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Discussion paper

Market systems approaches to enabling women’s economic empowerment through addressing unpaid care work

05/03/2016

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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This paper develops the concept of unpaid care work within the framework of market systems. It shows that unpaid care is a substantial proportion of the work carried out by poor families, especially women, with many heavy, inefficient or unequally distributed tasks limiting productivity and mobility, among other factors, for market work. Thus unpaid care […]

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Case study

Success Factors for Lead Firms to Shape Inclusive Procurement

01/09/2014

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

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Many lead firms in food manufacturing and retailing are looking to open their supply chains to smallholder farmers. Lead firms are rarely, if ever, in a direct trading relationship with smallholders; the relationship is mediated by one or more levels of trader and supplier. The question then arises of how lead firms can support suppliers to trade with smallholders, and in doing […]

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Briefing paper

Delivering Prosperity in Myanmar’s Dryzone: Lessons from Mandalay and Magwe on realizing the economic potential of small-scale farmers

28/08/2014

2 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

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Myanmar is undergoing intense and rapid changes. Policies formulated today will determine the future path of political and economic development. Modernization of the country’s agricultural sector is, rightly, a priority. However, mechanization and large-scale agricultural investment is not the only option. Small farm development provides a commercially viable option with better outcomes in terms of […]

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Briefing note

Sugar Rush: Land rights and the supply chains of the biggest food and beverage companies

02/10/2013

5 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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This briefing shows how one crop – sugar – has been driving large-scale land acquisitions and land conflicts at the expense of small-scale food producers and their families. At least 4m hectares of land have been acquired for sugar production in 100 large-scale land deals since 2000, although given the lack of transparency around such […]

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Briefing note

Power, Rights, and Inclusive Markets: Public policies that support small-scale agriculture

05/06/2013

3 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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By supporting small-scale agricultural producers, policy makers in governments and donor agencies can help some of the poorest people in the world to improve their livelihoods. Unfortunately, evidence suggests that most donor and government policies are currently biased towards large-scale agriculture at the expense of small-scale producers, women, and rural communities. This briefing note draws […]

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Discussion paper

Climate Change Risks and Supply Chain Responsibility: How should companies respond when extreme weather affects small-scale producers in their supply chain?

28/06/2012

2 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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What role can companies play in strengthening the capacity of small-scale producers in developing countries to adapt to climate change, and in doing so, make their global value chains more resilient? While some leading companies have made progress in taking greater responsibility for what happens throughout their supply chains, there has been little discussion about […]

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Market systems approaches to enabling women’s economic empowerment through addressing unpaid care work

Success Factors for Lead Firms to Shape Inclusive Procurement

Delivering Prosperity in Myanmar’s Dryzone: Lessons from Mandalay and Magwe on realizing the economic potential of small-scale farmers

Sugar Rush: Land rights and the supply chains of the biggest food and beverage companies

Power, Rights, and Inclusive Markets: Public policies that support small-scale agriculture

Climate Change Risks and Supply Chain Responsibility: How should companies respond when extreme weather affects small-scale producers in their supply chain?