Cracking the Nut 2012: Day one in tweets

Cracking the Nut 2012: Day one in tweets

Read Twitter highlights from day one of the Cracking the Nut 2012 Conference.

Stay tuned for more updates from Cracking the Nut including blog posts and video interviews posted on microlinks.org & agrilinks.org! You can also learn more about the conference at crackingthenutconference.com.

• @IDBnews: 3 challenges for #agriculture #growth #finance: #risk; interaction b/w ag, #markets & institutions; #private #investment #crknut12Rashmi Pendse
• Beth Keck @walmart started taking a serious look at sustainable #ag 2 yrs ago #crknut12Microlinks
• gorcery giant @walmart realized localizing supply chain & working w/communitites @ micro level benefits economy & shopers pockets #crknut12Agrilinks
• @Walmart's Beth Keck: Including smallholder #farmers in #supplychain helps #retailers, #customers, farmers & #environment #crknut12 #sustdevRashmi Pendse
• @Walmart is investing $1b in fresh supply chain by 2015, to reduce food waste #crknut12Cracking the Nut
• Beth Keck of @walmart , #crknut12 keynote, and Anita Campion (@azmj) http://pic.twitter.com/yplVlim7Matt Barger
• Multilateral Investment Fund and Unispice (Guatemala) sharing their insight on attracting pvt investment to #rural central america #crknut12Cracking the Nut
• #idb's #FOMIN on analyzing whether and how certifications as means for smallholders to access higher value markets #ag4dev #crknut12Bobby
• #crknut12 Maria Elena Querejazu of Sembrar says 3 risks unique to #agricultural #microfinance: production, climate, & price/mktKBougere
• @Unispice model: for profit buying aggregator: Ensure production, logistics, and smallholder willingness to committ to contract #crknut12Bobby
• Glenn Westley @ #crknut12: small savings accts are actually profitable to MFIs w savvy loan pricing, cross-sales, and more.Matt Barger
• #crknut12 Small savers use other bank tools such as taking out large loans. There is an incentive to doing business with small savers.Kim Ha
• #crknut12 David Richardson of WOCCU: in 21st century, successful MFIs will sell financial solutions instead of financial productsKBougere
• Number 1 rule about Strategic Social Parterships, get UR branding & marketing right. Communications is as important as the cause #crknut12Microlinks
• should ag training be provided by government extension providers or private sector as well? Interesting discussion w/ @giz_gmbh @ #crknut12Rashmi Ekka
• F Duarte @ #crknut12: Smallholder farmers must be integrated further up the #ag #valuechain to reduce prod/export inefficiencies.Matt Barger
• #crknut12 Greg Jacobs @Chemonics shared successes in replacing coca with cacao in San Martin, Peru. Poverty down from 70% to 31%!! #agKim Ha
• Great video on the Cashew Value Chain Initiative in India by @Care and @Walmart http://www.walmartstores.com/Video/?id=1421 #crknut12Agrilinks
• Walmartstores.com: Video: Walmart CARE Cashew Value Chain InitiativeAs a part of their commitment to women's empowerment, Walmart and CARE announced the launch of a Cashew Value Chain Initiative. This vide...
• For effective #publicprivatepartnerships, know parties' concerns (#privatesector = #risk; #donors = #impact) #PPPs #ag #crknut12 @CARANAcorpRashmi Pendse
• Late Lawson-Lartego of @care talking at #crknut12 on women owned cashew processing in India http://pic.twitter.com/KyNeP2ahMaciej Chmielewski
• Missed us just now on partnerships for investment in production, marketing and processing? Here you go then: http://goo.gl/Wdtdl #crknut12CARANA Corporation
• CARANA CorporationCARANA Corporation designs and directs economic growth strategies for countries, businesses and donors. For over 25 years, we have guided...
• Refreshing #privatesector constructive criticism/common sense/practical advice on #PPPs for #donors/#publicsector #crknut12 #intdev #realityRashmi Pendse
• "#CSR is a 20th century concept; we're in the 21st century." #Sustainability requires #profits. - Hank Dunlop, Ecom AgroIndustrial #crknut12Rashmi Pendse
• Great convo re: aligning incentives in #PPPS #crknut12 http://pic.twitter.com/KNxLnwsMKBougere