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Friday, May 04, 2012

Mini Case Study: Partnership Creates New Source of Income for Farmers in Brazil

By Gabriel Sánchez Campbell — TechnoServe

In the south of the Brazilian state of Bahia, three organizations are uniting to implement an economic development project that is generating benefits for 60 farmers who live on settlements created after agrarian reform. The two-year pilot project is creating shared value by reorienting how a Brazilian company integrates farmers from poor communities into its value chain.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Featured EVENT: 'Cracking the Nut' on Public/Private Agricultural Investment

By Scott Anderson — WDI

In its second year, the Cracking the Nut 2012 Conference, set for June 25-26 at the Enrique V. Iglesias Conference Center in Washington, D.C. has a narrow focus with broad implications: Leveraging public private partnerships to develop rural and agricultural markets.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Ripe for Innovation: Democratized Diagnostics for the BoP

By Grant Tudor

Healthcare diagnostics might seem like a peculiar call-out, but a few examples suggest that this space is ripe for innovation – especially at the BoP – and with far-reaching implications.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Partnering to Improve Food and Nutrition Security in Africa

By Simon Winter — TechnoServe

Transforming poor people's food and nutrition security is proving to be, as expected, a massive challenge. As we approach a slew of global meetings that will address this topic in the coming months, the German Marshall Fund (GMF) has released a new report that showcases the need for and complexities of multi-stakeholder partnerships in support of this goal in Africa.

Friday, April 27, 2012

Tools of the Trade: Building a Robust Deal Pipeline of Impact Companies in Emerging Economies – Part 3

By Logan Yonavjak — New Ventures

What are the biggest lessons learned when it comes to finding high-quality companies in emerging markets? I posed this final question to our virtual panel of impact investing leaders who recommended teaming up with other investors to providing appropriate financing, making sure to select companies with a core social/environmental mission, embracing creativity, and embedding capacity building into the process.