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Production, Profits & Planning
“I never expected such production, never thought this huge production and profit were possible,” said Rothindranath Mazumder. Rothindranath is a young prawn-carp farmer of Abhoynagar, Jashore, who started farming after finishing his degree. He is the first member of his family to take up prawn-carp farming and has been pursuing it for the last four […]
Farmer Achieves Huge Profit
His father and grandfather have long farmed shrimp and fish, so Palash Biswas (Chitalmari, Bagerhat) has known the business since his childhood. Now he is a lecturer in accounting at a government college but sees the potential to make a good profit in aquaculture if he can develop it as a successful sideline. When the […]
Adaptive Approaches to Facilitating Finance in Myanmar’s Agriculture Sector: A Review
In collaboration with local partners in Myanmar, USAID’s Value Chains for Rural Development (VCRD) project is helping rural smallholder farmers and processors find affordable pre-season financing to successfully enter higher-value domestic and international markets. After five years of VCRD value chain development assistance for soy, ginger, coffee, sesame, and melons, better skilled, equipped, organized and […]
From Seed to Fork: Triggering Systemic Changes in Myanmar’s Soybean Sector
USAID/Burma’s Value Chains for Rural Development project (“the project”) supports soy farmers, processors, and input suppliers to change the way they do business by proving that inclusivity, transparency and commitment to quality leads to increased income generation throughout the value chain. This report highlights value chain developments and learning over a five-year period, from 2015 […]
Side Event at COP25 in Madrid, Spain
At this Side Event hosted by Winrock International and the Government of Vietnam, we will explore how governments and implementing partners have engaged the private sector to support the development, financing, and implementation of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).
Carbon PFES Study Tour Lessons Learned
Carbon pricing mechanisms offer a way for countries to meet their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions and economic development goals, while protecting the environment and public health. They stimulate GHG emitters to reconsider their business models, adopt new technologies with a lower emissions profile, and/or identify ways to lower the impact of their emissions through […]
September 2019 SWP Newsletter
Sustaining the world’s rivers, lakes and aquifers cannot depend on science, technology and engineering alone. Engaging and empowering water users and decision-makers in efforts to enhance water security is essential. In this issue – Why Stakeholders Matter – Early Engagement, Better Results? – Untapped Resources
August 2019 SWP Newsletter
World Water Week 2019 will highlight the increasing importance of inclusiveness in global water development. From working to include women in planning for water security in Cambodia to working with farmers in Kenya and Tanzania to preserve shared waterways, read about the ways the Sustainable Water Partnership is advancing the goal of water for all. In This Issue – […]
