Access To Finance For Smallholder Farmers

DOWNLOAD

Download Access To Finance For Smallholder Farmers PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Access To Finance For Smallholder Farmers book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page

Access To Finance For Smallholder Farmers

DOWNLOAD
Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014

Access To Finance For Smallholder Farmers written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Electronic book categories.

Agricultural Value Chain Finance In Indonesia

DOWNLOAD
Author : de Brauw, Alan
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2021-08-13

Agricultural Value Chain Finance In Indonesia written by de Brauw, Alan and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-13 with Political Science categories.

Smallholder farmers in developing countries face substantial constraints that limit their ability to reach their production potential. Two constraints—risk exposure and limited access to liquidity—pose particular challenges. Smallholders face a wide variety of risks that constrain both the choices they can make and their willingness to make investments. Limited availability of affordable credit, borrowing and saving products poorly aligned with the needs of the agriculture sector, and prohibitive borrowing eligibility requirements all impede farmers’ access to the liquidity necessary for investing in new, more profitable crops and technologies (International Finance Corporation, 2014). Observers have noted that a large share of long-term credit needs is not being met in Southeast Asia, despite its location near some of the world’s largest consumer markets (Shakhovskoy & Wendle, 2013). While existing financial services may be suitable for some farmers, access to finance is particularly inadequate among women, low-income groups, and ethnic minorities, and risk excluding the most vulnerable groups from these emerging economic opportunities.

Access To Finance For Forest And Farm Producer Organisations Ffpos

DOWNLOAD
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
language : en
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Release Date : 2018-12-14

Access To Finance For Forest And Farm Producer Organisations Ffpos written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and has been published by Food & Agriculture Org. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-14 with Technology & Engineering categories.

Forest landscapes are inhabited by approximately 1.5 billion people. The aggregate gross annual value of these smallholder producers approaches US$1.3 trillion. Adding value to that production, through financial investment, will be key to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Therefore, access to finance is an important issue. The Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) commissioned this scoping paper to assess what might be done to improve access to finance. Organisation of forest and farm producers allows finance to be channelled toward valueadded investments. But the motivation to form forest and farm producer organisations (FFPOs) varies with context, from the desire to secure resource rights for Indigenous peoples in the forest core, to the desire to strengthen economic scale efficiencies in periurban forest product processing industries. The scale and type of finance needs vary and span enabling investments (grants or concessional loans)through to asset investments (market-rate capital that requires a return). Access to finance for FFPOs requires tailored approaches. For FFPOs, enabling investments in four key areas are needed to create the conditions and necessary track record to attract asset investment: (i) secure commercial rights; (ii) strong organisation for scale; (iii) appropriate technical extension; and (iv) fair market access and business incubation. Enabling investments of this sort make FFPO businesses bankable and affords them access to finance.

Smallholder Finance In The Palm Oil Sector

DOWNLOAD
Author : Sahara
language : en
Publisher: CIFOR
Release Date : 2017-09-07

Smallholder Finance In The Palm Oil Sector written by Sahara and has been published by CIFOR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-07 with categories.

Key messages Smallholder farmers require significant financing to establish, maintain and replant their oil palm plantations, in order to both increase productivity and improve the quality of the fresh fruit bunches (FFB) produced.Smallholders are also limited in their capacity to self-finance their plantation operations.There is a significant gap, both in terms of amount and accessibility, between the demand smallholders in the palm oil sector make for credit and the supply of that credit by banks and financial institutions.The majority of credit approved for smallholders can only be used for working capital and cannot cover the costs of replanting or accommodate the timeframe required for it.A credit maturity gap also exists in the majority of financing schemes, with loan repayment schedules beginning immediately after fund disbursement. Few financing schemes consider oil palm farmers' initial wait for a harvest, and thus provide loans with a grace period adapted to these timescales.Risk sharing gaps are visible when farmers repay their loans, as any variation or volatility in production costs and palm oil prices is borne by producers.Legal gaps are also evident, with many smallholders not holding proper documentation, which prevents them for using their land as collateral to access credit from banks.These gaps reduce the possibility of smallholders accessing formal credit, which in turn drives an informal local lending market with higher interest rates.In order to improve formal credit access for smallholder oil palm farmers, the different gaps (i.e. maturity, risk and legal) must be addressed.

Innovations In Rural And Agriculture Finance

DOWNLOAD
Author : Kloeppinger-Todd, Renate
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2010-07-21

Innovations In Rural And Agriculture Finance written by Kloeppinger-Todd, Renate and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-21 with Social Science categories.

