Cultivate Africa’s Future (CultiAf)2020-02-132020-02-132018http://hdl.handle.net/10625/58478Researchers 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.application/pdfenFISHERIESINCLUSIVE INNOVATIONFINANCIAL INCLUSIONSOLAR DRYINGSCALING UPSOLAR TENT DRYERSWOMEN IN AGRICULTUREAGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONAPPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGYFOOD PROCESSINGMALAWISOUTH OF SAHARAFINANCIAL INCLUSIONProject Brief