ZekiTek Pty Ltd, a Queensland-based renewable energy technology and electrical charging systems manufacturer, has partnered with the Australian Government’s Market Development Facility (MDF) on a pilot project looking to establish a new commercial electric vehicle (EV) leasing model for Fiji. Renewable energy generation and electrification are rapidly advancing as a…

In Timor-Leste, coffee is a smallholder’s crop.

Farmers manage their plots with limited tools and information, facing an uncertain future with an ageing crop of trees and increasingly unpredictable weather.

Before MDF began working in Timor-Leste’s coffee sector in 2015, women were often an invisible workforce – they supported…

Through the lens of Market Development Facility

Across Pakistan, women are responsible for providing for their families, often with the most meagre of resources and in subordinated social positions. When MDF, in partnership with local businesses, brought opportunities to poor households to improve their standards of living, women were at…

On IWD2026, MDF Sri Lanka celebrates the women helping to build a more inclusive and resilient tourism sector. Did you know that women represent less than 10% of the tourism workforce and only 3% of all trained tour guides?

Through MDF’s partnership with Intrepid Travel, women across Sri Lanka…

MDF is partnering with Fijian company Organic Plus Pte Ltd to expand access to its locally produced liquid compost soil conditioner, made from organic waste. This climate- smart solution improves soil health, boosts crop yields and supports more resilient farming.

Agriculture supports over 80 per cent of Fiji’s rural population…