Agricultural Innovation Marketplace - South - South Cooperation Beyond Theory provides a thorough discussion of the creation , the current status , and future of the Agriculture Innovation Marketplace ( The MKTPlace ) , an international , open partnership aiming to contribute to agricultural development in Africa , Latin America , and the Caribbean . Using the recent success of Brazilian agriculture , this partnership seeks to learn from those achievements , financing and organizing projects in other developing countries . Beginning with a brief outline of Brazil's development , this book focuses on the MKTPlace as an international partnership that supports , through policy dialogues , knowledge sharing and agricultural research , smallholder development in Africa , Latin America and the Caribbean , with the final goal of reducing hunger and poverty , and creating growth.