What Is Different in Emerging Markets?

Any successful training program begins with a thorough needs assessment to determine the right solution.  When working in the US, we often take for granted certain minimum standards.  For instance, we assume that the classroom will have electricity and that, in most cases, our audience knows how to read and write at least to a …Read More

From Subsistence Living to Sustainable Farming

For generations, farmers in developing nations like the
Philippines have tilled the land and eked out a living.  With little formal education and even less
knowledge about business management, these farmers toil hard, sell their crops,
and barely make enough to feed their families. 
The IFC (a World Bank Group member) and Bayer Crop Sciences (a leading
agricultural company) sought …Read More