PinoyME Foundation
November 2008
Given that microenterprises in the Philippines make up the bulk of enterprises in the country, and have the potential to contribute significantly to employment generation and poverty reduction, MFIs and development organizations (DOs) would like to find out: What makes the few microentrepreneurs succeed? What factors facilitate the growth of microenterprises into small- [...]

Building cooperation between farmers and traders in Africa
KIT and IIRR. 2008.
In much of Africa, smallholder farmers face serious difficulties in selling their produce. But farmers along with development agencies and governments, treat the traders who market their goods with suspicion and mistrust.
Trading Up stands up for traders. It shows how traders struggle to run their [...]

Supporting African Farmers to Develop Markets
KIT, Faida MaLi and IIRR. 2006
This is a book of hope for Africa’s smallholder farmers. It shows how they can earn more from their crops and livestock by taking control over the value chains they are part of – chains that link them with consumers in Africa’s towns and cities, [...]

The CRS-Philippines Experience
A Guidebook for Facilitators
Catholic Relief Services – USCCB
Philippine Program
2007
This Guidebook is published by the Catholic Relief Services – Philippines primarily, but not exclusively, for Facilitators who are tasked in assisting small farmers interested to organize themselves into marketing clusters and to develop their own agroenterprises linked with the market. It provides the 8-step [...]