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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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With the support of Grow Asia, the Cambodia Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture (CPSA) was launched in May 2016 in order to link smallholder farmers to the market. CPSA focuses on six key crops: cassava, coconut, palm sugar, pepper, rice and vegetables. This publication provides a market snapshot for these crops and outlines CPSA's strategic approach. 

PublisherGrow Asia
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Author
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific
Cambodia
No

The Impact investing market map, provides three basic but crucial benefits to the impact investing industry: (1) a common definition of a thematic investment that is aligned with at least one international organisation, global market leader and/or data provider; (2) basic criteria that explain a theme in practical terms, including thematic and financial conditions to identify specific businesses and investments aligned with the definition provided;  (3) a list of KPIs used by the impact investing community to track and assess the environmental and social performance of a specific theme.

PublisherPrinciples for Responsible Investing (PRI)
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AuthorK. A. Morriesen
LanguageEnglish
No

Bringing essential services to the poor, whether in remote rural areas, provincial towns, or in the slums of megacities, is a great challenge for governments in developing countries. Endeva has supported the World Bank’s Innovation Unit to systematically assess innovative business models that provide products and services to the poor, thus better understanding how to raise awareness of problems and solutions, designing products that address their needs, and making these products available and affordable.

PublisherEndeva, The World Bank Group
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AuthorA. Menden (née Krämer), A. Schmidt, C. Knobloch, C. Pirzer, C. Tewes-Gradl, I. von Blomberg, J. Tulloch, T. Pasipanodya
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This report resents sustainable business opportunities in he Latin American and Caribbean region by 2030. It identifies attractive investment opportunities in 60 sustainable market ‘hotspots’ that could yield an economic prize worth more than US$1.2 trillion. The report shows how business, government, and civil society can helpt to make the region economically more dynamic, socially inclusive, and environmentally stable.

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AuthorN/A
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryLatin America and the Caribbean
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No

This report covers the basis principles of the inclusive market development approach, its role in poverty reduction, and its application in three sectors: fishers, vegetables and agricultural inputs such as seed and fertilizer.

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AuthorA. Basher, H.R. Bhuyan, N. Ahmed
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific
Bangladesh
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No

This guide provides a baseline assessment of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector in Egypt targeting low-income communities. It begins by providing an overview of key concepts, a snapshot of the FMCG industry within the BoP market as well as identifying several industry trends. The guide then dives into the most relevant parts of the FMCG value chain as well as the organisation itself and the surrounding ecosystem. The guide concludes with a list of useful resources and recommended reading for further inspiration.

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AuthorK. R. Bødiker, R. El Ebrashi, S. Ballan
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryMiddle East and North Africa
Egypt
IB Topics:
Yes

This report contains a comprehensive analysis of Africa's entrepreneurial ecosystem and discusses challenges and opportunities that African start-ups face along the agricultural value chain.

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AuthorD.A. Rice, S. Chris-Asoluka
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountrySub-Saharan Africa
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No

This report provides insights on FMCG market trends in Africa. It covers aspects like market size, growth drivers, consumer behaviour and retail performance. It features country insights from Morocco, Nigeria, Ghana and Angola.

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AuthorN/A
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryMiddle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria
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No

The study provides a picture of how the smallholder finance space currently operates by describing the key actors and the nature of their interactions, and conceptualizing these in a new "industry model." The study identifies market frictions across the major components of the “industry model” that continue to inhibit smallholder farmers’ access to financial services and opportunities for removing them, and rallies sector actors around the need for more collective action.

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AuthorC. Colina, L. Goldman, M.Tsan, R. Dogandjieva, S.Daga, V. Woolworth
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryGlobal
No

This report identifies the various potential markets in two districts of Koh Kong province and provides further analysis of the opportunities and the barriers to women’s engagement in the commodity chain

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AuthorP. Chea
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountryEast Asia and Pacific
Cambodia
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No