Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course and assessment you would be able to answer/discuss the below questions with a lot more clarity and confidence.

  1. Who are smallholder farmers?
  2. What are the financing challenges faced by small & medium scale farmers? What approaches/solutions are currently popular in resolving smallholder finance issues? 
  3. What is value chain finance? Under what conditions would value chain finance work for small & medium scale farmers? 
  4. What elements need to be taken into consideration while designing a value chain finance product?
  5. What are the Interesting developments and opportunities to look for in Agri-finance?
  6. What is traders credit?
  7. What is input suppliers credit?
  8. What is agribusiness/marketing company’s credit?
  9. What innovations are being used to build a credit profile and credit scope for smallholder farmers?

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