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Finance for Food

Towards New Agricultural and Rural Finance

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  • 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. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
  2. The Big Picture: Global Trends Affecting Agricultural Finance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Food Security and a Holistic Finance for Rural Markets

      • Doris Köhn, Michael Jainzik
      Pages 23-41Open Access
  3. Institutional and Process Innovations in Serving Rural Clients

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
    2. Finance Through Food and Commodity Value Chains in a Globalized Economy

      • Johan F. M. Swinnen, Miet Maertens
      Pages 45-65Open Access
  4. Dealing with Risks in Agricultural Finance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
    2. The Potential of Structured Finance to Foster Agricultural Lending in Developing Countries

      • Peter Hartig, Michael Jainzik, Klaus Pfeiffer
      Pages 167-197Open Access
  5. Using Modern Technology for High-Quality Services in Rural Areas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 219-219
    2. Tameer Bank’s Experiences with Mobile Banking

      • Shahid Mustafa
      Pages 253-262Open Access
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 285-295

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

Bibliographic Information

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Softcover Book USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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