Our window into the world - Taking a market-driven approach to sustainability
By Josefina Stubbs
Over the past year, IFAD's Latin America and the Caribbean Division has co-hosted three workshops on enhancing project implementation strategies in the region. Sure, it's not the sexiest topic in the world, but the shared experiences we took with us - especially the idea that only through market-driven approaches can we attain true sustainability - will last a lifetime
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Building a competitive advantage in Peru
A little bit of competition can go a long way. After all, in the world of business - whether you're building a multi-billion-dollar paper tiger on Wall Street or you are starting a home-spun yogurt business in the south of Peru - only the fittest of the fittest will survive.
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Outlooks

By looking at the expanding worldwide market for organic cacao, smallholder producers in Northern Ecuador like Nelisa Panesu, President of the Canton Verde Cacao Producers Association, are building a better life for themselves. one chocolate bar at a time.
"Nowadays with all the training that we've received from different projects - the management of our orchards, better pruning techniques and any number of other best practices that help better the productivity - our life has gotten much better," Panesi said.
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Supporting family farming in Paraguay
There are many ways to support family farming - and demand-driven development mechanisms - in a place like Paraguay. But no matter how you approach it, you can't create lasting results without money and capacity-building.
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