Sub-component 2 Sample Clauses

Sub-component 2. 3 – Access to finance and financial inclusion. The sub- component objective is to facilitate access to appropriate and affordably priced resources to smallholder farmer groups, small scale processors and other beneficiary enterprises supported by the Programme. Expected outcome: smallholder farmer groups, processors, traders and community-based service providers access adapted and affordable formal financial services to sustain their agri-enterprises, including for green investments.

Sub-component 2. 2. Mitigation of social risks. Households and communities will be assisted to effectively manage the social risks that might result from the rapid economic development generated by oil palm investment, including intra- household vulnerabilities, high- risk sexual behaviour, pressure on land tenure systems and social fragmentation.

Sub-component 2. 3: Access to financial services. This sub-component will aim at addressing access to finance constraints across the aquaculture value chain, by facilitating the provision of appropriate, affordable and sustainable financial and business support services. Financial services for beneficiaries will be provided through (i) the ongoing REFP implemented by the National Investment Bank (BNI) in partnership with participating micro-finance institutions, (ii) the development of financial products such as Crowding-In Fund (CIF) or Line of Credit (LoC), and (iii) the development of synergies with other private sector financing models.

Sub-component 2. Brokering and investment facilitation. Brokering and cluster facilitation will improve linkages between farmers, buyers and service providers and better exploit market opportunities. A supply chain development facility (SDF) will make small “public good” investments to address issues that emerge from the supply chains.

Sub-component 2. 2: Green Financing Facility (GFF) will support the innovative and sustainable transformation of Kenya’s rural economy. It is to be established with RK- FINFA’s supported amount of USD 15 million by IFAD and the Government of Kenya. The GFF will contribute to the sustainable rural transformation, growth, and income generation through alleviating the liquidity constraints of non-bank financial institutions and Micro-Finance Banks that are the main financial service providers to smallholders and rural micro-enterprises, and by encouraging small-scale farmers and micro-firms to invest in climate-smart and environmentally friendly activities.

Sub-component 2. 2 (c) Component 3.

Sub-component 2. 2: Employment promotion. The Project will contribute (i) to create jobs (including self-employment) for the ultra-poor and poor households having limited access to land, with a specific focus on youth (50%) and women (25%), and (ii) to facilitate the employability and the active integration in the economy of newly graduated students. The Project will provide start up grants for this two objectives.

Sub-component 2. 2: Develop market linkages and business partnerships. The sub-component aims at developing practices to improve cultured fish handling, collection as well as marketing and distribution based on the results of a market study carried out beforehand to determine the demand for aquaculture produce. Support will be provided to the establishment of business partnerships between small and commercial fish producers in order inter alia to allow smallholder producers to access to relevant aquaculture technologies. A particular attention will be given to the development of youth aqua-preneurs, providing tailored support package to youth, to facilitate their engagement in small businesses in the aquaculture value chain.

Sub-component 2. 3: Job market integration / induction. Each student will have the possibility to do two (2) internships of six (6) months each. The recruiting enterprise will be allowed to keep the same student for a second period of six (6) months only if it provides a formal offer of employment to the student. In case of non-compliance, the enterprise will no longer be eligible to participate in the programme. Each enterprise will have a maximum of two (2) students at the same time. Around one hundred and forty five (145) interns per district and per year will be eligible to this programme. Priority will be given to those coming from the poorest families.