CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems - FISH

Overview: FP1-3.003 - Inclusive and gender-sensitive business and entrepreneurial models for smallholder farmers and poor value chain actors

FP1-3.002 - FP1-3.004


Leader: Cynthia McDougall, WorldFish - WF
Coleader: Cristiano Rossignoli, WorldFish - WF

Team members: 4
Partner organizations: 1

Budget 2025
USD : 0

Outputs: 1

  Activity/Product Description
    
Together with research and development partners, FISH will assess as well as develop and test inclusive, gender-sensitive and women-targeted business, finance and entrepreneurial models and institutional and policy interventions to support sustainability and scaling of promising technologies and smallholder enterprise models that create income and employment for smallholder women, men and youth. Private sector investment and replication of innovative and gender-inclusive business models include actions by small- and medium-scale entrepreneurs, reached directly through our capacity development partnerships, as well as large-scale aquaculture enterprises that we partner with to demonstrate the feasibility of a package of investments at scale. It also includes subsequent scaling aided by robust evaluation of the financial returns and broader social, economic and ecological sustainability of new business models, and communication of these through industry associations and regional networks. Research outputs to Outcomes (from Proposal): Research outputs to research outcomes: Business case and investment environment is suitable for private sector investment in genetic improvement, breeding and dissemination programs, improved feeding, disease control and farming systems. Research outcomes to development outcomes: Smallholders have ready access to technologies developed by private sector; National regulations and market requirements create demand for private sector investment and adoption; Business models adopted by private sector are inclusive. STRATEGIES and RISKS (from Proposal): a) Research outputs to research outcomes: Collaborate with private sector partners in designing and testing technologies; enable national-level innovation platforms and networking that encourage participation of private sector in research activities; Develop business models for gene0c improvement, breeding and dissemination that are sustainable and appropriate to country contexts and investments available; Use communication activities, advocacy and other interactions with private sector to raise awareness of investment opportunities and engage in scaling of research. b) Research outcomes to development outcomes: Identify and advocate models that can be scaled through private sector and conduct business incubation type activities and networking with development partners.
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  Outputs
    
Code Type Output Name Leader Co-leader Deliverables Commodity View
FP1-3.003.Business_model Inclusive business models explored in different contexts Cynthia McDougall Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku 1 Fish
  Training
    
Training Type Title Subject From To
Individual Degree Bangladesh Female PhD on Women's entrepreneurship Women's entrepreneurship 2020-01-01 2024-01-01
  Personnel Involved
    
   Key Results
    
  Partners