Scope of the Programme description:  While no portion of the grant resources will be used for on lending, this facility may be used for blended finance credit lines through national development and commercial financial institutions (eg. commercial banks, credit unions, quasi government development funding agencies) to finance actions aimed at increasing access to finance (including insurance-based options to smallholder agricultural and fisheries producers with a particular focus on women and youth).

Possible interventions under this window may include actions aimed at, inter alia:

1. The promotion of investments and private engagement along the agri-food value chain including focusing on access to finance issues amongst vulnerable players;
2. Support for affordable insurance-based mechanisms;
3. Progammes for incentivizing small scale nutrition;
4. Gender-sensitive, socially inclusive food production and local commercialization; and
5. Promoting sustainable and resilient practices for vulnerable households