The primary project beneficiaries will be over 470,000 smallholder farmers in hotspot areas (375,000 ha) in 11 administrative districts (Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam, Kurunegala, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Hambantota, and Moneragala) spread across six provinces (Northern, North Central, North Western, Eastern, Southern, and Uva) in the dry zone of Sri Lanka (see Project Area in Annex 7). Smallholder farmers consist of small farmers (1.0–2.0 ha of farmland) and marginal farmers (less than 1.0 ha). They will gain knowledge through technology transfer and access to infrastructure assets to enhance climate resilience in farming resulting in increased revenue from crop diversification and participation in emerging value chains. Many technical and managerial staff of the participating agencies will benefit through training and capacity-building activities. The project will also promote the participation of youth and women in all key project interventions to ensure that they would benefit from the project activities.