Katalyst Phase II
South Asia | Bangladesh | Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Business Enabling Environment, Tourism and Hospitality
The goal of Katalyst Phase II is to increase employment and incomes in rural and urban areas in Bangladesh through braod-based and sustainable pro-poor growth. Its purpose is to increase the competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises through market improvements.
The programme is funded by CIDA, DFID, SDC and EKN (Netherlands) and implemented by SwissContact.
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Livestock Development in the Syunik Region
Europe and Central Asia | Armenia | Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Livestock and Veterinary Services
The aim of this project is to increase dairy farmers’ access to formal markets by facilitating their links with the buyers. It increased farmers' interest to invest in dairy farming. The project also works to improve other support services (input supply, breeding, veterinary, extension, access to financing) by identifying and removing existing constraints in the market system. By working in a market oriented manner, avoiding building dependence and effectively focusing on long term sustainability, SDA achieved meaningful change within the rural dairy market in Southern Armenia.
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Making Agricultural Markets Work for Zambia
Sub-Saharan Africa | Zambia | Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Banking and Financial Services
Musika’s Making Agricultural Markets Work for Zambia programme aims to provide world-class business development services to Zambia’s agricultural markets in order to deepen and broaden the impact of economic growth to all levels of rural society. Musika’s approach focuses on the Zambian markets that show the greatest opportunity for pro-poor growth.
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Making the Markets Work Better for the Poor Phase II
South Asia | Viet Nam
Making Markets Work Better for the Poor, Phase 2 is funded by the Asian Development Bank and the UK Department for International Development and aims to increase participation of the poor in three thematic areas – public private partnership in infrastructure services, value chains, and private sector employment. The project has three main components. The Action Research Funding Component, implemented through the Policy Action Research Unit (PARU), provides the instrument for addressing government failure. The Vietnam Challenge Fund (VCF) implemented through a specialised unit within the M4P2 project provides the instrument for engaging with the private sector to innovate business models and technologies that will improve pro-poor outcomes. The Capacity Building Component is under the direct control of the Foreign Economic Relations Department (FERD) of MPI with assistance from the Consulting Team.
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Market Makers
Europe and Central Asia | Bosnia And Herzegovina | Private Sector and Enterprise Development
SDC’s interventions in the youth employment field have so far been targeting the supply side of the labour market in Bosnia and Herzegovina (increasing the employability of young people) and the matching between demand and supply (mainly by strengthening the capacities of the public employment services). It is clear however that youth unemployment in BiH can only be effectively and sustainably combated if the necessary preconditions for increasing the number of new vacancies are created. The main aim of the “Market Makers” programme is therefore to promote the creation of decent job opportunities for young women and men in BiH.
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Markets for Meghri
Europe and Central Asia | Armenia | Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
The Markets for Meghri project in Armenia supports small-scale producers of fig, pomegranate and persimmon to have an increased and sustainable income through higher profitability of production and improved access to markets. The project has five areas of interventions:
1. Enhancing productivity through improved inputs and skills for farmers;
2. Enhancing productivity through developing nurseries;
3. Enhancing productivity through farm business management skills and investment;
4. Increasing value of high quality fresh fruit for farmers; and
5. Increasing demand for low quality fruit through processing.
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Markets for Meghri (M4M) Phase II
Europe and Central Asia | Armenia | Private Sector and Enterprise Development
The overall goal of the programme is to contribute to poverty alleviation in the Meghri region of Armenia, more specifically the goal is formulated as “active men and women small-scale horticultural producers, processors and traders in Meghri have increased their production and profitability and thereby generate increased and sustainable income.” Increased income and employment opportunities at the household level are the result of growth in the horticultural sector and improved access to services.
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Poorest States Inclusive Growth (PSIG)
South Asia | India | Banking and Financial Services
PSIG aims to improve access to financial services in the poorest and least penetrated districts in the poorest states in India. The flow of risk capital to the poorest states for enterprise development is 20 times lower than the average for all of India. PSIG therefore also aims to promote commercially viable but socially responsible enterprises in these states by providing them with access to Risk Capital.
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