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Agricultural Finance for Smallholder Farmers
Daniela R Ttger
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Paperback. BIC Classification: KFF; TV. Dimension: 159 x 211 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Even though traditional microfinance has successfully paved the way for offering financial services to low-income populations without traditional collateral, many microfinance institutions (MFIs) are still reluctant to move into rural areas and agricultural finance, due to the perceived high risks and costs. Daniela Rottger's research demonstrates how MFIs can mitigate risks and costs of lending to smallholder farmers by using a combination of proven traditional microfinance mechanisms while adapting specific loan features and lending mechanisms to the particularities of smallholder agriculture. She systematically compares traditional microfinance risk management mechanisms with agricultural microfinance approaches and identifies successful strategies. For this purpose, ... Read more
Even though traditional microfinance has successfully paved the way for offering financial services to low-income populations without traditional collateral, many microfinance institutions (MFIs) are still reluctant to move into rural areas and agricultural finance, due to the perceived high risks and costs. Daniela Rottger's research demonstrates how MFIs can mitigate risks and costs of lending to smallholder farmers by using a combination of proven traditional microfinance mechanisms while adapting specific loan features and lending mechanisms to the particularities of smallholder agriculture. She systematically compares traditional microfinance risk management mechanisms with agricultural microfinance approaches and identifies successful strategies. For this purpose, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Condition
New
Number of Pages
154
Place of Publication
Stuttgart, Germany
ISBN
9783838207452
SKU
V9783838207452
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Reviews for Agricultural Finance for Smallholder Farmers
"This book is a concrete example of how very good practical, field based re-search can help practitioners and the sector in general to better understand some of their key challenges and to open new opportunities for development and innovation."
Philippe Guichandut, Head of Development and Technical Assistance at the Grameen Credit Agricole Microfinance Foundation
Philippe Guichandut, Head of Development and Technical Assistance at the Grameen Credit Agricole Microfinance Foundation