Lessons Learned on MSE Upgrading: Evidence from Nine Value Chains (Presentation)

  • Date Posted: June 2, 2010
  • Authors: Elizabeth Dunn, Jennefer Sebstad, Lisa Batzdorff, Holly Parsons
  • Organizations/Projects: ACDI/VOCA
  • Document Types: Evidence or Research, Other
  • Donor Type: U.S. Agency for International Development

This "Lessons Learned" presentation from Breakfast Seminar #10 on March 15, 2006, reviews study research finding on MSE upgrading, especially the conditions that favor MSE upgrading, how upgrading is influenced by the structure of the value chain, and the recurrent upgrading needs of MSEs and how can they best be met. The presentation also reviews upgrading basics and offers the study findings as well as the resulting implications for facilitating upgrading.