Wealth Creation in Rural Communities: A Framework for Deep Collaborations and the Arkansas Biofuels Story

Tags: Wealth Creation

Client Name: Ford Foundation

Location: Arkansas

Resource Type: Webinar

Author Org: Yellow Wood Associates, alt.Consulting

Author: Shanna Ratner, Ines Polonius

Year: 2012

This webinar shares the principles and key tools of the Wealth Creation in Rural Communities – Building Sustainable Livelihoods framework, while also telling a story of this work on the ground. It uses the example of a biofuels value chain being constructed by alt.Consulting as a value chain intermediary to illustrate these principles and show the success that has come from taking this approach.

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