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How 58 Policies Are Helping Guide Ecological Restoration in Brazil
December 29, 2021
4 Minute Read
Agriculture and Food Security
Enabling Environment for Agriculture
Inclusive Agricultural Market Systems and Value Chains
Climate Change
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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She Is an Agripreneur: Enabling Female Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness
October 22, 2019
4 Minute Read
Agriculture and Food Security
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Inclusive Agricultural Market Systems and Value Chains
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Food Security
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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Development Works Here with Robert Anyang
June 5, 2019
4 Minute Read
Agriculture and Food Security
Food Security
Enabling Environment for Agriculture
Improved Production Practices and Technologies
Inclusive Agricultural Market Systems and Value Chains
Development works here because great people work here. We’re excited to introduce you to our team.
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When Projects Close: Lessons Learned from an Ex-Post Study
March 29, 2019
4 Minute Read
Agriculture and Food Security
Resilience
Inclusive Agricultural Market Systems and Value Chains
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
An ex-post study of project impact can inform future programming and validate development approaches. But, what factors should implementors consider when planning such studies? Ilisa Gertner and Caryl Merten share their recent ex-post experience.
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4 Best Practices to Make Agriculture Insurance More Available and Affordable
May 29, 2018
3 Minute Read
Agriculture and Food Security
Enabling Environment for Agriculture
Access to Finance
Inclusive Agricultural Market Systems and Value Chains
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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Can a Competition Create Space for Learning? Three Design Factors to Consider
April 26, 2018
3 Minute Read
Economic Growth and Trade
Education
Empowering Youth
Youth Workforce Development
Inclusive Agricultural Market Systems and Value Chains
All too often, great innovations never get communicated beyond a project's reports. Chemonics' recent Market Systems and Youth Enterprise Development Innovation Contest is bringing interesting models to light.