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The “Domino Effect” of Disbursing a Single Microloan

Society Development Committee, or SDC, based in Faridpur, Bangladesh, is a microfinance partner of the Feed the Future Bangladesh Livestock and Nutrition Activity, funded by USAID and implemented by ACDI/VOCA. Through this partnership, thousands of people working in Bangladesh’s livestock sector have benefited from microfinance products.

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Resilience and System Evolution

Author(s):

Paul Bundick
Where is the balance between resilience and robustness? Paul Bundick takes this question on in this post, leading up to the Challenge Conference this month.

In Case You Missed It!

Author(s):

Kristin O'Planick
Kristin O'Planick takes stock of where we've been in our Market Systems series, and pulls out our most popular posts. Add these to your summer reading list!

Wanted: More evidence on the impact of value chain projects

Author(s):

Ruth Campbell
Recommendations are emerging concerning how to improve outreach to the very poor who often lack the time, resources and confidence to engage in value chain projects, but additional research is still needed.

Arab Spring, Start-Up Summer?

Author(s):

Marketlinks Team
Written by Holly Pickett for The New York Times. Business groups are taking an interest in Egyptian entrepreneurs like Yasmine el-Mehairy, left, and Zeinab Samir, who started a site for Arab women.

2010 SEEP Annual Conference: USAID Feed the Future Lunch

Author(s):

The SEEP Network
The 2010 SEEP Annual Conference got off to a great start today with several Member Day activities. Of particular interest to many of the attendees was the lunch session highlighting USAID’s Feed the Future Initiative.