FSD Factsheet Youth Inclusive Rural Finance Tanzania

Rural 21: Tapping the potential of rural youth

Given that today, two out of five economically active youth around the world are unemployed, or work, but live in poverty, and that alone in sub-Saharan Africa, the youth population is set to double, reaching more than 350 million by 2050, creating income and employment opportunities for these young people is certainly one of the areas in most urgent need of action.

This issue of Rural 21 demonstrates initiatives addressing these issues from a wide range of countries throughout the world, and let representatives of development co-operation, politics, the private sector and, last but not least, rural youth give their views. You can order your copy here.

Handbook on agriculture finance in East Africa - 2012-12

Handbook on agriculture finance in east africa 2012-12

FSD - Strategic Directions FY2014-FY2018

SC-Forum - Agricultural catastrophe insurance - Programme - 2013-09

SC-Forum 2013-09 Agricultural Insurance - Potential and challenges in reducing the vulnerability of smallholder farmers and low-income households - List of references - 2013-09

SC-Forum - Learning in progress - R4 rural resilince initiative - Presentation - 2013-09

SC-Forum - Developing agricultural insurance market in the Sahel Region - Presentation - 2013-09

SC-Forum - Lessons for Replication - MiCRO’s Catastrophe Insurance for Vulnerable Populations - Presentation - 2013-09

SC-Forum - Agricultural Insurance -Riice -Michael Anthony - Global Programme Manager RIICE - Zurich - Presentation - 2013-09

SC-Forum - Agricultural and Catastrophe Insurance - Presentation - 2013-09

FSD - Current Trends in Cross-Border Funding for Microfinance - 2012-11

Rural Finance - A highly successful Microfinance Project improves the Livelihoods of the Po

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FSD - CGAP Cross-Border Funding Survey 2010

FSD - CGAP Cross-Border Funding Survey 2010

FSD - CGAP Cross-Border Funding Survey 2010

Rural Finance - Accessing Financial Services in Rural Areas

This InfoResources Focus provides an overview on rural finance, describes the challenges of providing financial services in rural areas and proposes ways to address the dificulties.

Rural Finance - Rural Finance What is so special about it

This synthesis looks at rural finance based on 5 points, from the supply and the demand sides to what is needed, including the framework conditions and the aspects to be considered. In the 70s and 80s, the government-owned development banks and some projects offered loans. Today, agricultural credit is usually related to cash crop production. The demand of rural households for financial services includes both farm and non-farm activities. The regulatory framework as well as government supervision have to take into account the specific liquidity requirements in remote areas, the problems of communication, risks, seasonality and social links in place.

FSD - Rural Finance What is so special about it - 2005-01

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Mapping the Market - A Framework for Rural Enterprise Development Policy and Practice

This short paper provides an introduction on how to carry out a value chain analysis. The so-called market map includes the value chain actors and their linkages as well enabling business environment factors and service providers along the chain.

Reasons for the possible failure of a Revolving Fund

11 Reasons for the Possible Failure of a Revolving Fund by W. Milligan is a classic in the literature on Revolving Funds and explains reasons, why Revolving Funds, which are set up for the support of small-scale farming and livestock activities, have often failed to be an effective and sustainable support instrument.

Rural Finance - Femmes Epargne Crédit

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FSD - Kore W – Evaluation of first - Year Results