April 18-24 is National Volunteer Week
National Volunteer Week was established in 1974 to recognize the lasting impact of volunteer service on our communities, local and …
COVID-19 Crisis As a Lens to Understanding Resiliency of Agent Banks in Bangladesh
Published on Marketlinks, April 15, 2021.
Supporting Farmers’ Access to Inputs in Bangladesh During COVID-19
One of the many damaging side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh was a blocking of critical agricultural inputs, …
Making Markets Inclusive: Designing for Inclusion
Tools and Tactics from Zambia Many agricultural market systems development (MSD) programs have been turning their attention toward the inclusion of women, …
Bridging the Gaps in Northern Kenya’s Access to Finance
Kenya has made significant progress in financial inclusion, tripling its financial sector in 13 years and providing financial access to 83 percent of the population, according to …
“Empowering Women in Coffee: The MILALITTRA Experience”
The video features the Talaandig People of Bukidnon Province in the southern Philippines, who developed a successful coffee enterprise through …
Engaging the Private Sector Series: Delivering on the Hype of Transformational Partnerships
ACDI/VOCA has a growing portfolio of market systems development projects that engage with the private sector, industry chambers, and market …
A Decade of Advancing Crop Value Chains with Feed the Future in Ghana
In Ghana, maize, rice, and soybean crops are mostly produced by smallholder farmers. But these crops are important commodities in …
Women Entrepreneurs Support Other Women in Ghana’s Poultry Sector
Fewer women than men work in Ghana’s poultry sector and even fewer at the leadership level. Mentorship can provide knowledge …
USAID Activity in Honduras Partners with IFC and LAFISE Group to Improve SME Financing in Central America
In the first initiative of its kind in Central America, the USAID Transforming Market Systems Activity, implemented by ACDI/VOCA in …
Josephine’s Story: Starting a Business in Isiolo, Kenya
According to a 2014 UN Women report, studies show that girls who experience poverty are 2.5 times more likely to …
Feed the Future Kenya Activity Takes Woman-Owned Poultry Business from Fledgling to Full-Grown
In the heart of Mwangaza Village in Isiolo County, Celina Kathura relishes the sound of clucking poultry in her backyard. Celina …
