"Hi All - interesting Guardian article and thinking in agribusiness
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2013/apr/18/best-bits-debate-agribusiness-global-development"
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A blog post by Andrew Parker was featuredFood supplement or novel food? Do you know your EU Regulations?
On my travels, I’ve met with many incredible people in the agro-food industry, from CEOs to smallholder farmers, who are determined to get their products to market and to earn a good living in doing so. But often the product falls down for some quality or certification requirement in the destination market that has not been appreciated by the producer. I know that many people in Africa and Asia are suspicious of the EU and US trade barriers on such matters, but I can confirm from experience…See More
Andrew Parker posted a blog postFood supplement or novel food? Do you know your EU Regulations?
On my travels, I’ve met with many incredible people in the agro-food industry, from CEOs to smallholder farmers, who are determined to get their products to market and to earn a good living in doing so. But often the product falls down for some quality or certification requirement in the destination market that has not been appreciated by the producer. I know that many people in Africa and Asia are suspicious of the EU and US trade barriers on such matters, but I can confirm from experience…See More
A blog post by Andrew Parker was featuredInteresting document on entrepreneurship by the IFC
Hi All,You might be interested in this recent document on entrepreneurship from the IFC - it seeks to showcase how large businesses and others can work with BoP entrepreneurs.CIB%2BInclusive%2BBusiness%2BPROOF.pdfAndrewSee More
Andrew Parker posted a blog postInteresting document on entrepreneurship by the IFC
Hi All,You might be interested in this recent document on entrepreneurship from the IFC - it seeks to showcase how large businesses and others can work with BoP entrepreneurs.CIB%2BInclusive%2BBusiness%2BPROOF.pdfAndrewSee More
Karen Smith commented on Andrew Parker's blog post Afri-Nut - an important project in Malawi"Hi David - if you want to get in contact with Afri-Nut then drop me a line at karen@imanidevelopment.com and I will put you in touch with the MD.
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David Elias commented on Andrew Parker's blog post Afri-Nut - an important project in Malawi"
I am Tanzania my company dealing with peanut butter processing, Iam very interest if you can scaling up the your project in Tanzania.
David Elias
Arusha Tanzanuia"
Andrew Parker replied to Soji Apampa's discussion Do You Know What Your Partner Wants? in the group Nigeria Network"Thanks Soji - great thoughts!
A"
Karen Smith commented on Andrew Parker's blog post Muddy Waters in Edinburgh: Scottish Views on Inclusive Business"A belated response Andrew but just wanted to echo that there is definitely greyness between IB and CSR. Supposing a company puts money into education, health, water, etc, for local communities. One would immediately label this as CSR. However,…"
Andrew Parker commented on Chibbonta Chilalal's blog post YamBEEji rice intensefication"Thanks Chibbonta - very interesting, and good to see there's demand for the crops. I agree that by improving yields, people can get much more income which would be a win-win situation.
I have been involved in a project that uses neem…"
Andrew Parker commented on Chibbonta Chilalal's blog post YamBEEji rice intensefication"Hi Chibbonta Chilalal,
Many thanks for your interesting post - I've been involved in a rice project in Malawi, but very much from a market development and processing perspective, rather than the production side. Your comments are very…"
A blog post by Andrew Parker was featuredInteresting Malawi links, especially on Afri-Nut
Hi All,Season's Greetings! I hope this finds you well - Please find below some interesting articles:1) The latest on the Malawi trade environment - http://www.bnltimes.com/index.php/daily-times/headlines/business/3021-regional-firm-fears-for-malawi-economy2) Afri-Nut - interesting ramifications explored in a UK Guardian blog, which looks at one area of wider impacts (of…See More
Tom Harrison commented on Andrew Parker's blog post Interesting Malawi links, especially on Afri-Nut"Great to see such a posiitive mention of Afri-nut. Local sourcing must be the way forward."
Andrew Parker commented on Andrew Smith's blog post INSEAD/ EABIS conference... economic opportunity moves east and south... the war for talent... but where is the commercial analysis?"Hi Andrew -
Thanks for this - definitely agree about the shift East and South. I think the West is slowly waking up to it, though, as it considers China's emerging role as banker to get them out of the debt crisis. Its…"
A blog post by Andrew Parker was featuredMuddy Waters in Edinburgh: Scottish Views on Inclusive Business
Hello All –A recent IB event in Scotland was the first of its kind, and quickly threw aside many of the IB distinctions we here might find familiar. It showed that we don’t sail in clear IB waters ... there are a lot of business and development issues that are interconnected here: governance, CSR, the origin of companies, useful core skills and more besides.The event was organised by the Network of International Development Organisations in Scotland (NIDOS) hosting an event on Business and…See More
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Andrew Parker's Blog
Food supplement or novel food? Do you know your EU Regulations?
On my travels, I’ve met with many incredible people in the agro-food industry, from CEOs to smallholder farmers, who are determined to get their products to market and to earn a good living in doing so. But often the product falls down for some quality or certification requirement in the destination market that has not been appreciated by the producer.
I know that many people in Africa and Asia are suspicious of the EU and US trade barriers on such matters, but I can confirm from…
ContinuePosted on January 8, 2013 at 20:41
Interesting document on entrepreneurship by the IFC
Hi All,
You might be interested in this recent document on entrepreneurship from the IFC - it seeks to showcase how large businesses and others can work with BoP entrepreneurs.
CIB%2BInclusive%2BBusiness%2BPROOF.pdf
Andrew
Posted on November 23, 2012 at 10:24
Financing business in Malawi
Hi All,
Financing business models is a challenge in Malawi, and has been recently raised again by the Government as a key challenge. I read an article about a Nigerian entrepreneur as follows:
"Mr Okoloko began his Africa Dream by raising the capital needed to buy the plant through shareholders and eight commercial banks.
But he says ultimately turning a failed asset into a successful one came down to having strong human resources and understanding the…
ContinuePosted on June 1, 2012 at 11:33 — 1 Comment
Interesting article on the benefits of Chinese trade with Africa
Perhaps the most interesting part of this is in how few sectors in which African exports to China can be summarise. Surely the imports from China would be more varied?
Posted on June 1, 2012 at 11:28
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 16:06 on June 21, 2011,
Benjamin Gatland said… Hi Andrew, yes its great! I came across it by chance today but looks like a good way to keep updated with the latest in Malawi. I will get a few more of the FT guys to start using it. Hope you well,
Benjamin.
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