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Charis UAS: Eager for Equity Investment
While the story of Charis garners attention because of its creative and effective use of technology, from a systems thinking perspective...
Feed the Future Nguriza Nshore Team
Oct 1, 20215 min read
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Jali Finance: Hungry for Growth Through Investment
JALI Finance presents a very interesting case example of an entrepreneur that is keen on delivering value to its customers. Maybe more...
Feed the Future Nguriza Nshore Team
Jul 16, 20214 min read
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Developing Inclusive Market Systems-based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation
In the following post, Richard Choularton (Tetra Tech) provides a critically important lens into the immediate and real challenges...
Richard Choularton
Jul 12, 20213 min read
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The Weakest Link: Learning From the Resilience of Somalia's Market Systems
The authors discuss their application of USAID’s Market Systems Resilience (MSR) Framework. The authors focus on the use of the tool to...
Tania Brunn
Jun 14, 20214 min read
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Partnering with Multinational Companies to Unlock Market Systems Development
In the following post, Kristin Beyard raises the importance of the role of MNCs and the increasingly aligned interests between MNCs and...
Kristin Beyard
Jun 11, 20215 min read
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Mentorship That Builds Better Markets
In this post, Lizan Kuster (from Habitat for Humanity’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter) provides important insights into...
Lizan Kuster
May 24, 20215 min read
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How to Build a Sustainable Agriculture System in Emerging Markets
In the following blog the authors highlight the importance of relationships as central to inclusive and resilient market systems. For...
Kristin Beyard
May 12, 20215 min read
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How Do We Know if Our Systems Are Resilient to Shocks and Stresses?
The authors raise a critically important point about the need to integrate resilience lenses into market systems approaches. ...
Bernard McCaul & Gabriela Cácere
May 10, 20216 min read
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Breaking Down Resilience Silos
In the following post, Katie Niemeyer of Land O' Lakes Venture37 discusses an interesting case of conservation agriculture. For years,...
Katie Niemeyer
May 3, 20216 min read
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Working with Social Norms to Achieve Systems Change
Maybe the most important lesson to emerge from the application of systems lenses on complex market system challenges is the importance of...
Sheldon Yoder
Apr 27, 20214 min read
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Key Trends for Sustainable Seafood Supply Chains in 2021 (And Beyond)
The following blog post discusses the challenges that often accompany many market systems in developing economies where the incentives...
Tim Moore
Apr 21, 20216 min read
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The Market Systems Symposium 2021: Moving The Conversation Forward
This post discusses the central themes that will be explored at the Market Systems Symposium 2021. Register for the event here. An...
vikarainstitute
Apr 14, 20213 min read
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Learning Story Spotlight: Masaka Creamery, A Pandemic, No Problem
Entrepreneurship is an evolving area of inquiry as it has become increasingly clear that growth and especially inclusive growth is highly...
Nguriza Nshore team
Dec 18, 20205 min read
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Chillington Rwanda, Pathways for Adaptation and Growth, Responding to Societies and Customers Needs
Entrepreneurship is an evolving area of inquiry as it has become increasingly clear that growth and especially inclusive growth is highly...
Nguriza Nshore team
Dec 18, 20208 min read
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Entrepreneurship Development Policy Launched
This post is part of a larger series highlighting the Feed the Future Nguriza Nshore project in Rwanda. Nguriza Nshore is applying...
Nguriza Nshore team
Dec 4, 20203 min read
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Applying the Institutional Theory/Complexity Framework
This post is the second half of a two-part series. To view the first post, click here. Analytics In any given market system, elements of...
Mike Klassen & Mike Field
Nov 16, 20204 min read
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The Long Game: Institutional View of Market Systems and 'Large Group' Dynamics
This post is the first half of a two-part series. To view the second post, click here. The field of market systems practice has embraced...
Mike Klassen & Mike Field
Nov 9, 20205 min read
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In The Face Of COVID-19, Resilient Housing Markets Necessarily Include The Informal Sector
A man fixes the roof of his home in Baseco, Tondo city, metro Manila, Philippines August 15, 2016. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco In the following...
Jessan Catre
Aug 27, 20205 min read
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Why Pay-for-Results Development Approaches Matter Now - More Than Ever
In the post below, the authors discuss the use of a contest/competition tactic in raising awareness around a specific challenge. The use...
Rodrigo Ortiz
Aug 20, 20204 min read
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Adaptive Management Leads To Agile Responses in Bangladesh
In the post below, Bidowra and Mark provide an interesting example of how to support a single firm as they adapt and grow their online...
Bidowra Khan & Mark Sevier
Aug 18, 20207 min read
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The MSDHub Blog Series is authored by respected implementers and donors of market systems projects globally.
MSD Hub’s main editor, Senior Systems Specialist, Michael Field, from the Vikāra Institute, provides introductory commentary on each blog post.
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