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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Do Successful Housing MicroFinance Portfolios Spur Similar Loan Products?
LESSONS FROM THE REPUBLIC of Georgia In the piece below, Monica Raskin from Habitat for Humanity’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation in...
Monica Rashkin
Aug 4, 20204 min read
Beyond The 'Whack-a-Mole' Approach to a Crisis: The Road Towards Digital Economy
In the post below, the authors lay out how COVID19 has also become a positive disruptive force in some circumstances. Specifically, the...
Zenebe B. Uraguchi, Lea Shllaku & Lisar Morina
Jul 22, 20206 min read
Market Systems Resilience A Year Onwards: Key Takeaways From The MSS 2020 Online Panel
In the post below, ACDI-VOCA provides an excellent summary of the first month’s sessions on market system resilience. An important...
ACDI/VOCA
Jul 20, 20207 min read
Market Systems Resilience and Nigeria's Maize Market Amid COVID-19
In this piece, Emmet covers an interesting applied case of market systems resilience in Nigeria. The post highlights the importance of...
Emmet Murphy
Jul 1, 20204 min read
Towards Supporting SME Financing in Rwanda
Feed the Future Nguriza Nshore is applying systemic lenses and tactics to shift the orientation of the financial services market system...
Nguriza Nshore team
Jun 25, 20203 min read
Developing The Financial Services System Change Wheel
The financial systems change wheel was developed to help the Feed the Future Nguriza Nshore staff track a more comprehensive set of...
Nguriza Nshore team
Jun 23, 20202 min read
COVID-19 and a Rapid Analysis of Honduran Enterprises' Capacities to Cope
The blog focuses on some of the more near-term adaptations that firms have done/are doing to better weather the challenges resulting from...
ACDI/VOCA Transforming Market Systems Activity in Honduras
Jun 19, 20205 min read
5 Market Systems Strategies to Revive Food & Agricultural Systems During COVID-19
In this blog Hayden and Mark provide some very useful guidance for projects as they support market systems in their response to covid-19....
Hayden Aaronson and Mark Sevier
Jun 18, 20204 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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