International course: Promoting entrepreneurship and agribusiness development

Today, markets are increasingly seen as a good instrument for poverty reduction and sustainable development. However, market failures and shortcomings often diminish the desired impact on poverty.
Kigali (Rwanda) will host in November 2013, the international conference, ICT4Ag – the digital springboard for inclusive agriculture.
Large-scale change requires collaboration. Economic development practitioners, irrespective of their sector or organization, are seeking to break from traditional mindsets concerning the roles and boundaries of their interventions.
Africa’s recent economic surge is fueling optimism about the continent’s prospects and positioning it in the minds of many investors and businesses as a prime opportunity.
The ISSME World Conference 2013 (IWC 2013), being organised in Gurgaon, Delhi NCR (India) from 18-21 October focuses on Best Practices in Promoting SMEs with a main theme of “Fostering International Linkages for SMEs Develo
The Centre for Development Innovation (CDI) of Wageningen UR, the Netherlands and the Agricultural Research Council of South Africa is offering the 2013 edition of the International Course on Local Economic Development – ‘Catalysing vibrant ru
Rapid and sustained poverty reduction requires ‘inclusive growth’ that allows people to contribute to and benefit from the development process. Africa’s economic performance has improved considerably since the 1980s and early 1990s.