Unleashing the Potential of Female Agri-Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh
Business Accelerator Model Ignites Market Connections and Breaks Social Barriers for Women Few female entrepreneurs in southern Bangladesh take their …
Beacons of Hope Demonstrate Impact of U.S. Investment in Central America
Published by USGLC, July 9, 2019
Private-Sector Partnerships Make Time-Saving Machinery Accessible in Rural Bangladesh
Rice is the most dominant food crop in Bangladesh. It thrives in the country’s coastal southern regions, but it can …
USAID Enterprise Competitiveness Project Supports Charter Flights to Promote Kyrgyz Republic Tourism
On June 27, 140 tourists from Tashkent to Tamchy, Uzbekistan, arrived at Issyk-Kul International Airport in the Kyrgyz Republic on …
What Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency Can Do for International Development
Last week, Facebook announced the launch of a new cryptocurrency, Libra. Libra will be managed by a consortium of firms known as the Libra Association and will fully …
Entrepreneur Unlocks Potential of Private Healthcare in the Kyrgyz Republic
It’s a busy Monday morning at the Prime Clinic, a thriving private clinic founded by Arman Alibai in the heart …
President & CEO CJ Hall Reflects on First Year with ACDI/VOCA
It seems impossible, but my calendar tells me that I have now been a member of the ACDI/VOCA team for …
Kenya Activity Empowers Women through Training & Asset Transfer
In Northern Kenya men traditionally manage their families’ livestock assets as producers, traders, and protectors against rustlers. Women, on the …
Ghana Poultry Project Partners with Private Firms to Expand Markets for Local Chicken
Amazingly, chicken that travels to Ghana from all over the world is still cheaper than locally produced chicken, due to …
Do Behavior Change & Market Systems Development Belong Together? Colleagues Sound Off on Tensions & Synergies
In April, a number of ACDI/VOCA staff members had the great pleasure of participating in the 2019 Market System Symposium …
Rehabilitated Grazing Land Improves Livestock Health & Farmer Incomes in Ethiopia
In the Tigray Region of northern Ethiopia, households that live near communal grazing areas allow their animals to graze freely …
Ghana Poultry Project Grant Supports Domestic Chicken Production
In Ghana, high production costs hinder the production of chicken, the country’s most popular meat. Augustine Amankwa, a poultry entrepreneur and CEO …
