[{"bbox": [107, 152, 1135, 261], "category": "Text", "text": "needs, and collaboration between research institutions and enterprises is almost absent. There is therefore a need to continue lobbying for a more conducive investment climate, better regulation for access to finance, for innovative and adapted financial instruments, including on carbon finance and payment for ecosystem services, and the development of collaborative approaches between research institutions and the private sector."}, {"bbox": [107, 323, 1135, 406], "category": "Text", "text": "The **stakeholders** to be involved in the Action are numerous and operate at many levels. The Action will foster collaboration between actors within the selected value-chains as well as collaboration with “non-chain” actors in the targeted landscapes to address multiple objectives in the landscapes in which these chains are embedded."}, {"bbox": [107, 415, 1135, 502], "category": "Text", "text": "**Local communities and smallholders** in the targeted landscapes, as right holders, will be the primary target group and direct beneficiaries of the Action, with a focus on women, youth, producers' associations and cooperatives."}, {"bbox": [107, 513, 1135, 715], "category": "Text", "text": "**Private sector operators** and their associations operating in the landscapes and value-chains targeted will also be a primary target group. These will include household and micro-enterprises particularly those led by women and youth, SMEs, agribusiness cooperatives, leading firms and related associations pertaining to the targeted value-chains or involved in related services (inputs suppliers, aggregators, warehouse operators, logistics, importers and exporters); as well as private sector operators involved in co-management of conservation areas or concessions. Business associations including National and European chambers of commerce will be particularly targeted to strengthen their role in policy reform."}, {"bbox": [107, 726, 1135, 784], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to increase access to finance, the Action will seek to build partnerships with **commercial banks, public and private financial institutions**."}, {"bbox": [107, 795, 1135, 1055], "category": "Text", "text": "Because of the multi-dimensional objectives of the Action, multiple **Ministries** and their departments and directorates will be involved as duty bearers, namely, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADER), the Ministry of Land and Environment (MTA), the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) the Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF). Relevant public institutes will be involved, including the National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC) and the National Institute for Normalization and Standards (INNOQ), responsible for defining and implementing standardization and quality policy. **Local authorities** at relevant provincial and district level, including District Services (SDAE) and Provincial Directorates, as well as authorities of Parks and conservation areas will also be involved in the Action, as part of landscape multi-stakeholders partnerships and value-chains upgrading strategies."}, {"bbox": [107, 1066, 1135, 1124], "category": "Text", "text": "**Civil society organisations**, promoting community development, safeguarding social and environmental standards, biodiversity conservation, and providing advisory and extension support in targeted landscapes."}, {"bbox": [107, 1135, 1135, 1249], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will also build on existing **local consultation mechanisms** relevant to the targeted landscapes such as the Observatórios de Desenvolvimento (at provincial level) and the Conselhos Consultivos (at district level), as well as **entities promoting development and investment** such as the Agência de Desenvolvimento do Vale do Zambeze."}, {"bbox": [85, 1292, 606, 1326], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [85, 1345, 510, 1378], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [107, 1379, 1135, 1434], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Overall Objective** (Impact) of this Action is to **accelerate Mozambique's transition towards a greener, climate-resilient and inclusive development**."}, {"bbox": [107, 1443, 1135, 1499], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Specific Objective** (Outcome) of this Action is to **increase the economic, environmental and social sustainability of selected agriculture value-chains**."}, {"bbox": [107, 1509, 984, 1539], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Outputs** (Results) to be delivered by this Action contributing to the Specific Objective are:"}, {"bbox": [107, 1549, 1126, 1578], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1. Upgraded selected agriculture value chains promoting sustainable landscapes restoration and development."}, {"bbox": [1037, 1681, 1144, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 26"}]