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		<title>A Rapid Seed Assessment in the Southern Department of Haiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Haiti: A report on the findings of the rapid seed assessment conducted by CRS between Febuary 12 and March 1, 2010.]]></description>
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		<title>Agroenterprise case studies</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2009/04/agroenterprise-case-studies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CRS staff and partners worked with farmers and other stakeholders in Africa, India, Latin America, and Southeast Asia over the last five years to develop agricultural business enterprises.]]></description>
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		<title>Agroenterprise learning alliance</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2009/04/agroe-learning-alliance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Documents CRS' experience with an agroenterprise "learning alliance"&#8212;a participatory approach to learning that aims to accelerate institutional change and deepen the level of impact.]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture programming strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2009/04/agriculture-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2009/04/agriculture-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lays out the principles that will guide CRS' support to poor, rural, agricultural communities over the next five years and sets new goals for our work in urban and peri-urban areas.]]></description>
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		<title>Partnerships, resource assessment, and planning</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2009/03/a-participatory-guide-to-developing-partnerships-area-resource-assessment-and-planning-together/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2009/03/a-participatory-guide-to-developing-partnerships-area-resource-assessment-and-planning-together/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lays the groundwork for rural agroenterprise projects by leading service providers through an asset-based analysis of the area where a project takes place, a social profile analysis of the client group(s), and the establishment of an agroenterprise working group.]]></description>
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		<title>Homestead Gardening Manual</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2008/12/homestead-gardening-manual/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This manual represents a compilation of techniques and lessons learned from homestead gardening programs successfully implemented through the Consortium for Southern Africa Food Emergency (C-SAFE) in Lesotho.]]></description>
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		<title>Participatory Agroenterprise Development</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2008/09/participatory-agroenterprise-development/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2008/09/participatory-agroenterprise-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Practical advice on empowering farmer group to make informed decisions for their economic development, based on an analysis of their surroundings, assets, and skills.]]></description>
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		<title>Market Chain Analysis</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2008/09/market-chain-analysis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2008/09/market-chain-analysis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Help for practitioners in selecting market chains, conducting rapid market surveys, creating business plans, conducting market chain analyses, and other tasks in agroenterprise development.]]></description>
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		<title>Identifying Market Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2008/09/identifying-market-opportunities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2008/09/identifying-market-opportunities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jschultz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Provides a simple and systematic participatory method for gathering market information to identify products and services for agroenterprise development.]]></description>
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		<title>Project LISTEN</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2008/04/project-listen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2008/04/project-listen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jschultz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Case study and evaluation of a project designed to increase resilience to food security shocks in drought prone areas in Malawi and Zambia and reduce dependency on external food aid.]]></description>
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