January 13, 2016
Tools for Field Staff›Guidelines
A Guide to Strengthening Business Development Services in Rural Areas
This guide is focused on how business development services can increase the sustainability of smallholder agroenterprises in rural communities. By exploring theoretical frameworks...More
May 6, 2011
Research›Papers/Reports
Under What Conditions Are Value Chains Effective Tools for Pro-poor Development?
Linking farmers to well-functioning local or global markets plays an important role in long-term strategies to reduce rural poverty and hunger. It is critical to understand how to...More
January 8, 2011
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
Homestead Gardening
This manual includes programming and gardening tips to improve the implementation of homestead gardens. The manual offers lessons learned from implementing homestead gardening...More
July 10, 2008
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
Identifying Market Opportunities for Rural Smallholder Producers
This manual combines market research, product concept evaluation and business analysis techniques that enable practitioners to identify market opportunities for rural agro-...More
July 10, 2008
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
Advice Manual for the Organisation of Collective Marketing Activities by Small-Scale Farmers
This step-by-step manual is designed to help development agency staff lead smallholder farmers to use group marketing strategies that can increase the value of the goods they sell...More
July 10, 2008
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
Participatory Market Chain Analysis for Smallholder Producers
This manual aims to enable service providers to work with a range of actors in selected market chains and design interventions that initiate systemic changes in the marketplace...More
July 9, 2000
Research›Papers/Reports
Targeted Seed Aid and Seed-System Interventions
This document presents the reflections of a working group held in Uganda in 2000. Individuals from 11 institutions came together to compare and contrast practical experiences on...More
