Resource Library

“Financial inclusion means economic empowerment, particularly for women, rural communities, and the poor. Financial services offered through electronic means, like mobile phones, are key contributors to that vision.” Paul Folmsbee, U.S. Ambassador to Mali, shared this in Bamako this past October. He was speaking before a workshop of 144 people on digital financial services (DFS) organized by USAID.

Recent development experiences indicate that smallholders can play a significant role in competitive value chains.

CARE’s Pathways program is based on the conviction that women farmers possess enormous potential to contribute to long-term food security for their families and substantially impact nutritional outcomes in sustainable ways.

Grounded in an overview of CARE’s approach to resilience, this session features evidence and lessons learned from some of CARE’s most successful market engagement initiatives.

"Money on the Move: Payments and Transfer of Money Behavior of African Households" offers an in-depth look at the payment behavior of Sub-Saharan Africans, based on survey results from 11 African nations.

This paper summarizes the findings of a learning initiative to study the integration of Savings Groups (SGs) and other developmental activities.

This FIELD Report summarizes key lessons in engaging the microfinance sector to tackle energy poverty by increasing access to energy solutions.

The goal of this study is to enhance food security by identifying actions that could be taken to increase the competitiveness of food staple value chains and raise rural incomes in West Africa.

The Mali Rice Study provides recommendations for an upgrading strategy to enhance food security and the competitiveness of the rice value chain in Mali.

This study finds the constrained competitive environment for money transfers as the main obstacle to fair financial access.

After Hours Seminar #32: The Potential and Limitations of Index-based Weather Insurance: Mali and Peru (Presentation)

USAID workshop in Mali exploring competitiveness and financing in agricultural value chains.