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Guidance note RuralInvest

FAO Investment Centre

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 22 p.

Author Cangiano, C.; Dibarboure, F.; Johnstone, R.;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5250en

Synopsis (short abstract) This guidance note describes the requirements to implement RuralInvest for business plan development and finance. Irrespective of the finance source and the context for the deployment, a long-term vision is always recommended. This document will guide you through the first steps in the design of RuralInvest support. RuralInvest is a free toolkit designed to support field technicians in their work with entrepreneurs by allowing the systematization and development of bankable and sustainable business proposals. The toolkit comprises user-friendly software, an e-learning course, tailored face-to-face training, user manuals, and a worldwide community of users. Through a participatory and bottom-up approach, RuralInvest methodology brings together local communities, rural entrepreneurs, government field technicians, project staff, and financing institutions to identify, prepare, evaluate and finance small-and medium-size sustainable rural investment projects.

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Last updated 03/05/2023, Corrigendum

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Cangiano, C., Dibarboure, F., Johnstone, R. 2023. Guidance note RuralInvest – FAO Investment Centre. Rome. 

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5250en

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