Agriculture

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Women’s Leadership and Economic Empowerment in Peru’s Coffee Sector

Empowering women is one of the most effective ways to fight poverty. However, in agricultural supply chains like coffee, women face significant cultural and structural barriers. They often lack access to critical resources such as land, finance, and education—key tools for participating fully in the economy and contributing…

Agriculture, Coffee, Gender Equality, Women's Economic Empowerment
Case Studies
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Scalable Alternatives to Inorganic Fertiliser in Kenya

This study from the CASA TAF program provides an overview of the Kenyan alternative-fertilizer sector and characterizes the state of organic fertilizer production in the country, defining its growth potential, identifying blockers to scale, and providing recommendations to address them. There is a confluence of short-term and…

Agriculture, Food Security, Small and Growing Businesses
White Papers & Reports
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Carbon Finance for Smallholder Farmers and Agribusinesses: Analytical Briefing on Agroforestry Solutions

This CASA Technical Assistance Facility report examines the role carbon finance could play in the transition of smallholder agriculture to a more sustainable, productive, and resilient future. It draws on qualitative research of 17 smallholder agroforestry carbon projects and quantitative analysis of three smallholder agroforestry opportunities to provide recommendations to…

Agriculture, Corporate Sustainability
White Papers & Reports