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Book (stand-alone)Agricultural value chain finance innovations and lessons
Case studies in Africa
2020Also available in:
No results found.Agricultural Value Chain Finance Innovations and Lessons: Case Studies in Africa documents key aspects and lessons from selected best practice cases for training and learning. Using site visits to document the information, the 22 practical case studies and examples were developed across Africa to portray a diverse set of experiences that address different aspects of applying agricultural financing using a value chain approach. The cases are of varied length and complexity. Eighteen short case studies for use in time-constrained workshop settings are presented and together with four longer, highlight cases, which deal with more complex arrangements and business models. The longer ones are best for self-learning and for university and trainings when there is sufficient time for deeper analysis. The best practice cases presented represent a) diverse business models, b) risk mitigation tools and approaches for value chains and their financing, c) investment fund applications, d) digital applications, e) women’s value chain financing and f) policy issues along with three user-case scenarios. The document is organized with an introduction of the cases, a synthesis of the learning, presentation of each of the cases and summary tables for comparisons among them. Training facilitators can use the document as a whole or selectively use cases to fit their specific training needs. The document is meant to be a living document, with updates of cases and the expansion of the models and tools to fit the context of their application in diverse value chain and country settings. -
DocumentTerm Financing in Agriculture: A Review of Relevant Experiences (Volume I - Main Report, Volume II - Case Studies, Executive Summary)
Occasional Paper N. 14 - October 2003
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No results found.Rural term and investment finance has received little attention by donors and the micro-finance industry over the past decade. This prompted FAO's Rural Finance Group and Investment Centre to jointly carry out a multi-country study on innovative approaches to financing the investments of small farmers. The research was co-funded by the World Bank. Due to the scarcity of literature on empirical examples or best practices, a number of case studies were conducted which illustrate how a variety of f inancial and non-financial institutions in different countries and regions have tackled the provision of term finance to agriculture. Volume I (Main Report) of the study illustrates the use of different financial instruments such as term loans, leasing, equity, deposits and matching grants for financing agricultural term investments. The focus is on innovative financing technologies, institutional settings and contractual arrangements to manage risks, reduce transaction costs and overcome collateral constraints. Particular attention is paid to the financing of long-term investments such as tree crops. In addition, some complementary measures and policy options for enhancing the environment for both the supply and effective demand for term finance are discussed. Volume II presents ten case studies from Bolivia, India, the Philippines, South Africa and Thailand. The Executive Summary is targeted to professional officers working in government institutions and internation al financing agencies. It summarizes the main lessons and discusses several issues and options for expanding the "financial frontier" of term finance in a sustainable way. -
Book (stand-alone)A technical review of select de-risking schemes to promote rural and agricultural finance in sub-Saharan Africa 2021
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No results found.In recognition of the well-understood challenges with promoting rural and agricultural finance, the need for a more systemic approach to promoting financial inclusion is gaining traction in the thinking and programming approaches of the community of practice. Within this system-level view, the concept of de-risking the overall operating environment of agricultural value chains is recognized as a critically important factor. Accordingly, numerous project-based and stand-alone “de-risking” arrangements have recently been launched or are at various stages of design throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The generation of evidence of performance, impact and cost effectiveness is critical to validating the relevance of these types of schemes, as well as to informing design improvement and implementation, for the sake of scalability and replicability. This study takes stock of these experiences in an effort to contribute to building up the evidence base to help inform the future strategy and design of similar programmatic interventions.
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