Access to Finance for Smallholder Farmers

The percentage of smallholders with access to finance is equally difficult to quantify. According to estimates, even promising approaches to expanding smallholder lending, such as value chain finance, are reaching fewer than 10 percent of smallhold...

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Main Author: International Finance Corporation
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
MFI
NPL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/24161177/access-finance-smallholder-farmers-learning-experiences-microfinance-institutions-latin-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21679
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topic ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
ACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESS TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
AGRICULTURAL FINANCE
AGRICULTURAL INCOME
AGRICULTURAL LOAN
AGRICULTURAL LOANS
AGRICULTURAL MARKET
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
ALTERNATIVE COLLATERAL
ATM NETWORKS
BANK ACCOUNT
BANK BRANCH
BANK BRANCHES
BANK LENDING
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BANKS
BONDED WAREHOUSES
BORROWER
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
CASH FLOW
CASH FLOW ANALYSES
CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
CASH FLOWS
COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL CREDIT
COMMERCIAL FARMER
COMMERCIAL FARMERS
COMMERCIAL LENDING
COMMERCIAL LOAN
COMMERCIAL LOANS
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
COOPERATIVES
CREDIT ANALYSIS
CREDIT APPLICATION
CREDIT ASSESSMENT
CREDIT BANKS
CREDIT BUREAUS
CREDIT OFFICER
CREDIT OFFICERS
CREDIT POLICIES
CREDIT PRODUCT
CREDIT PRODUCTS
CREDIT RATINGS
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT RISK ASSESSMENT
CREDIT SCORING
CREDITS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CROP INSURANCE
CUSTOMER BASE
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DEBIT CARDS
DEBT
DEFAULT RATES
DELINQUENCY RATE
DELINQUENCY RATES
DEPOSIT
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIRECTED CREDIT
DISBURSEMENT
DIVERSIFICATION
DIVERSIFIED INCOME
DIVERSIFIED INCOMES
DONOR SUPPORT
DOUBLE BOTTOM LINE
DUE DILIGENCE
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
EMERGING MARKETS
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
EQUIPMENT
FAMILIES
FINANCE COMPANIES
FINANCIAL EDUCATION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL LITERACY
FINANCIAL NEEDS
FINANCIAL PRODUCT
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
FIXED ASSET
FIXED ASSETS
FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FORMS OF COLLATERAL
FUNGIBLE
GROUP LENDING
GROUP-LENDING
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
GUARANTEE REQUIREMENTS
GUARANTOR
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN RESOURCES
INDEBTEDNESS
INDIVIDUAL LOANS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
INTEREST PAYMENTS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVENTORIES
INVESTING
JOINT LIABILITY
JOINT-LIABILITY
JOINT-LIABILITY GROUPS
LACK OF AWARENESS
LEGAL TITLE
LENDER
LENDERS
LENDING PORTFOLIO
LENDING PORTFOLIOS
LIFE INSURANCE
LIMITED ACCESS
LIMITED ACCESS TO FINANCE
LOAN
LOAN AMOUNTS
LOAN APPLICATION
LOAN APPLICATIONS
LOAN CLASSIFICATION
LOAN OFFICER
LOAN OFFICERS
LOAN OFFICES
LOAN PAYMENTS
LOAN PORTFOLIO
LOAN PORTFOLIOS
LOAN PROCESSING
LOAN PRODUCT
LOAN PRODUCTS
LOAN REPAYMENT
LOAN REPAYMENTS
LOAN SIZE
LOAN SIZES
LOAN TERM
LOAN TERMS
LOCAL MARKETS
LONG-TERM FINANCE
LONG-TERM LENDING
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
MARKET RISKS
MARKET SEGMENTATION
MATURITY
MFI
MFIS
MICRO ENTREPRENEURS
MICROCREDIT
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MOBILE PHONE
MOBILE PHONES
MOVABLE ASSETS
MOVABLE PROPERTY
NEW MARKET
NON-PERFORMING LOANS
NPL
OUTREACH
PARTIAL GUARANTEE
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION
PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE
PORTFOLIO QUALITY
PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS
PROFIT MARGIN
PROFITABILITY
REPAYMENT
REPAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS
REPAYMENT CAPACITY
REPAYMENT HISTORY
REPAYMENT SCHEDULES
RESERVE
RETURN
RETURN ON ASSETS
RISK AVERSION
RISK FACTORS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
RISK MITIGATION
RISK PROFILES
RISK SHARING
RURAL BANK
RURAL BANKING
RURAL CLIENTS
RURAL MARKETS
SAVINGS
SECURITIES
SMALLHOLDER
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
SMALLHOLDERS
SOLIDARITY GROUP LENDING
SOURCE OF INCOME
SOURCES OF INCOME
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERM DEPOSITS
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE
URBAN AREAS
WAREHOUSE
WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS
WAREHOUSES
WORKING CAPITAL
spellingShingle ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
ACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCESS TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
AGRICULTURAL FINANCE
AGRICULTURAL INCOME
AGRICULTURAL LOAN
AGRICULTURAL LOANS
AGRICULTURAL MARKET
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
ALTERNATIVE COLLATERAL
ATM NETWORKS
BANK ACCOUNT
BANK BRANCH
BANK BRANCHES
BANK LENDING
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BANKS
