Integrating the 5Rs Framework into the Transforming Market System (TMS) Activity Design, Implementation and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning in Honduras
This publication was originally published by USAID Learning Lab. It was produced in collaboration with Dexis Consulting Group and USAID/Honduras. This case story …
Market Connections Signal a Brighter Future for Farmers in Bangladesh
Tahmina, who lives in the village of Galachipa in the Barguna District of southwestern Bangladesh, first started farming after one …
The Future of Food is Bleak. Here’s How We Can Leverage the Private Sector to Face It.
This post originally appeared on The SEEP Network. With the recent publication of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in …
Why You Should Be Using Raw, Relational Data
Raw data is important, but what does it really mean, and why is it especially important for global development? For …
Bringing Investors Together to Improve Farmers’ Financial Access
In September, the Feed the Future Bangladesh Rice and Diversified Crops (RDC) Activity, funded by the United States Agency for …
Lessons from Eight Years of the Cooperative Development Program
A few years ago, I was looking over a bank statement and discovered that my bank had taken to charging …
Key Takeaways from ACDI/VOCA’s Pivot to a Market Systems Approach
At ACDI/VOCA, our mission is to empower people to succeed in the global economy. To achieve our mission on the …
This 27-Year-Old Ghanaian Is Changing Perceptions Around Youth and Agriculture
Despite the many strategies adopted by the Government of Ghana and other stakeholders to attract youth to the agriculture sector, …
Development For Today’s Markets: Aligning Practices With Economic Transformation
We are at an important juncture in international economic development. Globalization has led to an era of unprecedented interconnectivity of …
Supporting Rural Farmers as a Student Volunteer in Bangladesh
Near the end my second year as a dual master’s degree candidate at Tufts University, I noticed an opportunity to …
Engaging Women Makes Business Sense: Stories from Southern Bangladesh
Bangladeshi women face disadvantages in many aspects of their lives, including economic opportunities that could generate more income and food …
ACDI/VOCA Turns 55 on July 12, 2018
Since 1963, ACDI/VOCA has expanded economic opportunities by tackling intractable development problems. The Humphrey Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act …
