Increasing productivity among small farmers and fisherfolk (SFF) is important if the country is to further reduce poverty. In 2019, the AFF sector accounted for 9.2 percent of GDP and slightly less than a fourth of total employment, but still accounted for majority of the poor. The provision of...

The study aims to examine reasons for agribusiness proprietors seeking unconventional loans, where conventional lenders offer loans at lower interest rates. Using cross-sectional data analysis, the study revealed the type of clients served by unconventional lending sector: Households that are...

Inclusive business (IB) is a private sector approach to providing goods, services, and livelihoods on a commercially viable basis, either at scale or scalable, to people at the base of the pyramid by making them part of the value chain of companies' core business as suppliers, distributors,...