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This note explores how and why market systems programmes and companies need to identify common goals in order to be able to engage with each other.

This short briefing, the eleventh in a series that demonstrates how specific products and services can expand the reach of financing for smallholder farmers, explores how innovative lenders are using new data sources and analytics to assess the creditworthiness of borrowers.

This report is based on four case studies of agricultural value chain PPPPs developed through projects financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Ghana, Indonesia, Rwanda and Uganda. It reviews existing literature on PPPPs, summaries of the key features of the case studies and field work, learnings drawn from the research and a PPPP checklist which outlines the role for brokers in the process.

This short briefing, the tenth in a series that demonstrates how specific products and services can expand the reach of financing for smallholder farmers, explores three channels through which value chain financing models can be delivered and identifies how these models can group “enablers” to best serve smallholders.

This short report explores the business opportunities in emerging markets with new households spending data released by the world bank group.

This short guide includes an introduction to inclusive business, the base of the pyramid, market constraints that face the sector and how they can be overcome. It also briefly covers how intrapreneurs can scale inclusive business and further resources on the topic.

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.

This short study illustrates the impact that adoption of efficient irrigation technology can have on smallholder farming practices and livelihoods. It analyses enabling factors for adoption and adoption benefits for different crops, including financial analysis for Burkina Faso and Zambia.

The report presents a Value Chain Analysis (VCA) of three commodities; tomato, onion and Irish potato, in the Jenda area of Mzimba District, in Malawi. The VCA tool examines the mechanisms and drivers which control the mode by which a product reaches its end market and it gives an understanding of how to improve the competitiveness of the chain whilst increasing participation in a manner that fairly distributes value down the chain.

This short briefing, the seventh in a series that demonstrates how specific products and services can expand the reach of financing for smallholder farmers, categorizes the different kinds of agricultural technical assistance in operation in developing countries around the world.