Financing agriculture for a more profitable rural economy

Mofolo, L. 2018. Financing agriculture for a more profitable rural economy. CTA Policy Brief 15. Wageningen: CTA

Farmers and other actors in agricultural value chains find it difficult to access or provide the financial services the sector needs – services that are critical for the development of agricultural products, and are integral to upstream and downstream processes. At the Brussels Development Briefing Revolutionising finance for agri-value chains, experts considered innovative solutions that could improve the livelihoods of smallholder and rural producers, and promote economic transformation in the poorest countries.