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Sesame Business Network: a 3 year support program. 21 Jun 2013 | 07:56 pm
Sesame is an important agribusiness sector in Ethiopia. It is one of the six priority crops in the Agricultural Growth Program (AGP). Although it already has a significant turnover, the sector has sub...
Oxfam Report: Bouquets and Beans from Kenya. 4 Jun 2013 | 01:21 pm
Exploring the links between international business and poverty reduction. A large amount of the fresh produce sold in UK supermarkets is imported from developing countries. Millions of individuals sup...
Monitoring private sector impacts on rural food and nutrition security 3 Jun 2013 | 07:33 pm
This Royal Tropical Institute policy brief looks at the rationale behind public investment in private sector development and provides a framework with pathways for measuring the impact of private sect...
Growing Opportunity: Measuring Investment in Africa Agriculture 16 May 2013 | 06:59 pm
ONE looked at 19 African countries with signed, reviewed national agriculture investment plans and assessed progress on their commitments to reduce poverty, invest in agriculture, and include citizens...
Geography of food: reconnecting with origin in the food system 13 May 2013 | 05:02 pm
Can marketing tradition and origin protect the value of agricultural and food products? What global and regional legal frameworks for origin-branding exist and how effective are they? These are just s...
How to bring excluded people into the marketplace ? 13 May 2013 | 03:41 pm
Inclusive Business, Impact Investment, Pro-poor economic growth, value chain approaches and improving ecosystems are just a few buzz words floating around in current development debates. They all have...
Measuring socio-economic impact – A WBCSD guide for business. 6 May 2013 | 07:14 pm
Navigating the complex landscape of socio-economic impact measurement Business is a major driver of socio-economic impact – and socio-economic impact is a major predictor of business success, especial...
CDI involvement with UN Global Compact 6 May 2013 | 07:00 pm
CDI has become member of the Core Advisory Group of UN Global Compact, which currently prepares the development of Sustainable Agriculture Business Principles. These principles, expected to be ratifie...
Rabobank addresses flaws in F&A supply chain 8 Mar 2013 | 08:59 pm
Rabobank addresses the flaws in the current F&A supply chain structure that leave the sector ill equipped to respond to this new complexity. It calls for the industry to transform the way supply chain...
How are innovations in the Agrofood sector going to scale? 28 Jan 2013 | 06:16 pm
How are innovations in the Agrofood sector going to scale? A 2-year research project led by Wageningen UR aims to develop a strategic framework for policy makers and private business to assess whether...