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Lessons from Integrating Gender and Nutrition Perspectives in the Dairy Sector

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Women’s Day Event Showcases Lessons From Project Participants, For Project Participants

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June 2023

Entrepreneur Snapshot: With Help From CLE Project, Natural Juice Producer Preps for Possible Expansion

With incubation support from the Cultivons l’Esprit de l’entreprise (CLE) project, entrepreneur Monique Billa-Sirima plans to expand her natural juice business.

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June 2023

Tanager Helps Farmers in India Cash in on Cashew

Indian farmer-producer companies are cashing in on cashews through a multi-prong strategy connecting farmers to financial institutions and processors.

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June 2023

Entrepreneur Snapshot: CLE Helps Groundnut Paste Producer Balance Business, Household Challenges

With support from the Cultivons l’Esprit de l’entreprise (CLE) project, Burkinabe entrepreneur Maïmouna Tamboura-Touré has been able to move her company Wellhôrè, specializing in groundnut paste and oil, beyond the theoretical to receive specialized practical training for her business.

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May 2023

Farmers Build Income—and a Business—Through a Humble Dumpling

Women in Odisha, India are using black gram badi, a local food staple, to earn extra income and establish themselves as businesswomen.

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May 2023

Empowering Smallholder Farmers: A Visit to Mthatha, South Africa

Discover how the John Deere Foundation and Tanager are helping smallholder farmers in Mthatha, South Africa, to convert maize into a sustainable livelihood.

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May 2023

Lessons from the Field: How to Sustain Farmer Producer Organizations in India

The lessons learned so far in the key factors that help, or hamper, the success of Farmer Producer Organizations in India.

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May 2023

Rethinking the Role of Social and Behavior Change in Gender and Nutrition Outcomes

Learn the key factors of social and behavior change that allow for successful gender and nutrition outcomes in agricultural institutions.

Representatives from Burkinabe microfinancial institutions pose at gender-based M&E training

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May 2023

Why are Gender-Sensitive Performance Indicators Important for Microfinance Institutions?

Efficient, gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation, featuring gender performance indicators, can help microfinance institutions improve.