Everywhere in the world, small agricultural producers are entrepreneurs, traders, investors, and consumers, all rolled into one. In all these roles, small agricultural households constantly seek to use available financial instruments to improve their productivity and secure the best possible consumption and investment choices for their families. But the package of financial services available to small farmers in developing countries is severely limited, especially for those living in remote areas with no access to basic market infrastructure. When poor people have limited saving or borrowing options, their investment plans are stifled and it becomes harder for them to break out of poverty. If households have no access to insurance and are unable to accumulate small savings that enable them to pay for household and business expenses, especially during lean seasons, they are forced to limit their exposure to risk, even if high returns are expected, once again making the pathway out of poverty more arduous than necessary. Inadequate access to financial services is thus part of what is often called the “poverty trap.”

Working With Smallholders

DOWNLOAD
Author : International Finance Corporation
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2023-11-01

Working With Smallholders written by International Finance Corporation and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-01 with Business & Economics categories.

Smallholder farmers are the stewards of more than 80 percent of the world’s farms. These small family businesses produce about one-third of the world’s food. In Africa and Asia, smallholders dominate the production of food crops, as well as export commodities such as cocoa, coffee, and cotton. However, smallholders and farm workers remain among the poorest segments of the population, and they are on the frontline of climate change. Smallholder farmers face constraints in accessing inputs, finance, knowledge, technology, labor, and markets. Raising farm-level productivity in a sustainable way is a key development priority. Agribusinesses are increasingly working with smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries to secure agricultural commodities. More productive smallholders boost rural incomes and economic growth, as well as reduce poverty. Smallholders also represent a growing underserved market for farm inputs, information, and financial services. Working with Smallholders: A Handbook for Firms Building Sustainable Supply Chains (third edition) shows agribusinesses how to engage more effectively with smallholders and to develop sustainable, resilient, and productive supply chains. The book compiles practical solutions and cutting-edge ideas to overcome the challenges facing smallholders. This third edition is substantially revised from the second edition and incorporates new material on the potential for digital technologies and sustainable farming. This handbook is written principally to outline opportunities for the private sector. The content may also be useful to the staffs of governmental or nongovernmental development programs working with smallholders, as well as to academic and research institutions.

Facilitating Financial Linkages For Smallholder Producers In Nicaragua

DOWNLOAD
Author : Jefferson Shriver
language : en
Publisher: Catholic Relief Services
Release Date : 2010-11

Facilitating Financial Linkages For Smallholder Producers In Nicaragua written by Jefferson Shriver and has been published by Catholic Relief Services this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11 with Business & Economics categories.

This paper highlights the role that Catholic Relief Services and its implementing partners have played in creating effective linkages between financial service providers and smallholder producers in Nicaragua.

How Can Agricultural Value Chain Finance Avcf Help Expand Financial Access For Smallholder Agrifood Chains In Southeast Asia

DOWNLOAD
Author : de Brauw, Alan
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2021-08-13

How Can Agricultural Value Chain Finance Avcf Help Expand Financial Access For Smallholder Agrifood Chains In Southeast Asia written by de Brauw, Alan and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-13 with Political Science categories.

Smallholder farmers in developing countries face several different constraints limiting their ability to reach their production potential. One such constraint is access to formal finance; smallholders and other agricultural value chain participants frequently cannot access credit necessary to invest in new crops or technologies, deal with risks and shocks, and or savings products to safely carry wealth from harvest to planting. New technologies, markets, and government priorities in several Southeast Asian countries combine to suggest new opportunities are emerging to overcome long-standing challenges to expanding agricultural finance: Those challenges include: (i) high transaction costs to financing in rural areas; (ii) managing risks unique to agriculture; and (iii) knowledge about how to deliver agriculture-based products.

The Missing Middle In Agricultural Finance Relieving The Capital Constraint On Smallhold Groups And Other Agricultural Smes

DOWNLOAD
Author : Alan Doran
language : en
Publisher: Oxfam
Release Date :

The Missing Middle In Agricultural Finance Relieving The Capital Constraint On Smallhold Groups And Other Agricultural Smes written by Alan Doran and has been published by Oxfam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.

Access To Formal And Quasi Formal Credit By Smallholder Farmers And Artisanal Fishermen

DOWNLOAD
Author : Khalid Mohamed
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Access To Formal And Quasi Formal Credit By Smallholder Farmers And Artisanal Fishermen written by Khalid Mohamed and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Credit categories.