Poultry Farmer Scales Up Business and Overcomes Challenges of Living in Remote Northern Kenya
Sora Abayo, a farmer from Moyale Town in Kenya’s Marsabit County, began keeping chickens in 2007 as a source of …
USAID Laos Microenterprise Stimulates Systemic Changes in Maize Sector Through Access to Loans
In the Xiengkhouang Province, maize is the main cash crop in three of the seven districts, due to high demand …
USAID Laos Microenterprise Facilitates Better Agricultural Machinery Maintenance
Farmers in rural Laos rely on machine technology to reduce the amount of labor and time they dedicate to farming …
Rural Communes in Guinea’s Siguiri Learn Self-Financing through Village Savings and Loan Associations
Communities supported by the Siguiri Agricultural Development Activity are adopting the village savings and loan association model. Access to finance …
AV Ventures’ Portfolio Company AgroCenta Joins U.S.-Based Accelerator for Food Tech Startups
Over the next three months, the technology-driven agricultural platform provider AgroCenta, an investee company of AV Ventures founded in Ghana …
U.S.-Based Volunteer Supports Month-Long Training of Zambian Agribusinesses Online and In-Person
Dr. Mark Wade is an international consultant, researcher, teacher, speaker, and author from Fort Pierce, Florida. He holds a BS …
Economic Analysis of the Honduras Remittances Ecosystem
Access the “Economic Analysis of the Honduras Remittances Ecosystem: An Assessment of the Role Remittances Have on Financial Inclusion and …
New Banking Branch Brings Finance Access to Pastoralists in Northern Kenya
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC), in collaboration with the county government …
Feed the Future USAID Kuza Strengthens Management of Counties’ Revolving Funds in Northern Kenya
Kenya’s revolving county funds have the potential to play an increasing role in offering finance to Kenya’s micro, small, and …
USDA-Ghana Poultry Project Ends, Critical Activities Continue
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded Ghana Poultry Project (GPP), which began in 2015, closed in December 2021, but …
Are We Too Focused on Access to Credit? Agent Banks Boost Resiliency during COVID-19 Pandemic
In early 2020, the Feed the Future Bangladesh Rice and Diversified Crops Activity began an assessment to understand how the …
Q&A With U.S.-Based, Remote Volunteer Supporting Zambian Business Owners
Zhuoting Xie is a recent graduate of the Brandeis University International Business School, where she earned a master’s degree in …
