"Very good to hear about DFID’s new focus on economic development and developing strategy around business and sustainable development. But more attentions need to be given on real-world B2B linkages, inclusive growth, local economic…"
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Ekanath Khatiwada replied to Zahid Torres-Rahman's discussion What do you think about DFID's decision to increase its focus on growth and investment?Ekanath Khatiwada replied to Marzena Zukowska's discussion How can companies identify, support, and harness the potential of social intrapreneurs?"As a field practitioners on SMEs development, I have some dilemma on social entrepreneurship and actual entrepreneurship development , yes there are many invocations done by the social intrapreneurs and pioneering new business…"
Steve Morris left a comment for Ekanath Khatiwada"Hi Ekanath, will be appy t be your "friend" on this forum. Lots tpo share in support of smallholder farmers and their market linkage requirements. Steve"
Ekanath Khatiwada replied to Safiye Ozuygun's discussion How can we harness out-grower schemes to increase the availability of affordable finance for smallholder farmers?"Lewis , Good to hear about the successful example of CETZAM Zambia. How are you addressing the issues of high interest rate? Apartfrom the technical supports, are you also providing some credit guarantee fund to CETZAM?
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Ekanath Khatiwada replied to Safiye Ozuygun's discussion How can we harness out-grower schemes to increase the availability of affordable finance for smallholder farmers?"Good approach, generally such holistic approach effectively works at small holder’s level
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Ekanath Khatiwada replied to Safiye Ozuygun's discussion How can we harness out-grower schemes to increase the availability of affordable finance for smallholder farmers?"Great Discussions!!! I would like to know more about the contracting issues and how to embed the service cost with the financing packages for the small holders.Generally developing financing scheme for small holders is costly process. On the…"
Dr Siddhartha Sankar Dash left a comment for Ekanath Khatiwada"Dear Ekanath,
Many thanks for adding me as your friend.
Regards
Dr Dash"
Peter Rossi left a comment for Ekanath Khatiwada"Hi Ekanath,
Thank you for adding me as your friend. Nice Sunday & Regards. Peter"
Ekanath Khatiwada replied to Zahid Torres-Rahman's discussion Highlights of 2012?"Recently published book entitled Entrepreneurship and Sustainability: Business Solutions for Poverty Alleviation from around the World by Daphne Halkias and Paul Thurman (Editors),
For more information on this book, please visit the…"
Ntatang Ayuk Etobi left a comment for Ekanath Khatiwada"Hi Ekanath,
Will be happy to be in touch with you, hope you will give me chance to share things about Africa and Cameroon with you."
Ekanath Khatiwada replied to Youth Business International's discussion Youth Entrepreneurship: Beyond Collateral"The report reflected various practical modules. Basically I like the Multi Stakeholders intervention that the report highly recognizes the role of various Sectors like NGOs, social enterprise, Donors community, Private sector, Govermnet and…"
Ekanath Khatiwada replied to Youth Business International's discussion Youth Entrepreneurship: Beyond Collateral"Thanks Peter for this encouraging statements and youth enterprises. There are lot of challenges in developing world to adopt the similar modules and approaches. Yes you also rightly mentioned about mainstreaming entrepreneurial education with the…"
Ekanath Khatiwada replied to Youth Business International's discussion Youth Entrepreneurship: Beyond Collateral"Generally in Practice what I found a missing link is lack of market based skills both at technical and Business skills. Another issues is business counseling and couching and entrepreneurial behavior change program for youth are the missing links."
Ekanath Khatiwada replied to Business Fights Poverty's discussion Yunus at 70"I am inspired by Yunus’s philosophy and model he successfully tested in the field of Micro finance. As a development practitioner especially on local economic development through the Value Chain approach, I had an opportunity to pilot the…"
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- PSD Advisor
- Organisation
- SNV
- Sector
- I work for a non government organisation
- About my work:
- Value Chain Development Specialist (more than 15 years) having worked in both Southern Africa and Asia with post-conflict experience. I have contributed and shared private sector and entrepreneurship development models in various national and international policy forums and publications, provided advisory services to various pro–poor rural agribusiness enterprises; public private partnership initiatives in South Sudan, Zambia, and Nepal.
- Topics on my radar:
- Agriculture, Base of the Pyramid, Enterprise Development, Inclusive Business Models, Measuring Impact, Partnerships, Women and Business
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 15:59 on November 6, 2012, Ntatang Ayuk Etobi said…
Hi Ekanath,
Will be happy to be in touch with you, hope you will give me chance to share things about Africa and Cameroon with you.
- At 17:04 on December 1, 2012, Ekanath Khatiwada said…
- sure,please get in touch
- At 9:08 on December 16, 2012, Peter Rossi said…
Hi Ekanath,
Thank you for adding me as your friend. Nice Sunday & Regards. Peter
- At 4:04 on January 18, 2013, Dr Siddhartha Sankar Dash said…
Dear Ekanath,
Many thanks for adding me as your friend.
Regards
Dr Dash
- At 8:52 on March 6, 2013, Steve Morris said…
Hi Ekanath, will be appy t be your "friend" on this forum. Lots tpo share in support of smallholder farmers and their market linkage requirements. Steve
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