, 195, 1132, 303], "category": "Text", "text": "Investing in training and capacity building for farmers and local institutions will strengthen their ability to manage natural resources sustainably, adapt to climate change, and respond effectively to emergencies. By empowering communities with knowledge and skills, the program will enhance their resilience and ability to cope with challenges, reducing the risk of conflict and instability."}, {"bbox": [95, 328, 1132, 435], "category": "Text", "text": "Ensuring the active participation of women in sustainable food systems development can promote gender equality and social justice, reducing gender-based inequalities that can contribute to conflict. By recognizing and addressing the specific needs and priorities of women farmers and entrepreneurs, the program will contribute to more inclusive and peaceful communities."}, {"bbox": [95, 466, 335, 490], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disaster Risk Reduction"}, {"bbox": [95, 493, 1132, 573], "category": "Text", "text": "Agriculture production can be highly affected by natural disasters / extreme weather events. The action places a main emphasis on climate resilience of food systems; it will address climate vulnerability and seek to actively promote climate resilience, closely linking and inherent to disaster risk reduction."}, {"bbox": [95, 604, 409, 628], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Other considerations if relevant"}, {"bbox": [95, 634, 132, 654], "category": "Text", "text": "n.a."}, {"bbox": [85, 671, 422, 699], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.4 Risks and Lessons Learnt"}, {"bbox": [82, 760, 1166, 1618], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Category</td><td>Risks</td><td>Likelihood (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Impact (High/ Medium/ Low)</td><td>Mitigating measures</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>External Environment</td><td>Risk 1: Climate change and extreme weather events</td><td>Medium</td><td>Medium</td><td>Employment of climate smart practices and services, as well as adoption of preparedness measures for climate-proofing</td></tr><tr><td>Planning, processes and systems</td><td>Risk 2: Population growth and rapid urbanization</td><td>Medium</td><td>Medium</td><td>Decentralization of intervention targeting rural area for improved livelihood with employment creation and income enhancement</td></tr><tr><td>Planning, processes and systems</td><td>Risk 3: competing uses of land</td><td>Medium</td><td>Low</td><td>Promote optimal and sustainable practices with high yield s and income; support to the development of territorial planning</td></tr><tr><td>Communication and Information</td><td>Risks 4: lack of policy coordination among agencies</td><td>Medium</td><td>Low</td><td>Policy dialogue and inclusion of relevant agencies</td></tr><tr><td>External Environment</td><td>Risk 5: Limited engagement in favour of gender equality and the empowerment of women, a human-rights based</td><td>High</td><td>Medium</td><td>The project will provide adequate resources to work with institutions and non-state actors on the importance of integrating gender equality/human rights-based approach</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 16 of 30"}]