Inclusive financing for scaling improved fish processing technologies in Malawi

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2018

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Researchers will test a scaling-out model that targets women and youth, with innovative financing from different sources including commercial banks, village savings and loan associations, microfinance organizations, and links to formal markets. Also, researchers will design and test strategies for scaling-up fish solar tent dryers for small fish species, and improved fish smoking kilns for larger fish species. The aim is to improve food and income security of artisanal fish processors in the fisheries value chain. Evidence from phase 1 of the project indicates that improved fish smoking kilns and solar tent dryers are environmentally friendly, effective and economically viable.

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FISHERIES, INCLUSIVE INNOVATION, FINANCIAL INCLUSION, SOLAR DRYING, SCALING UP, SOLAR TENT DRYERS, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION, APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY, FOOD PROCESSING, MALAWI, SOUTH OF SAHARA, FINANCIAL INCLUSION

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