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Explore the implications of agricultural economists’ theories of change for the design of market systems projects.

Learn what insights life histories reveal, particularly about the resilience (or lack thereof) of individuals and their households.

Why one agricultural inputs activity revised their change theory to prioritize and sequence interventions.

The Milestone   Today we’re highlighting an important moment in Marketlinks’ history – the launch of our blogs. The blogs are a great example of how Marketlinks is “More than Micro” – focused on advances in the field beyond microfinance and microenterprise development.

Check out the eight installment of our "More than Micro" series and how we deepened our partnership with Agrilinks.

USAID adds another layer of commitment to promoting women’s economic empowerment and equality. Learn more about recent discussions.

Did you know that in addition to offering many economic benefits, bank account ownership can make you happier? Read about this and other benefits of digitizing financial solutions to advance women's economic participation.

Do you know how to use the WEAI and GIF together? This post unpacks the relationship between the two, and how both tools can be used to promote gender mainstreaming.

Let's rethink how projects should be evaluated in the context of systems thinking.

Interested in market systems thinking? Don't miss this post!

In Indonesia, MercyCorps is pioneering a program to help MFIs prepare for natural disasters, respond quickly when clients are in need, and stabilize the financial sector serving low-income people post-disaster.

What impact does mentoring have on entrepreneurs? Can it boost an entire entrepreneurship ecosystem?

Want to boost entrepreneurship? Here are two more tricks to keep up your sleeve.

Interested in economic growth, job creation or entrepreneurship? Don't miss this post!

Don't miss number seven in our "More than Micro" series, with an eye on the private sector.

Post six in our "More than Micro" series focuses on the evidence summit, "From Microfinance to Inclusive Market Development."

We can’t end extreme poverty without help from the private sector. Here’s how pay-for-performance approaches could help.

Check out the fifth in our "More than Micro" series -- talking about the GROOVE Learning Network.

Lawrence Camp wraps up his series on mobilizing private capital. Learn more about pay-for-results approaches, and find out how the journey ends.

Any number that a Feed the Future activity reports is very likely to underestimate the actual number of farmers reached. Here’s why.

The fourth in our "More than Micro" series. This time we look back at the launch of the Value Chain Development Wiki.

Check out the third post in our "More than Micro" series, focused on the conference, "Microenterprise Development in a Globalizing World."

Reporting back from USAID’s recent Resilience Workshop, ODI’s Dr. Anna Mdee reflects on sustainable poverty escapes, the evidence around them, and the relevance of the resilience agenda and systems thinking to this concept.

The second post in our "More than Micro" series, focused on Microlinks' Seminar Series.

The first in our "More than Micro" series, looking back at the last 12 years of Microlinks.