This cooperative agreement is to provide support for the program described in attachment 2 (annex 2) to this agreement titled "program description." specifically, through the establishment of the…

This cooperative agreement is to provide support for the program described in attachment 2 (annex 2) to this agreement titled "program description." specifically, through the establishment of the business ecosystem facility (conexión chacra), this cooperative agreement aims (among other things) to support compliance with new market requirements, create long-term viability for services in key economic sectors in alternative development regions, connect farmers and buyers, and increase farmers' income without land expansion or forest destruction by fostering the adoption of climate-smart agriculture. By the end of the 5-year intervention, the project is expected to achieve the following outcomes: • a vibrant ecosystem of agro-services will be established, operational, and financially autonomous. • at least 25,000 farmers will have increased their average household incomes by 15%. • technical assistance will be scaled to 25,000 farmers through our proven CSA model. • over 304,179 metric tons of CO2 equivalent will be reduced, sequestered, or avoided through the direct implementation of climate smart agriculture (CSA) models with farmers. • approximately 100,000 hectares of forest on farms will be conserved. • over 100,000 hectares of forests in the supply sheds associated with at least 6 companies will be mapped and monitored. • 12,500 farmers will access green finance services. • 25,000 farmers will be registered on the acorn platform and unlock more than USD 3.5 million worth of environmental incentives. • 40,000 farmers will use digital traceability systems to protect their exports in international markets, corresponding to approximately 2 billion USD. • 15,000 farmers will provision their inputs and supplies from the market of inputs. • 7,200 farmers will be more effectively managed by their cooperatives through the use "associations' management services."