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Contract related to: Building resilient seed systems for rice, cassava, cocoa, coffee, and fish value chains to strengthen food and economic diversification in Liberia (Seeds4Liberia) - This Action is the first in a series contributing to transformative impact targeted under the Team Europe initiative ¿Safe and sustainable food systems¿ (TEI SSFSs). It ties in with all priority areas of the MIP for Liberia, fully aligns with SDG 2, End hunger, and will contribute to SDGs 17, 8, 13, 14, 15, 5, 10 and 16.Its overall objective (impact) is to boost safe and sustainable food systems growth for enhanced food and nutrition security. To achieve this objective, the Action will build on the EU¿s ongoing investments in Liberia¿s food systems while emphasising a clear paradigm shift from a one-size-fits-all to a needs-based value chain approach. The Action projects that, if improving governance is prioritised with a knowledge-based approach, if the linkages in the food systems value chains are activated with a strong focus on healthy, nutritious and affordable diets as well as service development and business attitude, and if innovation is supported through ecosystem- and climate-smart activities inclusive of women and youth, then food systems in Liberia will grow in a safe and sustainable manner. Thus the food and nutrition security in Liberia will be improved.The Action will seek to support public entities (duty-bearers) with key mandates in food systems development, notably the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) and the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), along with private sector partners, notably (M)SMEs, to improve their service delivery on a sustainable basis, and interact with organisations representing the diverse right-holders¿ voices in all 15 counties of Liberia. The Action will contain interventions focusing on soil and water resources suitability mapping, seed production and certification, as well as food safety (serving domestic and export markets). Natural resources (incl. climate) concerns are thus directly addressed, while gender & youth as well as tertiary education considerations will be integrated in thematic and technical assistance programmes implemented through service procurement (technical assistance) and grants (under direct and indirect management). The Action will also contribute to the realisation of the EU Gender Action Plan 2021-2025 (GAP III), notably to its thematic areas of engagement ¿Strengthening economic social rights and empowering girls and women¿ and ¿Addressing the challenges and harnessing the opportunities offered by the green transition¿. |
