The Role of Smart Incentives in Enhancing Agribusiness Growth in Northern Ghana
The Greater Rural Opportunities for Women 2 (GROW2) project, running from 2021 to 2026, is led by MEDA and funded by Global Affairs Canada. It supports 40,000 smallholder women farmers, 5,000 entrepreneurs, and 50 women-led agribusinesses in the soybean, groundnut, and vegetable value chains of Northern Ghana. MEDA’s innovative use of smart incentives – financial […]
No One Can Build a Circular Economy Alone: How Collaboration Can Drive Financial and Environmental Gains for Entrepreneurs
The circular economy thrives on connection. This blog by MEDA, TechnoServe, and Anglo American Foundation explores the need to bring together all parts of value chains for stronger, more impactful solutions.
Unleashing the Potential of Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs): Insights from ANDE Conference 2023
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) Annual Conference stands as a historic milestone in the organization’s journey, serving as the world’s largest gathering of members dedicated to strengthening entrepreneurial ecosystems for small businesses. Held for the first time outside of the United States in Accra, Ghana, the 2023 conference, themed “Accelerating Action: Small Business […]
Stimulating system change and addressing underlying causes of poverty: Inside MEDA’s CoP Workshop
MEDA has committed to reducing poverty in the Global South and has taken bold steps to address the root causes of poverty and marginalization. But what does it take to address poverty at scale and in a sustainable manner?
Strategies for Integrating Microenterprises into Agricultural Market Systems in Northern Ghana
In Northern Ghana, microenterprises are prevalent in agrifood sub-sectors such as retail, production, aggregation, and processing. Despite the great economic value they bring, these microenterprises face many challenges. They often lack the capacity to engage in formal markets and financial services, primarily due to limited resources and barriers to entry.
Why Biodiversity Matters for Our Economies
The world was watching Montreal last week for the 15th Conference of Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Early this morning, conference leaders announced a deal to protect 30% of the planet’s biodiversity by 2030 and restore 30% of degraded ecosystems.
The Future of the Global Food System
A couple of weeks ago, MEDA’s Annual Convention allowed us to see our colleagues, friends, and supporters in person for the first time since 2019. We heard from engaging speakers and participated in various tours and networking events. As part of the Convention, I was one of the speakers at the “Addressing the risks in our global food systems and what it means for entrepreneurs” seminar. Along with my great colleagues, we had an opportunity to discuss the challenges and opportunities entrepreneurs face in the current global food system (GFS).
Leaving No One Behind on World Food Day 2022
This year’s growing season was particularly difficult for farmers around the world. With supply disruptions caused, in part, by sanctions against Belarus and Russia, synthetic fertilizer prices skyrocketed, doubling their prices at the beginning of the growing season in April and May 2022.
Why MEDA Works With Rural Women
Rural women play a critical role in agriculture, making up more than 40% of the labor force in many lower to middle-income economies. Yet they are disproportionately affected by poverty, perpetuated by unequal access to productive resources, non-participation in decision-making processes at all levels of governance (traditional, government, and household), and other forms of discrimination.
Why The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFL) matters
Every day, we waste good food. Globally, about one-third of all food produced for human consumption is either lost or wasted. This amounts to around 1.3 billion tons every year that is wasted.