GOV 2018-2023 GEDEFOR 3/Agriculture Value Chains GOV 2018-2023 GEDEFOR 3/Agriculture Value Chains GEDEFOR III /Value Chains is the subsequent Programme phase of GEDEFOR II, To inverse the trends of forests and fauna degradation in Mali, a new paradigm is necessary. The new forest management vision, which as planned in GEDEFOR III /Agriculture Value Chains will seek to adopt a more comprehensive approach that will no longer start with the forest, but with the "landscape" or an appropriate space for men and women consisting of many ecosystems, as well as farms, forests, pastures, and fisheries.

The overall objective aims to contribute to the reinforcement of the governance and the transfer of responsibilities to local governments over fauna and forests sustainable management, the increase of revenues of disfavored rural populations (Men and Women) through the promotion of Cashew nut value chains and other forests non-ligneous products, adaptation measures to climate change, securing land resources access and capacity building. "GEDEFOR 3/Agriculture Value Chains" (GEDEFOR III / värdekedjor inom lantbruket) är den efterföljande programfasen av GEDEFOR II.  För att motverka tendenserna ifråga om den snabba nedbrytningen av skogar och fauna i Mali, är det nödvändigt med ett nytt paradigm. Den nya skogsförvaltningsvisionen, som  GEDEFOR III / värdekedjor kommer att anta inom lantbruket, ska sträva efter att anta en mer övergripande hållning som inte längre kommer att börja med skogen utan med landskapet och ett lämpligt livsutrymme för män och kvinnor som består av   mångfaldiga ekosystem såväl gårdar, skogar, betesmarker och fiske.

Det övergripande målet syftar till att bidra till förstärkning av styrningen och överföringen av ansvarsområden till lokala myndigheter beträffande hållbar förvaltning av fauna och skog, ökning av försörjningsmöjligheterna för utsatta befolkningsgrupper på landsbygden (män och kvinnor) genom främjande av värdekedjor för cashewnötter och andra liknande produkter, anpassningsåtgärder till klimatförändringar, tillgång till markresurser och kapacitetsuppbyggnad. The following objectives of the intervention are expected to be achieved in relation to the above-mentioned theory of change.
The overall objective aims at contributing to the reinforcement of the governance, the transfer of responsibilities to local governments over fauna and forests sustainable management , the increase of revenues of disfavored rural populations (Men and Women) through the promotion of Cashew nut value chains and other forests non- ligneous products, adaptation measures to climate change, securing land resources access and capacity building for vulnerable people.Specific Objectives:• To improve the governance and the implementation of the decree transferring responsibilities over the fauna and forest resources from central state to local governments • To Reinforce the promotion of Cashew nut value chains and a Malian label on its products• To contribute to community adaptation, resilience and the increase in revenues and food security • To reinforce the capacities of rural development agents to deliver adequately their duties• To assure an adequate institutional, administrative, technical and financial management of the Programme.
The following main expected results will be followed- up by Sida:
• The sustainable management of natural resources fauna, forests has contributed to the widespread poverty reduction during past phases.• The created Institutional framework and the consultation organs are validated and functional• The Coordination, animation and harmonization structures for a more holistic vision for forest resources management are created and functional • Agriculture values chains are organized, generating employments and incomes for the most vulnerable and poor rural people• Increased fauna and forests governance system is applied according to the decree No: 2018-0079/P-RM of January 29, 2018 sharing responsibilities and resources between the central State and the local governments over the fauna and forests sustainable management and Law No: 2017-01 of April 11, 2017 on the new forests governance vision including climate change, gender and decentralization perspectives.
The following main indicators have been taken from the log frame of the Programme document:
• Sites for agriculture, livestock, and fisheries are developed and productive • The revenues of beneficiaries are increased• Increased livelihoods and food and nutritional security for the most vulnerable groups• The communication strategy of related tools is elaborated and applied • The gender equality strategy developed during the first Programme phase is implemented and reducing gender gaps.