A Market Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Agroenterprise Development
Shaun Ferris, Elly Kaganzi, Rupert Best, Carlos Ostertag, Mark Lundy, and Tiago Wandschneider
A product of the experiences and lessons learned while implementing agroenterprise projects in eastern and southern Africa. A Market Facilitator’s Guide is based on a resource-to-consumption framework, which is the central theme of the “enabling rural innovation” (ERI) approach for rural development. This approach seeks to empower farmer groups with the necessary skills to make informed decisions for their economic development, based on an analysis of their surroundings, assets and skills. The methodology also aims for outcomes that are equitable, gender focused and participatory. Reprint of a document previously published by CIAT.
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