The AECF and its anticipated impact as a market shaping, pro-poor innovation fund

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Thursday September 8 2011

A thought leadership paper by and Hugh Scott of KPMG Development Advisory Services.

The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) supports innovative business ideas, in the areas of agribusiness, rural financial services, and renewable energy that are commercially viable and will have the biggest development impact on rural Africans. The AECF is explained in the context of pro-poor growth and the Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) paradigm.

The AECF is about partnering with business and inclusive business.

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Nicky Day says:

September 13, 2011 at 7:28 am

Hi Corin, thank you so much for your informative and enlightening paper on shaping the power of markets for the poor. I have been actively building up my SAVED villages – this stands for Sustainable Agricultural Villages Empowering Dozens and I would love to learn more about your initiative.
CHINYEMIKE TORTI says:

September 13, 2011 at 8:31 am

I head the Federation of Nigerian Exporters – a pro poor organisation who motive is to organise production at the village level and synthesize same into the global matrix of trade. We shall be grateful for assistance from the AFRICA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT FUND.Please kindly enlighten us. Thanks

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