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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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This paper is one of 13 country studies on access to energy in Sub-Saharan Africa. It describes the current situation for off-grid solutions in Zimbabwe and identifies key policy measures to enable accelerated access to electricity.

Publisher
Publish Date
AuthorA. Scott, C. Miller, J. Diecker, J. R. Hogarth, K. Harrison, S. Wheeldon
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountrySub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe
IB Topics:
SectorEnergy
No

This study sought to enable SNV-Zimbabwe identify and understand the groundnuts value chain dynamics regarding actors (from farmers to firms), channels, markets trends, viability and production and consumption trends. 

Such an understanding would inform SNV’s overall exploration of ways to support groundnuts production and productivity through, inter alia, enhancing private sector participation and increasing the number of smallholder farmers pursuing groundnuts production on a commercial basis under the RARP CSF Oilseeds component and for the benefit of other agencies and actors who wish to intervene in this sub-sector.
 

PublisherSNV
Publish Date
Author
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountrySub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe
IB Topics: BoP as supplier
No

The Zimbabwean dairy subsector currently remains strained by a serious shortage of skilled and experienced technical staff as well as by other constraints. This study makes recommendations to address these issues.

PublisherSNV
Publish Date
AuthorJ. Kagoro, K. Chatiza
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountrySub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe
No

This case study describes how Agriseeds Ltd, a relatively small Zimbabwean seed company aimed to diversify its outgrower base; and how SNV assisted Agriseeds to develop the extension model to ensure efficient and effective training as well as the design of the farmer selection criteria, farmer contracts, baseline survey instruments and the project implementation plan.

Publisher
Publish Date
AuthorS. Maunze
LanguageEnglish
Region/CountrySub-Saharan Africa
Zimbabwe
IB Topics:
No