BONDED WAREHOUSES
BORROWER
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
CASH FLOW
CASH FLOW ANALYSES
CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
CASH FLOWS
COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL CREDIT
COMMERCIAL FARMER
COMMERCIAL FARMERS
COMMERCIAL LENDING
COMMERCIAL LOAN
COMMERCIAL LOANS
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
COOPERATIVES
CREDIT ANALYSIS
CREDIT APPLICATION
CREDIT ASSESSMENT
CREDIT BANKS
CREDIT BUREAUS
CREDIT OFFICER
CREDIT OFFICERS
CREDIT POLICIES
CREDIT PRODUCT
CREDIT PRODUCTS
CREDIT RATINGS
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT RISK ASSESSMENT
CREDIT SCORING
CREDITS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CROP INSURANCE
CUSTOMER BASE
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DEBIT CARDS
DEBT
DEFAULT RATES
DELINQUENCY RATE
DELINQUENCY RATES
DEPOSIT
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIRECTED CREDIT
DISBURSEMENT
DIVERSIFICATION
DIVERSIFIED INCOME
DIVERSIFIED INCOMES
DONOR SUPPORT
DOUBLE BOTTOM LINE
DUE DILIGENCE
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
EMERGING MARKETS
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
EQUIPMENT
FAMILIES
FINANCE COMPANIES
FINANCIAL EDUCATION
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL LITERACY
FINANCIAL NEEDS
FINANCIAL PRODUCT
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY
FINANCIAL SERVICE
FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
FIXED ASSET
FIXED ASSETS
FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FORMS OF COLLATERAL
FUNGIBLE
GROUP LENDING
GROUP-LENDING
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
GUARANTEE REQUIREMENTS
GUARANTOR
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN RESOURCES
INDEBTEDNESS
INDIVIDUAL LOANS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
INTEREST PAYMENTS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVENTORIES
INVESTING
JOINT LIABILITY
JOINT-LIABILITY
JOINT-LIABILITY GROUPS
LACK OF AWARENESS
LEGAL TITLE
LENDER
LENDERS
LENDING PORTFOLIO
LENDING PORTFOLIOS
LIFE INSURANCE
LIMITED ACCESS
LIMITED ACCESS TO FINANCE
LOAN
LOAN AMOUNTS
LOAN APPLICATION
LOAN APPLICATIONS
LOAN CLASSIFICATION
LOAN OFFICER
LOAN OFFICERS
LOAN OFFICES
LOAN PAYMENTS
LOAN PORTFOLIO
LOAN PORTFOLIOS
LOAN PROCESSING
LOAN PRODUCT
LOAN PRODUCTS
LOAN REPAYMENT
LOAN REPAYMENTS
LOAN SIZE
LOAN SIZES
LOAN TERM
LOAN TERMS
LOCAL MARKETS
LONG-TERM FINANCE
LONG-TERM LENDING
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
MARKET RISKS
MARKET SEGMENTATION
MATURITY
MFI
MFIS
MICRO ENTREPRENEURS
MICROCREDIT
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
MOBILE PHONE
MOBILE PHONES
MOVABLE ASSETS
MOVABLE PROPERTY
NEW MARKET
NON-PERFORMING LOANS
NPL
OUTREACH
PARTIAL GUARANTEE
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION
PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE
PORTFOLIO QUALITY
PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS
PROFIT MARGIN
PROFITABILITY
REPAYMENT
REPAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS
REPAYMENT CAPACITY
REPAYMENT HISTORY
REPAYMENT SCHEDULES
RESERVE
RETURN
RETURN ON ASSETS
RISK AVERSION
RISK FACTORS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
RISK MITIGATION
RISK PROFILES
RISK SHARING
RURAL BANK
RURAL BANKING
RURAL CLIENTS
RURAL MARKETS
SAVINGS
SECURITIES
SMALLHOLDER
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
SMALLHOLDERS
SOLIDARITY GROUP LENDING
SOURCE OF INCOME
SOURCES OF INCOME
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERM DEPOSITS
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE
URBAN AREAS
WAREHOUSE
WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS
WAREHOUSES
WORKING CAPITAL
International Finance Corporation
Access to Finance for Smallholder Farmers
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Peru
description The percentage of smallholders with access to finance is equally difficult to quantify. According to estimates, even promising approaches to expanding smallholder lending, such as value chain finance, are reaching fewer than 10 percent of smallholders, primarily those in well-established value chains dedicated to higher value cash crops. International Finance Corporation (IFC) has been engaged for several years in learning efforts through diverse partnerships to obtain insights into the challenges of agricultural finance. The evidence of microfinance institution (MFI) involvement in financing commercial and semi-commercial smallholders remains anecdotal and lacks specifics on what makes MFI lending to these segments feasible, and what restricts their reach and effectiveness. This IFC study aims to identify and disseminate lessons emerging from the work of MFIs that have implemented agricultural operations targeting agricultural smallholders in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to support replication and expansion of scalable approaches. Through this research, IFC seeks to understand the motivations of MFIs that venture into agricultural finance, how the products they offer have been structured, and how they were implemented, with a specific focus on agricultural finance programs, and products that are designed for smallholders in loose value chains and non-commercial (subsistence) farmers.
