April 30, 2018
Tools for Field Staff›Guidelines
Guidance on Livelihoods Programming in Emergency Response and Recovery Contexts
This guide was designed to help practitioners plan and implement high quality livelihood projects in emergency and recovery contexts. It has three specific objectives: To provide...More
January 19, 2018
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Understanding and Assessing Resilience
CRS developed its Pathway to Prosperity approach in 2013 to help farmers recover from shocks and stressors by building and growing their assets. The approach also helps farm...More
December 6, 2013
Research›Papers/Reports
Revitalizing Vanilla in Madagascar
In Madagascar, CRS studied the feasibility of enhancing small farmer participation in the vanilla value chain and the opportunities this could offer farmers. The study results...More
November 7, 2012
Research›Case Studies
Dried Beans in Ethiopia
This case study focuses on collaborative efforts to link white pea bean farmers in Ethiopia to canning factories and retailers in the U.K. It explores the benefits and risks of...More
July 9, 2011
Research›Papers/Reports
Sourcing Gender
In agriculture, women constitute the majority of farmers and producers. Yet women suffer many gender-specific constraints when participating in market-based activities. This paper...More
June 12, 2011
Research›Case Studies
Harnessing the Power of Savings and Lending Communities to Drive Agroenterprise Development in Ghana
For smallholder farmers in Ghana, limited access to agricultural finance and quality agriculture extension support are the two most binding constraints to achieving increased...More
March 28, 2010
Research›Papers/Reports
How Savings-led Microfinance has Improved Chickpea Marketing in the Lake Zone of Tanzania
Organizing farmers into groups allows them to bring together their production to create sufficient volume of product for interested buyers. This paper looks at how savings-led...More
July 13, 2009
Research›Case Studies
Working Together, Learning Together
When CRS decided to shift the emphasis of its agriculture programs from subsistence-focused production to market-oriented enterprise development, it needed to both develop new...More
July 10, 2009
Research›Case Studies
Getting to Market
This collection of case studies describes how CRS and its partners worked with farmers and other stakeholders in Africa, India, Latin America, and Southeast Asia over the course...More
July 27, 2008
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Developing Agriculture Loan Products for Poor Rural Communities
Examines key lessons learned by Metemamen MF, a microfinance partner of CRS in Ethiopia, during the pilot testing of a new loan product for rural poor farmers. The paper shares...More
