Chemonics International and USAID’s Climate Finance for Development Accelerator convened a panel of private sector leaders to discuss corporate investments to promote greener, more sustainable, and more climate resilient supply chains.
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Chemonics was proud to sponsor the 2023 Cracking the Nut conference, held June 12-13, 2023 at the Chemonics-Washington headquarters.
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Lucine le Moal
Managing Director
Lucine Le Moal is the managing director of the USAID Invest activity which provides investment advice and facilitation for businesses and investors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Previously, Lucine led ELAN, a UK…
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A review of 58 Brazilian national and state environmental policies charts a new path for the restoration of natural areas in the Matopiba region of the Cerrado biome, known as Brazil’s new agricultural frontier.
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The Lebanon Agriculture and Rural Empowerment activity unlocks the potential of agriculture and rural economies in Lebanon through using a market systems approach.
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The Land Innovation Fund for Sustainable Livelihoods supports innovations that will make the soy supply chain sustainable and deforestation-free.
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Uzbekistan’s agribusinesses depend on stronger market systems.
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Development works here because great people work here. We’re excited to introduce you to our team.
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Garron Hansen
Senior Vice President of the West and Central Africa, and Haiti Business Unit
Garron Hansen brings 20 years of international experience, including 15 years implementing both donor and U.S. Government-funded programs in Africa and Haiti. In his previous role as the senior global practice lead for the agriculture &…
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Heather Joffe Reyes
Director, Latin America and the Caribbean
Currently the director of the Colombia Rural Finance Initiative, Heather Joffe Reyes is an international development practitioner with more than 15 years of experience in agricultural value chains, small business development, and rural development. In addition,…
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Kirk Ramer
Chief of Party, USAID Agribusiness Development Activity (ADA)
Kirk Ramer has over 25 years of experience managing projects to promote agricultural and small-and medium-sized enterprise development in southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. He is currently the chief of party of the Agribusiness…
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Agriculture insurance is a critical tool to help farmers mitigate risk, but expanding access to it is no small challenge. Expert Peter Nash shares four best practices from Uganda that are in line with a newly released guide from Feed the Future.
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