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Women unlock chains of development in rural Nepal
Read IFAD blog about woman cooperative which not only empowers its members but also creates a bandwagon effect. The result: More and more women are eager to join the cooperative. Thanks to their vegetable farming, they earn enough to send their ch...
16 Apr 2013

SCOPEinsight
Who is SCOPEinsight? SCOPEinsight is an independent rating agency that assesses the business potential of producer organizations in developing countries. SCOPEinsight’s core business is creating access to finance for agricultural producers ...
25 Mar 2013

The Financial Inclusion Challenge: Holistic Solutions for Scale and Impact - Webcast and Liveblog
Policy-makers and experts – including world-renowned visual analytics expert Dr. Hans Rosling, co-founder of Gapminder Foundation—discussed the best ways to achieve financial inclusion in developing countries. IFC’s two-day FinNe...
25 Feb 2013

FAO, IFAD sign agreement to promote smallholder financing
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have signed an $875 000 agreement aimed at helping small farmers and rural households in developing countries gain improved access to agricultu...
11 Feb 2013

Handshake - IFC's quarterly journal on PPPs
Have a look at Issue #5 - food and PPPs Handshake #5: Food & PPPs examines how PPPs in agriculture can help governments solve the issues surrounding food security and feed generations to come....
01 Feb 2013

AgriFin's "Financing Agriculture Forum 2012"
AgriFin held its first Annual Meeting, Financing Agriculture Forum 2012, in Kampala, Uganda, on March 28-30, 2012. The Forum was part of AgriFin's effort to promote knowledge exchange and foster partnerships among key stakeholders in agr...
02 May 2012