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A Is for Agriculture
The A-Card is a new business model helping smallholders in Bangladesh gain access to finance through a digitized four-way linkage between farmers, banks, MFIs and agricultural input retailers. CARE shares how it works and their lessons learned.
By Tania Sharmin, Emily Janoch, CARE
FinDev Blog
Go Big by Going Small: Serving the Needs of Smallholder Farmers
Agriculture has not been an easy nut to crack for the microfinance industry. While small family farms are the basis of agricultural production in developing countries, this sector faces many challenges, especially funding. Funders can help to find better pathways to reach small farmers.
By Hannah Siedek, European Investment Bank
FinDev Blog
Diving Into Data on Smallholder Families
Until now, reliable data on the financial lives of smallholder families has been scarce. Three new tools from CGAP, Insight2Impact, MIX and One Acre Fund shed light on this massive untapped market for financial services.
By Jamie Anderson, CGAP
FinDev Blog
Sowing Digital Seeds
Given the rapid expansion of digital financial services (DFS) use cases in agriculture, the burning question now is: How can women benefit from these tools at equal rates as men?
By Shelley Spencer, Strategic Impact Advisors, Rachel Sberro-Kessler, World Bank
FinDev Interview
The Transformative Role of Insurance in African Agriculture
After their session at European Microfinance Week, Katharine Pulvermacher and Stewart McCulloch discuss challenges and new models for making agricultural insurance more accessible.
FinDev Blog
Why Sistema.bio Decided to Forego MFI Partnerships
After considering partnering with MFIs for a new asset-based financing program, the biogas system producer realized they'd be better off creating their own program. Here they share their experiences and lessons learned.
By Brent Chism, Grameen Foundation
FinDev Blog
Four Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to Agricultural Financing
How can we expand financial services to the farms to feed the world’s growing population? Learn more at African Microfinance Week 2017, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 9 to 13 Oct 2017.
By Massimo Pera, United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
FinDev Blog
Last Mile Financial Inclusion: What Will It Take to Reach More Rural Women?
Digital services - with their geographic reach, ease of use, and transparency - are driving financial inclusion and alleviating poverty. But are rural women being left behind? Learn more at #SEEP2017.
By Kathleen Colson, Blandina Kilama, Sarah Gammage
FinDev Interview
How To Change Your Vision of Rural and Agricultural Finance
Emilio Hernández of CGAP gives us a preview of the upcoming Boulder RAFP training
FinDev Blog
Seven Takeaways from CGAP’s Live Online Chat on Smallholder Families
Making the business case for targeted financial services
By Valdete Berisha, FinDev Gateway