Cracking the Nut 2012: Tweets from day two

Cracking the Nut 2012: Tweets from day two

Read Twitter highlights from day two 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.

• @worldbank "farmers are fundamentally private sector actors." need #privatesector engagement! #crknut12Microlinks
• Bhat @YESBANK : Subsidies can kill innovation in a product - case of urea in India. Instead of product subsidies do cash transfer #crknut12Rashmi Ekka
• Excited to be at #crknut12 Day 2 & listning 2 open panel W/ @worldbank @_africaunion & @yesbank discussing the Promo of #Ag Policies 4 Dev.Agrilinks
• "Value chain finance is the key to unlocking increased incomes, better markets for small farmers" Surabh Bhat, YES Bank. Agreed! #crknut12Nicole Pasricha
• "Outsiders have seen the agricultural industry as charity - that is a problem. This is business." Honduras Minister of Agric. #crknut12Brian R. Weinberg
• #crknut12 - the Champion is key for implementing policies. otherwise, policies will remain as an intent.LB Prakash
• @opportunityintl 2 goals in community economic development: organize farmers and build trust and unity #crknut12Microlinks
• #crknut12 - quality inputs, technical assistance in cultivation and post-harvest support - critical for enhancing income for most.LB Prakash
• Farmers are only 40% productive due to lack of good ag practices and lack of access to finance - John Magnay @OpportunityIntl #crknut12Cracking the Nut
• GIS Mapping is important! Farmers need to know how much land they have, else they risk over/under using inputs - @OpportunityIntl #crknut12Rashmi Ekka
• Drug stores and sarisaris, the new PH bank branches @bpiglobebanko revolutionizes poor #marketaccess #crknut12 http://pic.twitter.com/xZXNiUKZMatt Barger
• @USAID & @cedbbankonline: Creating #wealth through #agriculture is possible; #farmers are trainable & bankable #crknut12 #warehousereceiptsRashmi Pendse
• Missed Eduardo? Download our presentation on traceability's role in today's evolving supply chains: http://goo.gl/Wdtdl #crknut12CARANA Corporation
• Interesting agent model implemented in PROFIT project to increase access to inputs in Zambia @crackingthenut @CardnoWRG #crknut12Cracking the Nut
• #Agriculture is ancient sector, but relatively new #asset class for #investors. Need investments + operations @EMVESTCORP #crknut12 #impinvRashmi Pendse
• New video from our EAT project about challenges in the African #agriculture sector premiered today at #crknut12: http://youtu.be/2lPjPRNSMAYFintrac
• Learning how behavioural economics can be applied to agri development from @ideas42 #crknut12Nicole Pasricha
• @rashmiekka closing the #crknut12 with words of encouragement, many thanks, & our future goals for #ag #dev! http://pic.twitter.com/xGZ4vuK5Maciej Chmielewski
• #crknut12 thanks to the cracking the nut team and sponsors for the great eventopusedward