AV Ventures Partners Locally to Bring Impact Investing to the Kyrgyz Republic’s Missing Middle
In the Kyrgyz Republic, as in many emerging or developing countries, large firms attract investors with deep pockets, while smaller …
Women Farmers Increase Onion Production & Family Income in Burkina Faso
Small-scale market gardening, especially onion production, has become an important income-generating activity for women in Zorkoum, a village central Burkina …
From Struggling Milk Producer to Thriving Entrepreneur in Burkina Faso
In central-northern Burkina Faso in the city of Kaya, fresh milk is not always available. Because of low investment in …
Bringing Investors Together to Improve Farmers’ Financial Access
In September, the Feed the Future Bangladesh Rice and Diversified Crops (RDC) Activity, funded by the United States Agency for …
ACDI/VOCA Turns 55 on July 12, 2018
Since 1963, ACDI/VOCA has expanded economic opportunities by tackling intractable development problems. The Humphrey Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act …
ACDI/VOCA to Target Enterprise Growth in Kyrgyz Republic under USAID’s Enterprise Competitiveness Project
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded ACDI/VOCA the Enterprise Competitiveness Project (ECP) in the Kyrgyz Republic. …
Producer Organizations Unleash Productivity with NAFAKA II Project
Moses Msafiri, 35, is a farmer and father of two from the village of Chisano in the Kilombero District of …
Access to Credit Empowers Women in Burkina Faso
Traditional agricultural practices in the Center-North Region of Burkina Faso have often led to low yields of millet, cowpea, sorghum, …
USAID Kyrgyz Project Leverages Private Investment to Export Dried Fruit
The next time you buy dried fruit in the United States, you may be buying apricots or plums grown by …
Making New Year’s (and New Projects’) Resolutions Stick
Last year, I made four (four!) major New Year’s resolutions: Be more productive. Run a marathon. Be less stressed. Exercise …
Access to Credit Brings New Opportunities to Mozambican Farmers
Viriato Mamite, a horticultural farmer in Mozambique’s Maracuene district, had a hectare of land, but couldn’t make full use of …
