1. Moving from Livelihoods Approach
to Market Systems Approach
(Group Work)

2. Projects’ Approaches Economic
Development
Country Approach Projects' Examples
Afghanistan SLA Potato value
chain/food security
Bangladesh SLA Food Security
M4P Samriddihi
(Prosperity)
Nepal SLA Employable skills
+Vegetable VC
M4P Banana VC
+Essential Oil
Laos SLA Tea Value Chain

3. Projects’ Approaches Economic
Development
Country Approach Projects' Examples
Bhutan SLA Food Security
M4P Dairy & Vegetables
Tajikistan M4P LMD Project
SLA +M4P
(Mix)
Organic cotton VC
Pakistan M4P Coriander VC
SLA +M4P
(Mix)
Honey VC

4. Limitations of SLA
• Create Dependency Syndromes
• Less cost effective
• Limited Geographical Scale
• Rigid Approach (Not Flexible)

5. Required Conditions for SLA
• Effective in post Emergency/Humanitarian
Environment
• Weak Private sectors
• Existence of marginalized groups
• Having intentions of addressing Social as well as
Economic issues
• Best for achieving Quick but short impacts

6. Strengths and weaknesses of M4P
Strengths Weaknesses
Up Scaling Potential Time consuming (lengthy)
Focus on causes rather
than symptoms (Market
Failures)
Less predictable in terms of
end results, scope
Provide Enabling
environment for poor to be
competitive
Focus on enhancement
Financial Capital (only)
Cost Effective (value for
money)
Focus on sustainability
(Who does and who pay)

7. Running two approaches as
“Hybrid system”
It may run simultaneously but with the
following conditions;
• Integration of sustainability and up scaling
considerations in SLA from the start
• Reduce the role of Project at all possible
levels using existing structures

8. Thanks