Why Sistema.bio Decided to Forego MFI Partnerships
After considering partnering with MFIs for a new asset-based financing program, the biogas system producer realized they'd be better off creating their own program. Here they share their experiences and lessons learned.
Why Smallholder Finance Isn’t Getting the Investment It Needs
By overlooking investment opportunities in smallholder finance in favor of serving less risky client segments that are easier to reach, investors are missing out on one of the greatest impact opportunities in financial inclusion today. What can financial service providers and investors do about it?
Go Big by Going Small: Serving the Needs of Smallholder Farmers
Agriculture has not been an easy nut to crack for the microfinance industry. While small family farms are the basis of agricultural production in developing countries, this sector faces many challenges, especially funding. Funders can help to find better pathways to reach small farmers.
Diving Into Data on Smallholder Families
Until now, reliable data on the financial lives of smallholder families has been scarce. Three new tools from CGAP, Insight2Impact, MIX and One Acre Fund shed light on this massive untapped market for financial services.
The Path to Achieving Financial Inclusion of Rural Youth
Making Cents President Tim Nourse reviews what they learned from five pilots in the Middle East
Last in Line for Financial Inclusion: How Smallholder Farmers Can Move Forward with Digital Finance
Anita Campion talks agricultural finance with the Gateway, ahead of the Cracking the Nut Conference
Seven Takeaways from CGAP’s Live Online Chat on Smallholder Families
Making the business case for targeted financial services
How To Change Your Vision of Rural and Agricultural Finance
Four Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to Agricultural Financing
How can we expand financial services to the farms to feed the world’s growing population? Learn more at African Microfinance Week 2017, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 9 to 13 Oct 2017.