Greening the MSD Approach for Agricultural Programs

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“Greening” is a relatively new ambition for practitioners of the market systems development approach, but one that is fast gaining traction. The guideline draws on a small but growing body of lessons and research on the intersection between MSD and agriculture, and provides practical guidance and support to donors and implementers who want to green their agricultural MSD activities. This guide is relevant for any level of ambition to “green” an MSD program: from mere curiosity to pilot greener business models in an intervention sector, through to having a comprehensive strategy that puts a program’s environmental and economic objectives on an equal footing

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.