This research study identifiedreplication opportunities and white spaces across focussectors of agriculture, healthcare, and renewable energy.These include short-term opportunities in trade, technologytransfer, and strategic alliances to cater to immediatedemand for products such as solar home systems and servicessuch as healthcare for non-communicable diseases.Long-termopportunities include addressing demand that arisesfrom changing socio-economic scenarios and improving marketefficiencies, such as organic farming and domesticmanufacture of solar industry components. While increasingcooperation among South Asian countries might presentdifferent trends in the future, most current replicationactivities are focused on India-Bangladesh replication inthe sectors of agriculture and healthcare. Finally, thestudy also recommends a way forward for scaling theintra-South Asia replication of inclusive businesses withthe involvement of stakeholders such as donors, investors,incubators, advisors, academia, and policy makers. Given theinherent challenges in replication and nascent state ofinclusive business ecosystems in most countries, their earlycatalytic involvement is crucial. Specific action steps areproposed for each category of stakeholder, but from pastevidence of ‘what works’ in building supporting ecosystemsfor inclusive businesses, these organizations will be mosteffective when they work together to draw out opportunitiesfor replication and address the key hurdles of doingbusiness in developing countries.
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