private sector
Will farmers more readily adopt agricultural technologies like soybean using a step-wise, or incremental approach? If so, what is the first step? That is, what provides the most profit to a farmer from the least cost when planting a soybean crop? The Soybean Innovation Lab's next webinar explores...
Mar 07, 2019
Since the turn of the 20 th century, Vietnam has undergone a remarkable, major change. It has transitioned from a divided post-war region that was isolated from the rest of the world into one that is globally integrated. The nation is becoming industrialized and has growing exports to show for it...
Oct 10, 2018
What works well for integrating smallholder farmers into market systems through the private sector, and how can we better understand how the enabling environment impacts business decisions — positively or negatively — as they engage smallholder farmers?
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Sep 18, 2018
Voluntary sustainability standards present an opportunity for the private sector to play a central role in supporting women’s economic empowerment in the global food system.
Aug 02, 2018
The role the enabling environment plays in private sector growth in the smallholder market is frequently discussed, but one voice is often missing: that of the investment community itself. This month, we will be sitting down with private sector businesses to share their stories.
Jul 30, 2018
The enabling environment for agriculture — the formal and informal rules in markets — has a direct bearing on the strength of the private sector. This post explores what elements of the enabling environment are key to supporting private agriculture sector growth.
Jul 12, 2018
This post unpacks an example of how collaboration between government, private sector and development partners stimulated a nascent market system for improved maize storage bags in Kenya.
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Jun 22, 2018
How can donors mobilize private sector investments that support development? What are the minimal policy changes required to spur investment in a sector? Are non-financial incentives (e.g., market information, stakeholder buy-in) sufficient to attract private investors? What is the potential impact...
Feb 28, 2018
Collaborating with businesses that have little experience with investors can be a challenge, but it’s an important way that CSAI and other similar projects can support the agribusiness sector.
UNCTAD estimates that there is a $2.5 trillion investment gap in developing countries in order to achieve the SDGs. To fill this gap, USAID and other donors are beginning to demand that implementing partners leverage private sector resources to enhance the impact of traditional project-based...
Mar 07, 2019
Since the turn of the 20 th century, Vietnam has undergone a remarkable, major change. It has transitioned from a divided post-war region that was isolated from the rest of the world into one that is globally integrated. The nation is becoming industrialized and has growing exports to show for it...
Oct 10, 2018
What works well for integrating smallholder farmers into market systems through the private sector, and how can we better understand how the enabling environment impacts business decisions — positively or negatively — as they engage smallholder farmers?
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Sep 18, 2018
Voluntary sustainability standards present an opportunity for the private sector to play a central role in supporting women’s economic empowerment in the global food system.
Aug 02, 2018
The role the enabling environment plays in private sector growth in the smallholder market is frequently discussed, but one voice is often missing: that of the investment community itself. This month, we will be sitting down with private sector businesses to share their stories.
Jul 30, 2018
The enabling environment for agriculture — the formal and informal rules in markets — has a direct bearing on the strength of the private sector. This post explores what elements of the enabling environment are key to supporting private agriculture sector growth.
Jul 12, 2018
This post unpacks an example of how collaboration between government, private sector and development partners stimulated a nascent market system for improved maize storage bags in Kenya.
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Jun 22, 2018
How can donors mobilize private sector investments that support development? What are the minimal policy changes required to spur investment in a sector? Are non-financial incentives (e.g., market information, stakeholder buy-in) sufficient to attract private investors? What is the potential impact...
Feb 28, 2018
Collaborating with businesses that have little experience with investors can be a challenge, but it’s an important way that CSAI and other similar projects can support the agribusiness sector.
Jul 14, 2017
This is the second of a three-part series exploring lessons learned on commercializing seed in smallholder markets in sub-Saharan Africa.
Jul 12, 2017
This is the first of a three-part series exploring lessons learned on commercializing seed in smallholder markets in sub-Saharan Africa.