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A technical review of select de-risking schemes to promote rural and agricultural finance in sub-Saharan Africa

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 92 p.

Author Szebini, A., Anyango, E., Orora, A., Agwe, J.

Publisher FAO, AGRA and IFAD ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-134904-5

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In recognition of the well-understood challenges with promoting rural and agricultural finance, the need for a more systemic approach to promoting financial inclusion is gaining traction in the thinking and programming approaches of the community of practice. Within this system-level view, the concept of de-risking the overall operating environment of agricultural value chains is recognized as a critically important factor. Accordingly, numerous project-based and stand-alone “de-risking” arrangements have recently been launched or are at various stages of design throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The generation of evidence of performance, impact and cost effectiveness is critical to validating the relevance of these types of schemes, as well as to informing design improvement and implementation, for the sake of scalability and replicability. This study takes stock of these experiences in an effort to contribute to building up the evidence base to help inform the future strategy and design of similar programmatic interventions.

Last updated date 06/10/2021, see corrigendum

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Szebini, A., Anyango, E., Orora, A. and Agwe, J. 2021. A technical review of select de-risking schemes to promote rural and agricultural finance in sub-Saharan Africa. Rome, FAO, AGRA and IFAD.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb6625en

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