Katy Tchumburidze

Chief of Party

Katy Tchumburidze has 22 years of experience technical and high managerial expertise in value chain and private sector competitiveness interventions, entrepreneurship promotion and micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) development, business development services, and MSME financing.…

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Pakistan Firms Project

Socioeconomic stabilization of vulnerable areas in Pakistan is of strategic interest and an urgent priority of the U.S. government.
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Preston Motes

Senior Director, Middle East and North Africa Regional Business Unit

Preston Motes is an international economic development specialist with more than 20 years of experience designing and implementing programs focused on private sector competitiveness, entrepreneurship, workforce development, local economic development, and tourism. He is currently a…

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Brian King

Chief of Party, Lebanon Agriculture and Rural Empowerment (ARE) Activity

Brian King is currently the chief of party for USAID’s Agriculture and Rural Empowerment Activity (ARE) in Lebanon. He is an senior international development professional with more than 18 years of experience leading economic growth programming…

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Douglas Griffith

Chief of Party, Lebanon Enterprise Development Project

Douglas Griffith is the chief of party of the Lebanon Enterprise Development Project. His areas of expertise include enterprise development, industry competitiveness, value-chain strengthening, institutional strengthening, and policy reform. Previously, he was chief of party of…

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Intermediary Business Models for Improved Market System Processes and Relationships

The goal of the technical brief series on the Feed the Future Uganda Commodity Production and Marketing (CPM) activity is to share learning, scalable approaches, and practical steps for the agriculture sector growth in Uganda.
Resource - Technical Brief

Final Report: Pakistan FIRMS Project

The Pakistan FIRMS Project solidified the viability of small- and medium-sized businesses, their labor force, and the financial institutions that support them.
Resource - Project Report

Final Report: Sustainable Local Development Projects in Serbia

A true product of USAID/implementer collaboration and partnership, Sustainable Local Development Projects (SLDP) in Serbia began as a project emphasizing governance and process and ended as a project focused on private sector development and concrete economic impact.
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Final Report: Georgia New Economic Opportunities Initiative

The USAID New Economic Opportunities Initiative promoted economic growth, resulting in broad-based impact that yielded beneficial results for 81,208 Georgian households.
Resource - Project Report

A Facilitation Approach to Youth Workforce Development and Entrepreneurship

The Feed the Future Uganda Youth Leadership for Agriculture Activity bridged the gap between youth and the private sector by using a facilitation approach.
Resource - Technical Brief

Maximizing Business Value from Sustainability Investments Table

In Nigeria’s agricultural sector, USAID’s Maximizing Agricultural Revenue and Key Enterprises in Targeted Sites project improved productivity, incomes, resilience, and access to diverse quality foods. The project played a key role in scaling up agricultural technology interventions to meet market demand and alleviate rural poverty.
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MARKETS II Mid-Term Update (2015)

USAID’s Maximizing Agricultural Revenue and Key Enterprises in Targeted Sites (MARKETS II) project used proven private sector demand-driven market interventions, focusing on constraints in the agricultural value chain. MARKETS II worked in five value chains: cocoa, cassava, rice, sorghum and aquaculture.
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