How do small-scale agricultural producers manage their money, and what do their strategies tell us about their need for financial tools?
This form is useful to record the location and value of goods in cases where the bank is lending against raw materials placed in a warehouse or other secured storage facility.
The following document includes guidelines and/or checklists for credit assessments and analysis.
Enabling the Business of Agriculture 2017, the third report in the series, offers insights into how laws and regulations affect private sector development for agribusinesses, including producer organi...
Governments in developing countries have been increasingly involved in the support of commercial agricultural (crop and livestock) insurance programs in recent years
This work was undertaken by the joint donor CABFIN Initiative.
This paper reviews possibilities for, and experience with, credit-linked crop insurance, including different types of insurance and credit arrangements, ranging from insurance sold to individual farme...
Agricultural insurance, defined here to include crop and livestock insurance, is an instrument of choice in many countries for helping farmers and rural communities cope with risk. This paper explores...
This note has been prepared to provide practical advice and guidance to World Bank task teams, clients, and donor partners who are contemplating support to partial credit guarantee (PCG) schemes in or...
Issues in Regulation, Supervision, and Institutional Stengthening
NABARD, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development in India, shares its history, mission, structure activities, and role in agriculture finance in India.
This technical brief summarizes the Finance chapter of the World Bank report on Agribusiness Indicators: Ghana, published in April 2012.