Financial Diaries of Smallholder Families: Lessons for Financial Institutions

This webinar recording is part of AgriFin webinar series for agricultural finance practitioners.

 

This webinar recording features the "Smallholder Diaries: Building the Evidence Base with Farming Families in Pakistan, Tanzania and Mozambique." The Smallholder Diaries opens a unique window onto the lives smallholder families and how they manage their money. Undertaken by the World Bank's Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), this study collected detailed financial data from 270 small-scale farming households in Pakistan, Tanzania and Mozambique over a year.

 

The webinar speaker, Jamie Anderson, financial sector specialist with CGAP, explains the research and highlights key findings on income, expenses, risk management, and financial portfolios across the three samples. The presentation focuses on what financial service providers can learn from these findings in order to better understand smallholder clients and design appropriate financial solutions that meet their needs. 

Presenter(s):

Jamie Anderson, Financial Sector Specialist, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), World Bank