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Celebrating a legacy: making market systems work better for the poor – what have we learned?

Experiences inspired by Alan Gibson

Joanna Ledgerwood
June 3, 2021
Breaking down resilience silos

Strengthening market, farm and household resilience through climate smart agriculture

Katie Niemeyer
May 14, 2021
What do we really know about COVID-19’s impact on MSD professionals?

USAID’s Market Systems and Partnerships (MSP) Activity is conducting a rapid industry survey to understand the impact of the pandemic on MSD professionals

Holly Lard Krueger
April 28, 2021
Are we there yet? The quest for women’s economic empowerment at scale in agricultural market systems, part 2

Part 2: Beyond partnerships

Anna Garloch
April 14, 2021
Are we there yet? The quest for women’s economic empowerment at scale in agricultural market systems, part 1

Part 1: Incentivising the private sector

Anna Garloch
April 13, 2021
Promoting female leadership in agricultural value chains

Although women are the backbone of the agricultural sector, they often lack access to capital and agricultural training, making it impossible to invest in their farm activities.

Victoire Umutesi
April 8, 2021
Women as agricultural sales agents get results

Direct sales agent models can empower women economically and meet agribusiness objectives.

Holly Lard Krueger
March 30, 2021
Is the MSD approach right to achieve policy change?

LIFT’s policy reform successes in Ethiopia show that MSD programmes are not “too cool for rules”!

Ignacio Fiestas
Feb. 18, 2021
Causality counts. Not the counterproductive debate on attribution or contribution

Let us focus on assessing what changes and why, and use that information for decision making.

Hans Posthumus
Jan. 8, 2021
In search of greener pastures: how can MSD projects better integrate environmental considerations?

How to address environmental objectives in your MSD project

Isaac Cowan-Gore
Dec. 22, 2020
Are MSD programmes too cool for rules?

Are MSD programmes avoiding the crucial role of policy reform in triggering systemic change?

Ines Bentchikou
Nov. 26, 2020
Knowledge clinics offer a virtual method for synthesising best practice in MSD

Tackling complex challenges, virtually, with facilitated knowledge clinics

Mike Klassen
Nov. 23, 2020
A pragmatic approach to measuring system change

We've developed A pragmatic approach to assessing system change that programmes can apply themselves

Rachel Shah
Oct. 12, 2020
Can a systems approach create more and better jobs for Africa’s youth?

Understanding how a market systems approach can improve employment prospects for young people

Aatif Somji
Sept. 14, 2020
What does market-based programming look like in the age of COVID-19?

Key takeaways from an online discussion series hosted by the Markets in Crisis Community of Practice (MiC)

Markets in Crisis Community of Practice
Sept. 9, 2020