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Finance for Food

Towards New Agricultural and Rural Finance

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  • © 2014

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Overview

  • State-of-the-art overview of agricultural and rural finance in developing economies
  • Authored by leading experts in the field, especially practitioners
  • Provides case studies illustrating various aspects of agricultural and rural finance in developing economies
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. The Big Picture: Global Trends Affecting Agricultural Finance

  2. Dealing with Risks in Agricultural Finance

  3. Using Modern Technology for High-Quality Services in Rural Areas

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About this book

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 and 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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Member of the Management Commitee, KfW Development Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Doris Köhn

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