Chemonics' CEO and president Jamey Butcher penned an article for Fast Company about emerging and frontier economies and their role in the game-changing solutions needed to unlock creative problem-solving to tackle the global crises of our times.
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When economically empowered, women reinvest in their communities — leading to greater self-reliance, prosperity, and food security. To support these outcomes, the development community should adopt high-impact initiatives for female entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector.
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Pay-for-results can drive effective, cost-efficient development programming. Najib Seguya shares lessons learned on this results-based financing mechanism.
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How can we use the resources of public-private partnerships to solve youth unemployment and position young people to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges – in agriculture, natural resources, tourism, and more?
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Youth entrepreneurs have called for more access to capital, but these investments are inherently risky. How can we reduce the risks associated with investing in youth entrepreneurs? Fiona Whitefield poses two solutions.
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From incorporating women effectively to choosing the right time to introduce mechanization, Harvey Schartup shares advice from the USAID MARKETS II project in Nigeria.
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Uganda is one of the largest exporters of maize in Africa, but quality maize is still hard to come by. Robert Anyang discusses using maize shelling to improve quality and regional exports.
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Are intermediaries the "bad guys" of the value chain, or can they be a force for good? Robert Anyang shares an innovative model that's improving the market system in Uganda.
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