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Propcom Mai-karfi (PM) is a market systems programme, funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) with UK aid, which seeks ways to make northern Nigeria’s rural markets work for the poor. By the end of its initial six-year term 2012–2017, Propcom Mai-karfi had raised the incomes of 665,000 poor rural people across northern Nigeria. This was achieved by engaging with private-sector companies, state and federal governments, community-based organisations and a variety of other motivated partners. Through its partnership approach, PM has stimulated £27 million in private and public investment in the rural economy. Based on this success, an extension phase allows activities to continue beyond 2017, with a greater focus on the country’s northeastern states.