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The information contained in this report represents the collective insights of 39 microfinance association leaders from 33 countries across Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Asia.
El Programa de Desarrollo Económico Local-PRODEL, financiado por la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional -USAID, ha culminado con éxito cinco años de trabajo en las zonas fronterizas del norte y sur del Ecuador.
This presentation highlights new findings on global value chain (GVC) upgrading in large and small economies. Drawing on emerging research, Gary Gereffi discusses several factors related to new trends in GVC upgrading, including state policy and a re-emphasis on the domestic market, the regionalization of value chains, and the role of shifting end markets for developing country exporters. He talks about these trends in the context of Brazil and Costa Rica, as seen in three manufacturing industries.
The related resources below are products of the "Financing Value Chains" session of USAID's Meeting the Challenges of Value Chain Development: A Learning Event.
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Emergency Market Mapping and Analysis (EMMA) is a rapid market analysis designed to be used in the short-term aftermath of a sudden-onset crisis. This report uses the EMMA tool to analyze the beans market system in the Sud-Est (Southeast) department of Haiti in March-April 2010, several months after the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The report examines constraints in the beans market system, the earthquake-related disruptions that persist, and provides short-term and long-term recommendations.
The Mali Rice Study provides recommendations for an upgrading strategy to enhance food security and the competitiveness of the rice value chain in Mali.