| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 295 pages) |
| Contents |
Pt. I. The big picture : Global trends affecting agricultural finance -- Global dynamics in agricultural and rural economy, and its effects on rural finance -- Food security and a holistic finance for rural markets -- Pt. II. Institutional and process innovations in serving rural clients -- Finance through food and commodity value chains in a globalized economy -- Agricultural growth corridors -- Innovative microfinance : Potential for serving rural markets sustainably -- Busting agro-lending myths and back to banking basics : A case study of AccessBank's agricultural lending -- Pt. III. Dealing with risks in agricultural finance -- Where is the risk? Is agricultural banking really more difficult than other sectors? -- The potential of structured finance to foster agricultural lending in developing countries -- New approaches to agricultural insurance in developing economies -- Pt. IV. Using modern technology for high-quality services in rural areas -- Reaching the client in geographically adverse conditions : Can outsourcing increase effectiveness and efficiency? -- Tameer Bank's experiences with mobile banking -- Poverty-sensitive scorecards to prioritize lending and grant allocation with an application in Central America -- Index |
| Summary |
This book reflects the current state of discussion about agricultural and rural finance in developing and transition countries. It provides insight into specific themes, such as commodity value chains, farm banking, risk management in agricultural banking, structured finance, crop insurance, mobile banking, and how to increase effectiveness in rural finance. Case studies illustrate various aspects of agricultural and rural finance in developing economies. The book is based on one of the yearly financial Sector Development Symposia held by the KfW Development Bank |
| Notes |
Results of the "Ninth KfW Financial Sector Development Symposium with the title 'Finance for Food: Towards New Agricultural and Rural Finance'"--Page VI |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Agriculture -- Finance -- Congresses
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Rural development -- Finance -- Congresses
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Technology & Engineering -- Agriculture.
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Science économique.
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Affaires.
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Agriculture -- Finance
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Rural development -- Finance
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| Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Köhn, Doris (Banker), editor.
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KfW Bankengruppe.
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| LC no. |
2020715417 |
| ISBN |
9783642540349 |
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3642540341 |
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