Inclusive business

For international development, the shift in private sector thinking from commodities to supply chains creates huge opportunities. This has changed how retailers and brands view their opportunities and responsibilities along all the links of the chain.

Business Innovation Facility

DFID supports innovation in core business models through the Business Innovation Facility.

Business Call to Action (BCtA)

DFID also supports the Business Call to Action (BCtA) which challenges companies to develop business models that offer the potential for both commercial success and development impact.

Food Retail Industry Challenge Fund (FRICH)

The Food Retail Industry Challenge Fund (FRICH) aims to get more African products onto UK supermarket shelves. It provides grants to UK retailers and businesses who want to develop and test new ways of growing and sustaining the market for African food exports, with the goal of reducing poverty by improving the incomes of the rural poor in Africa. 

Last updated: 15 Mar 2012