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From: David Sturza <da...@eco-ventures.org>
Subject: Information Request / FAO & IFAD Study on Innovations in Input Supply to Smallholders
EcoVentures International (EVI) is working on a joint study in
collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) that appraises innovative ways of supplying
modern inputs to smallholder farmers through commercial distribution systems. The
study is focused on Sub-Saharan Africa and targets project designers
and policy makers.
As part of this study, EVI is collecting, assessing, and organizing
case study material around good practices in input supply innovation. Innovation types may include product or service innovations, changes
in distribution channels, targeted communications or outreach, financing, firm-level organization, as well as overall business model
innovations.
Case studies will be assessed around a series of criteria including
the type of innovation and business model employed, commercial
viability, scalability, replicability, and social and environmental
impact. Ultimately, cases will be widely published by FAO and IFAD
for use by all interested parties. Currently we are asking a number of researchers, policymakers, and
field-based practitioners to contribute leads and details around
innovations you have studied or observed in practice.
If you can think of innovations in input supply to smallholders that
should be researched further and considered for inclusion in this
study, please take 5 minutes to complete this introductory form:
http://goo.gl/iDGu0
If you’re not sure whether or not the initiative you have in mind
qualifies as “innovative”, please just include it so it may be
targeted for further research. Please also forward this to any
colleagues or peers that you think may offer valuable input.All key informants will be recognized in the acknowledgments section
of the final report.
Many thanks,
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David Sturza
EcoVentures International
2122 P Street NW
Suite 302
Washington, D.C. 20037
www.eco-ventures.org
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