The Bureau for Food Security (BFS) of USAID commissioned five country studies examining the scaling up of agricultural innovations through commercial pathways in developing countries, to understand how the Agency – including its country missions and implementing partners (IPs) – can use donor projects to achieve greater scale and long-term commercial sustainability.
The research sought to identify cases in which commercial scaling had occurred; examine the underlying factors that were important to the scaling outcome; and then develop guidance for the Agency, its IPs, and other donors. This briefing note summarizes those findings and suggests how projects can achieve greater scale and foster long-term commercial sustainability. This briefing note summarizes the lessons and recommendations from those reports. It is divided into four sections: Characteristics of the Innovation, Characteristics of the Country Context, Scaling Drivers and Strategies, and Recommendations for Project Design, Contracting, and Implementation.
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