Matching Grant Guidelines is intended as a practical written guide to support decisions on how the investment proposal under the fund should be selected, implemented and administered. In particular, the purpose of this guideline is as below:

• To provide guiding principles, procedures, eligibility and evaluation criteria for selecting viable co-investment and their smooth implementation.
• To enhance the understanding of the project stakeholders and implementing partners on the implementation of MG at field level.
• To assist and guide the Project Management Team in planning, implementing, supervision and monitoring project investment through MG.

The objectives of MG are to provide direct financial support to stimulate private investment in various stages of value chain from inputs supply, production, and post-harvest management, processing/marketing and also support service market so as to facilitate and develop competitive supply chains and create overall growth in terms of market-led production, sales turnover, income and employment including fostering growth of networks of competent market-based service providers.

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