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Financing Rural Development Programmes

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Mobilising and allocating finances to rural development programmes is important to realise their implementation. Of course, other inputs such as human resources and sustained implementation are also important. Finance for rural development planning encompasses savings, lending, financing and risk minimising opportunities, as well as related norms and institutions in rural areas (Department for International Development [DFID], 2004).

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  1. Department of Curriculum Instruction & Educational Management, Egerton University, Njoro, Nakuru, Kenya

    Rodney Asilla

  2. Geneva, Switzerland

    Anna Nyaoro Mala

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Asilla, R., Mala, A.N. (2018). Financing Rural Development Programmes. In: Khayesi, M. (eds) Rural Development Planning in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95297-7_5

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