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This database contains a diverse range of more than 2,000 publications about inclusive business and relating topics, such as impact investing, microfinance and market systems approaches. You will find not only reports but also market intelligence, case studies, tools and videos that touch upon of several sectors and regions.

The diverse range of publications in this database all relate to inclusive business - meaning business models that engage base of the pyramid (BoP) consumers, suppliers, entrepreneurs and/or employees in low income and/or emerging markets.

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Contract Farming as Part of a Multi-Instrument Inclusive Business Structure: A Theoretical Analysis
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Contract farming (CF) agreements are presently being restructured to form part of more complex Inclusive Business (IB) set-ups. Additional instruments, alongside CF, are implemented to overcome the challenges of CF and to adapt to the policy environment in which the different stakeholders operate. This paper develops a theoretical framework that gives insight into how these complex entities are structured and operate in a developing country context. It finds that a high dependence by the offtaker in the first case study stimulates a higher level of commitment and investment by this stakeholder in the contract arrangement. In turn, this increases the asset specificity aspect, which then requires safeguards to ensure the smallholders adhere to the contractual agreement. A higher dependency in this particular study also resulted in a higher number of smallholders being engaged in the contract, requiring mechanisms to efficiently monitor and coordinate them.

PublisherAgrekon
Publish Date
AuthorW. Anseeuw, W. Chamberlain
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryGlobal, Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa
IB Topics: Partnerships, Policy and Government , Rural development
SectorAgriculture or Food
No
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Creating scalable, engaging mobile solutions for agriculture - A study of six content services in the mNutrition initiative portfolio
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This report provides analysis and key findings on the set-up and implementation of the mAgri mNutrion Initiative by GSMA. It provides insights to the design and impact of the services, with key considerations for existing service providers or those launching a new service. It also provide six case studies for a comprehensive snapshot of each service.

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AuthorN. Darabian, T. Palmer
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa
Bangladesh, Ghana, Malawi, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
IB Topics:
SectorAgriculture or Food
No