Market Systems Development

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Market Systems Development

Market Systems Development Arabic Café

The Market Systems (MSD) Arabic Café, facilitated by The Canopy Lab, is a free, collaborative space for Arabic-speaking practitioners across the MENA region to connect,

Market Systems Development

CANOPY CONNECT – A helpdesk from the Canopy Lab

The international development sector has undergone a dramatic shift, facing new constraints with fewer resources. In response, the Canopy Lab is introducing CANOPY CONNECT—an innovative

Climate

Greening the MSD Approach for Agricultural Programs

In collaboration with the BEAM Exchange, Senior Consultant Clara Garcia Parra developed a guide to help donors and practitioners design and implement impactful agricultural programmes that use the Market Systems Development (MSD) approach, and want to be intentional about achieving environmental goals.

Market Systems Development

RECONOMY’s Inception Phase: Lessons on how to Navigate Complexity

Projects that follow the Market Systems Development (MSD) approach often have inception phases that include establishing initial partnerships to refine engagement strategies. For RECONOMY, however, this phase entailed much more. This case study explores the knowledge and experience gained during the project’s 2+ year inception.

Market Systems Development

Market Systems Development (MSD) Briefs

This three-part series on MSD fundamentals presents key components and tactics (#1), MSD litmus test questions (#2), and common myths surrounding the approach (#3).

Andrew Panton

Senior Consultant

I am committed to improving human livelihoods and resilience in balance with nature. At the Canopy Lab, I provide research and advisory support to projects working on biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation and resilience, nature-based solutions, sustainable tourism, and market systems development. Outside work, I’m a keen guitarist, cyclist and bookworm, with a love for food, travelling and learning languages.

JESSICA RUST-SMITH

Senior Consultant

I work across markets, business and supply chains, impact investing, agriculture, and women’s economic empowerment. I am an experienced monitoring, evaluation, research and learning consultant and project manager with expertise in the use of mixed methods, theory-based approaches and data collection and analysis. I have been working in M&E for market systems development for 10 years now, and going strong.