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Senegal is banking on Islamic finance to improve access to credit in rural areas
Prime minister of Senegal Abdoul Mbaye revealed that the government will support the national development of Islamic finance in order to improve access to credit and promote economic and social development in the country. For more info, click on t...
14 Apr 2013

Raising agricultural productivity in Africa - Options for action, and the role of subsidies
This policy brief has been prepared by the Africa Progress Panel Secretariat in collaboration with the Future Agricultures Consortium that brings together researchers in Africa and the UK.  Summary and main messages:  • What needs...
16 May 2012

FARM conference on microfinance for agriculture
Presentations from the planery sessions and workshops are available at the FARM website. For more information, click on the link bellow.
16 May 2012

How research for agricultural innovation works best
Farming projects must be able to access research at any point along the innovation trajectory, says Mr. Sulaiman V. and colleagues. Many people think of agricultural innovation as a two-stage process of generating new knowledge through research, ...
16 May 2012

Who are the unbanked?
Almost 2.5 billion people do not have access to financial services and are forced to rely on inconvenient and often risky means to manage their money. The World Bank infographic shows data from the Global Findex, which is a new global fi...
02 May 2012

In Search of a Chain Reaction
An interesting article on pro-poor value chains published by IFPRI. Agricultural value chains linking farmers, traders, processors, retailers, and consumers are growing fast. How well can these value chains raise poor people’s incomes...
29 Mar 2012

Agricultural & Rural Finance News from MFW4A
For Agricultural and Rural Finance News in Africa region please, click on the link bellow.
30 Mar 2011

Cambodia Agribusiness Access to Finance Project
The development objective of the project is to increase the sustainable flow of credit to the agribusinesses sector.
16 Dec 2010