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This report synthesizes learnings from a project between CGAP and two human-centered design firms to design a new generation of smallholder-specific digital financial products and services across four countries- Zimbabwe, Senegal, Rwanda and Cambodia. It outlines a set of recommendations for financial service providers to consider when developing new offerings for smallholders.

This report documents Grow Africa's activities to accelerate private-sector investment into agriculture through the Grow Africa Partnership since its establishment in 2011 and outlines priorities for 2015 and beyond.

This paper sets out a conceptual framework to guide DFID’s future approach to agriculture and the agri-food sector. Its focus is on the role agriculture and agroindustry can and need to play in supporting inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction, food and nutrition security, and environmentally sustainable food production.

The paper gives a general definition of inclusive business models and the base of the pyramid. Additionally IFC’s basic approach to foster inclusive business is explained as well as the process from classifying referring companies and types of inclusive business models, to reviewing them.