Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA)

20
Apr

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Event Summary The event was attended by more than 80 practitioners from public- and private financial service providers, fisheries and aquaculture government organizations, academic institutions, and NGOs from the Asia-Pacific and African regions. The Chief Guest for the event was Dr. Raymon VanAnrooy, Senior Fishery Officer/Team Leader, Fisheries and Aquaculture Division (FAO). Dr. VanAnrooy shared […]

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11
Nov

Friday, November 11, 2022

Friday 11 November 2022, 16.00 -17.30 hours Bangkok (GMT+7) (11.00 am Rome, 13.00 noon Nairobi, 15.30 pm Delhi, 15:00 Bangkok) Event summary CAFI SSF Webinar Talk Series was organized on 11 November 2022. The webinar topic for discussion was Access to finance for empowering women in small-scale fisheries value chain. It was organized in association […]

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02
Nov

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Background: Financial cooperatives are important players in the world banking system, which reach the poorest people and have a substantial economic impact. They serve over 900 million people worldwide through the 500,000 cooperatives (including credit unions) working in more than 100 countries worldwide. Until the start of the millennium, the cooperatives in developing countries supported […]

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12
Sep

Monday, September 12, 2022

Access to micro-finance and credit by the small-scale fishers in Thailand is challenging. Financial services are the key to enable small-scale fishers to operate viable businesses and to make their fishing operations more sustainable. Many of the 1.7 million fishers in Thailand want to innovate to fish more responsible, use safer vessels,  produce higher quality […]

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15
Jul

Friday, July 15, 2022

9.00 am Rome, 10.00 am Nairobi, 12.30 pm Delhi, 2.00 pm Bangkok, 3.00 pm Manila Event summary The event was attended by participants from financial service industry which included banking and insurance sector stakeholders, government institutions, fisherfolk organizations, bilateral agencies,  academic institutes, and NGO’s. The distinguished panel of speakers participated from public (Philippines Crop Insurance […]

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26
Apr

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

11.00 am Rome, 12.00 noon Kenya, 2.30 pm Delhi, 4.00 pm Bangkok, 5.00 pm Manila *Please contact info@rfilc.org for the credential of this webinar Summary of the event The webinar on “Role of Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPO’s) in facilitating inclusive financial services for small-scale fisheries (SSF)” was organized by the Global Network for capacity […]

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09
Dec

Thursday, December 9, 2021

12.30 pm Bangkok, 1.30 pm Manila, 6.30 am Rome Press brief The webinar was organized by CAFI SSF Network in association with APRACA (Asia and Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association) and the FAO of the United Nations on “Financing innovation for sustainable fisheries with the private sector”. More than 85 participants from financial institutions, […]

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29
Oct

Friday, October 29, 2021

Date & Time:  29 October 2021 (10.00 am -12.00 pm Bangkok/ 6.00 am -8.00 am Nairobi/5.00 am- 7.00 am Rome/ 8.00 pm-10.00 pm Seattle)   WEBINAR PRESS BRIEF:  The webinar “Guidelines for increasing access of small-scale fisheries to insurance services” was organized by the CAFI SSF Network, in association with FAO & APRACA on 29 […]

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26
Apr

Monday, April 26, 2021

Date: 26 April 2021 Time: 15.00-16.30 hrs. Bangkok time (GMT+7 hrs.) Innovations in digital technology-enabled solutions proved to be one of the most potent vehicles to provide financial services for the smallholders and other actors in the agricultural value chains at a lower cost, increase speed, security and transparency. These technologies also support the financial […]

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08
Apr

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Date & Time:  8 April (12.00 noon Bangkok, GMT +7) and (8.00 am Kenya, EAT) Organized under Global Network for capacity building to increase access of small-scale fisheries to financial services (CAFI SSF Network) Press coverage The Global Network for capacity building to increase access of small-scale fisheries to financial services (CAFI-SSF Network) organized the […]

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04
Mar

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Venue: Online (only registered participants) 04 March 2021; Time: 09.30 am till 12.30 pm IST (GMT+5.30 hrs.) The Regional Policy Forum on ‘Development support to promote agribusiness clusters,  organized by Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) , will be addressed by experts from the International […]

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17
Dec

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Time: 2.00 pm, Bangkok time (GMT+7 hrs.) Duration: 75 min The overarching objectives of the webinar series FINSMART offered by APRACA jointly with other national/international agencies are aimed to build the capacity of financial institutions in the Asia-Pacific region engaged with the smallholders and downstream actors in the agricultural value chains so as to ensure […]

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09
Dec

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Time: 2.00 pm, Bangkok time (GMT+7 hrs.) Duration: 75 min The overarching objectives of the webinar series FINSMART offered by APRACA jointly with other national/international agencies are aimed to build the capacity of financial institutions in the Asia-Pacific region engaged with the smallholders and downstream actors in the agricultural value chains so as to ensure […]

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26
Nov

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Time:  9.00 am CET/3.00 pm Bangkok time, Duration: 75 min Abstract: The success of doing business with SMAEs lies in understanding the whole value chain of agriculture, target markets, and making financing judgement based on less than perfect information. Hosted by  Asia and Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA), CABFIN Partnership and  FAO Technical […]

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19
Nov

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Time: 2.00 pm, Bangkok time (GMT+7 hrs.) Duration: 75 min The overarching objectives of the webinar series FINSMART offered by APRACA jointly with other national/international agencies are aimed to build the capacity of financial institutions in the Asia-Pacific region engaged with the smallholders and downstream actors in the agricultural value chains so as to ensure […]

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12
Nov

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Time: 2.00 pm, Bangkok time (GMT+7 hrs.) Duration: 75 min The overarching objectives of the webinar series FINSMART offered by APRACA jointly with other national/international agencies are aimed to build the capacity of financial institutions in the Asia-Pacific region engaged with the smallholders and downstream actors in the agricultural value chains so as to ensure […]

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16- 18
Dec

New Delhi India

Saturday, December 16, 2017 to Monday, December 18, 2017

​The 69th Executive Committee meeting of Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA) and International Forum ‘Role of Rural and Agricultural Finance to achieve Sustainable Development Goals will be held in New Delhi, India, from 16 December to 18 December 2017. The primary objective of this international forum is to realize the organic relationships between the Sustainable Development Goals […]

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