Rural and Agricultural Financing Inclusion: Effective tool for sus...

Ad

Ad

Ad

Ad

Ad

Ad

Ad

Ad

Ad

Ad

Ad

Ad

Rural and Agricultural Financing Inclusion:
Effective tool for sustainable Development
By:
Saleh Usman Gashua
Secretary Ge...

Presentation Outline
Introduction
Key Rural and Agricultural Finance
Challenges
Role of Afraca in improving Rural and
A...

Introduction
Agriculture occupies a top position in the national economies as
the sector serves as the key driver of grow...

… Introduction
Increased agricultural growth, particularly in the smallholder
sector, can enhance rural incomes and food ...

… Introduction
The Financial Market
Micro finance; Financial services for poor and low-income people
Rural Finance: Fina...

Rural and Agricultural Finance
Challenges
Agricultural Finance – A policy Orphan???
Who cares about Agricultural Finance
W...

…Rural & Agrifinance
Challenges
Some of the reasons impeding access to finance in rural
areas and in agricultural value ch...

AFRACA - Origination
The African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association
(AFRACA), established in 1977, is a regional As...

Membership
AFRACA has a large & diversified membership
As at September 2013, the association had 120 members
spread across...

Vision
“A rural Africa where people have access to
sustainable financial services for economic
development”

Mission
“To i...

Objectives
In order to attain its mission, AFRACA has set out the
following objectives,:
Provide a viable platform for dia...

… Objectives
To catalyze financing from within and outside the
continent to fund the agricultural sector;
To facilitate ...

… Objectives
Initiate and support multi-country studies on issues of
common interest and undertake such other activities ...

… Objectives
 Strengthen AFRACA’s capacity to provide effective
services on a financially sustainable basis and to
build ...

KEY ACTIVITIES
AFRACA embraces a participatory approach in
implementing the following major focus areas:
 Policy developm...

POLICY DEVELOPMENT & ADVOCACY
This objective is focused towards engagement of high
level policy makers in government and a...

… POLICY DEVELOPMENT & ADVOCACY
The interventions would among others be through;
 Cooperation and collaboration with memb...

Capacity building
Another key objective of AFRACA is to support member
institutions to provide sustainable quality financi...

Institutional level
Country Level

Sub Regional Level
Continental Level
The Central Banks Forum,
The Agricultural Banks Fo...

Knowledge Management & Information
dissemination
Over the years, AFRACA has developed a data
base of information on rural ...

Partnerships and Networking
For over 35 years, by bringing together different
players in the rural development and agricul...

Beyond This Conference
AFRACA has for long recognize the importance and
is committed to partnerships that create synergy i...

$… Beyond this Conference Developing Afraca Initiatives: Looking backwards and give focus to building a picture of what has...$

… Beyond this Conference
Looking forward, two studies have been commissioned
that explore opportunities and possibilities ...

… Beyond This Conference
OPEN SPACE
What is the way forward! How can we make
a difference.
This is the challenge before us...

Conclusion
AFRACA: “Empowering Rural
Africa”

Thank You and God bless Us all