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Note from the editor
As August is approaching, we have prepared a list of summer readings (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere) to make this summer heat a little bit more pleasant.
In this month’s highlight, we will introduce a few tools and opportunities to help the Rural and Agricultural Finance communities around the globe better manage agricultural finance risk, develop skills in the product development cycle, and improve their motivation to become further involved in agricultural financing.
Agricultural Finance Africa – Coaching programme guidance notes
This guide is intended for donors, development organizations, FSPs and other private or public stakeholders wishing to bring about a lasting improvement in smallholder farmers’ access to funding in agricultural value chains.
Read MoreThe role of cooperatives in eliminating child labour – A facilitator guide to train management, staff and members of agricultural cooperatives
The objective of the training package is to raise awareness of management, staff and members of agricultural cooperatives about child labour so that they are able to decide on and implement a set of actions that will contribute to the prevention and elimination of child labour within the cooperative’s and members’ operations as well as in their communities.
Read MoreAn integrated digital platform for the provision of quality services to agricultural entrepreneurs – the case of DigiFarm in Kenya
DigiFarm is a mobile platform to leverage technology to enable small-scale agripreneurs to become wealthier in a commercially sustainable way, by tackling in a holistic manner a range of barriers (including access to finance) that limit their productivity and profitability.
Read MoreExpression of Interest: Agritech Challenge 2021
The UNCDF Agritech Challenge Programme invites applications from start-ups with solutions that are addressing challenges (more details in the call) and are interested to pilot their solutions in one of the seven participating countries (more details in the call). The deadline for applications is 11.59 pm EDT on 30 August 2021.
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- Determinants of Financial Inclusion in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Countries
- The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on microfinance institutions – Analyses and perspectives
- Offering Digital Credit Through Mobile Phones in Nepal
- Why livelihoods data matters for financial inclusion
- PAYGo PERFORM Financial, Operational, and Portfolio Quality KPIs for the PAYGo solar industry
- Barriers for Access to Finance for MSMEs in North Macedonia: Stock of existing data and knowledge
- The role of cooperatives in eliminating child labour – A facilitator guide to train field trainers
- Agricultural value chain finance innovations and lessons
- The role of cooperatives in eliminating child labour – A facilitator guide to train management, staff and members of agricultural cooperatives
- Getting Repaid in Asset Finance: A Guide to Managing Credit Risk
- Agricultural Finance Africa – Coaching programme guidance notes