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Markets and Trade

Policies and practices that support inclusive market systems, agricultural production, services and trade are fundamental to economic development and poverty reduction.

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Shifting the Locus of Learning: Catalyzing Private Sector Learning to Drive Systemic Change

This Private Sector Learning Brief provides 10 proven, actionable strategies for learning at the market actor and systems levels from 13 programs and 11 countries.
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Market Systems and Partnerships MSP

MarketShare Associates

Ben Fowler

VIVEKAN JEYAGARAN

Anna Garloch

Meghan Bolden

Feb 01, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
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Partnerships Social Media Week Snapshot

A snapshot of MSP’s Partnerships Social Media Week from December 2022, which highlighted emerging insights on co-development, de-risking innovation and upfront design assessments across private sector partnerships in southern Africa...
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Feed the Future Market Systems and Partnerships Activity

Jan 30, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Resilience
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Alignment with the Private Sector Achieves Inclusive Development Results

In this learning burst, you will find articles and resources on Getting to Shared Value: Creating Alignment with the Private Sector to Achieve Inclusive Development Results.
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Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment (AWE) Program

Jan 25, 2023
Markets and Trade Gender
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Providing Technical Expertise to Help Implement the Plant Health Strategy for Africa

CABI is providing technical expertise to help the Inter-African Phytosanitary Council of the African Union implement the Plant Health Strategy for Africa with the goal of increasing food security in...

CABI: Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International

Jan 24, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience
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New Book on Crop Adaptation Is Published after Collaborative Effort

New open access book makes information widely available to research and development communities.
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Sorghum and Millet Innovation Lab (SMIL)

Jan 19, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Markets and Trade Nutrition Resilience
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How Do You Find “Common Ground” for Women’s Empowerment with the Private Sector?

Three ideas on how to identify and align private sector and development interests for inclusion and empowerment.
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Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment (AWE) Program

Jan 18, 2023
Markets and Trade Gender
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Food Lover Envisions Africa as the Food Basket of the World

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the love for food ironically cohabits with staggering hunger and malnutrition and at least 1 in 5 people face hunger and 24.1% of people are undernourished.

Olufunmilayo Aiyegbusi

Jan 11, 2023
Education and Extension Markets and Trade Nutrition Policy and Governance
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TV Show Helps Farmers Adopt Biocontrol Agents Against Fall Armyworm

A popular TV program aired on Citizen television in Kenya, known as Shamba Shape Up, is helping farmers adopt biocontrol agents against fall armyworm. In an integrated pest management project...

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Current and Emerging Threats to Crops

Jan 09, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Markets and Trade
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Yidgiri’s "ReCom" Network Increases Sales for Farmers

USAID Yidgiri is supporting and collaborating with existing institutions to build resilient and self-sufficient networks of producers. By promoting the adoption of supplemental feeding and fattening techniques, ReCom are equipping...
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Heidi Sumser

Jan 04, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Markets and Trade Gender Resilience Youth
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Using Locally Sourced Grains To Build a Healthy Agro-Processing Sector

The 2022 ATOR examines policies to enhance the contribution of the agrifood processing sector to successful food systems transformation in Africa.
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Katrin Glatzel

Julia Collins

Dec 23, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Nutrition Resilience

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The Use of Smart Subsidy in Impact-Linked Agricultural Finance

Jan 27, 2022 online
Join us for a webinar on how donors and development finance institutions approach impact-linked finance in the agriculture sector.
Markets and Trade Policy and Governance
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Grain Market: A Pull for Seed Businesses across Bean Corridors in Tanzania

Dec 17, 2021 online
An opportunity to share this information while collecting further insights on the Yellow Bean study’s implications.
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Markets and Trade
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Crops to End Hunger: Accelerating Seed Delivery through Sustainable Seed Systems

Jul 15, 2021 online
Identifying approaches and making recommendations that will diversify the range of publicly bred crop varieties available to smallholder farmers and increase varietal turnover through commercial channels.
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Markets and Trade
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Feed the Future Business Drivers for Food Safety – Cool ‘n Clean Approach in Senegal

Jun 09, 2021 online
Temperature control and food hygiene are vital for keeping food safe as it moves through the food system. Disruption of the cold chain and poor hygiene practices during food handling...
Food Safety Markets and Trade
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Women’s Empowerment in Beyond-Production Activities

Mar 31, 2021 online
Women engage in a variety of agricultural roles across the value chain. Many approaches, promising practices, and tools to support women’s empowerment in production have emerged in recent years. However...
Markets and Trade Gender
Building A Safe Food System: The Role of Cold Chain Logistics in Food Safety of Perishable Food
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Building A Safe Food System: The Role of Cold Chain Logistics in Food Safety of Perishable Food

Sep 30, 2020 online
Some of the most nutritious foods are also some of the most perishable—fruits, vegetables, and animal-sourced foods. They all require temperature control or a “cold chain” to stay fresh and...
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade
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Youth, Women, and Market Systems Development in Agriculture and Supporting Markets

Aug 06, 2020 online
Join Marketlinks and Agrilinks on August 6th to explore gender and youth-specific constraints and opportunities in agriculture and supporting market systems.
Markets and Trade
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Market-led Interventions for Seed Security Response

Jul 01, 2020 online
From contexts of emergencies to times of peace, markets are pivotal in helping farmers access seed. In this webinar, panelists will present lessons from two reviews of market-led emergency seed...
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade
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Market-based Agricultural Technology Scaling in Fragmented Market Settings: Three Cases

Jun 10, 2020 online
Agricultural technology scaling is a complex, long-term systems change phenomenon that requires many years and many partners to achieve success. One of the most difficult components of large scale scaling...
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Resilience
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Demystifying Market Systems Resilience

May 20, 2020 online
Market systems programming seeks to make markets more competitive, inclusive, and resilient. Recent advances in concepts for how to define and assess market systems resilience push the boundaries of traditional...
Markets and Trade Resilience

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Seed Innovation to Deliver Farmer Prosperity: Select Experts Weigh In

Feb 23, 2023 United States online

Impacts of Global Shocks on Poverty, Hunger, and Diets

Feb 09, 2023 United States online

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