Recommendations for "Financial services (8 results)"
National research systems need to prioritize the development of location-specific and smallholder-friendly technological innovations across the whole agricultural value chain.
2013
Public investments should be directed toward providing essential public goods that have the highest economic and social returns, including rural infrastructure (especially rural roads) and agricultural research and development.
2013
Appeal to financial institutions to develop innovative agriculture finance and risk management tools including responsible private-public partnerships better targeted on farmers’ needs.
2017
Improve access to inclusive financial services, loans or credits, in particular for family farmers, smallholders and women, to boost sustainable agricultural production, including offering innovative financial products, promoting agricultural insurance scheme and risk management tools, and develop inclusive financial system for farmers.
2016
Rural financial system upgrading. Policy adjustments and direct support are required to develop improved and commercially viable financial products that can reach smallholders and other marginal groups. They include innovations in loan terms that are better adapted to the needs of agriculture than current microfinance practices, use of “aggregators” such as credit suppliers or commodity off-takers, and further support for development and uptake micro-level insurance.
2016
Improve access to financial services and reduce exposure to uninsured risks
2008