format Working Paper
author International Finance Corporation
author_facet International Finance Corporation
author_sort International Finance Corporation
title Access to Finance for Smallholder Farmers
title_short Access to Finance for Smallholder Farmers
title_full Access to Finance for Smallholder Farmers
title_fullStr Access to Finance for Smallholder Farmers
title_full_unstemmed Access to Finance for Smallholder Farmers
title_sort access to finance for smallholder farmers
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/24161177/access-finance-smallholder-farmers-learning-experiences-microfinance-institutions-latin-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21679
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spelling okr-10986-216792021-04-23T14:04:04Z Access to Finance for Smallholder Farmers International Finance Corporation ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL CREDIT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AGRICULTURAL INCOME AGRICULTURAL LOAN AGRICULTURAL LOANS AGRICULTURAL MARKET AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION ALTERNATIVE COLLATERAL ATM NETWORKS BANK ACCOUNT BANK BRANCH BANK BRANCHES BANK LENDING BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BANKS BONDED WAREHOUSES BORROWER BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CASH FLOW CASH FLOW ANALYSES CASH FLOW ANALYSIS CASH FLOWS COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL CREDIT COMMERCIAL FARMER COMMERCIAL FARMERS COMMERCIAL LENDING COMMERCIAL LOAN COMMERCIAL LOANS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST COOPERATIVES CREDIT ANALYSIS CREDIT APPLICATION CREDIT ASSESSMENT CREDIT BANKS CREDIT BUREAUS CREDIT OFFICER CREDIT OFFICERS CREDIT POLICIES CREDIT PRODUCT CREDIT PRODUCTS CREDIT RATINGS CREDIT RISK CREDIT RISK ASSESSMENT CREDIT SCORING CREDITS CREDITWORTHINESS CROP INSURANCE CUSTOMER BASE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEBIT CARDS DEBT DEFAULT RATES DELINQUENCY RATE DELINQUENCY RATES DEPOSIT DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIRECTED CREDIT DISBURSEMENT DIVERSIFICATION DIVERSIFIED INCOME DIVERSIFIED INCOMES DONOR SUPPORT DOUBLE BOTTOM LINE DUE DILIGENCE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EMERGING MARKETS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT EQUIPMENT FAMILIES FINANCE COMPANIES FINANCIAL EDUCATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL LITERACY FINANCIAL NEEDS FINANCIAL PRODUCT FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY FINANCIAL SERVICE FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FIXED ASSET FIXED ASSETS FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FORMS OF COLLATERAL FUNGIBLE GROUP LENDING GROUP-LENDING GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES GUARANTEE REQUIREMENTS GUARANTOR HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RESOURCES INDEBTEDNESS INDIVIDUAL LOANS INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSURANCE PRODUCTS INTEREST PAYMENTS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVENTORIES INVESTING JOINT LIABILITY JOINT-LIABILITY JOINT-LIABILITY GROUPS LACK OF AWARENESS LEGAL TITLE LENDER LENDERS LENDING PORTFOLIO LENDING PORTFOLIOS LIFE INSURANCE LIMITED ACCESS LIMITED ACCESS TO FINANCE LOAN LOAN AMOUNTS LOAN APPLICATION LOAN APPLICATIONS LOAN CLASSIFICATION LOAN OFFICER LOAN OFFICERS LOAN OFFICES LOAN PAYMENTS LOAN PORTFOLIO LOAN PORTFOLIOS LOAN PROCESSING LOAN PRODUCT LOAN PRODUCTS LOAN REPAYMENT LOAN REPAYMENTS LOAN SIZE LOAN SIZES LOAN TERM LOAN TERMS LOCAL MARKETS LONG-TERM FINANCE LONG-TERM LENDING MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET ENVIRONMENT MARKET RISKS MARKET SEGMENTATION MATURITY MFI MFIS MICRO ENTREPRENEURS MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MOVABLE ASSETS MOVABLE PROPERTY NEW MARKET NON-PERFORMING LOANS NPL OUTREACH PARTIAL GUARANTEE PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE PORTFOLIO QUALITY PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS PROFIT MARGIN PROFITABILITY REPAYMENT REPAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS REPAYMENT CAPACITY REPAYMENT HISTORY REPAYMENT SCHEDULES RESERVE RETURN RETURN ON ASSETS RISK AVERSION RISK FACTORS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES RISK MITIGATION RISK PROFILES RISK SHARING RURAL BANK RURAL BANKING RURAL CLIENTS RURAL MARKETS SAVINGS SECURITIES SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SMALLHOLDERS SOLIDARITY GROUP LENDING SOURCE OF INCOME SOURCES OF INCOME TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERM DEPOSITS TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE URBAN AREAS WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS WAREHOUSES WORKING CAPITAL The percentage of smallholders with access to finance is equally difficult to quantify. According to estimates, even promising approaches to expanding smallholder lending, such as value chain finance, are reaching fewer than 10 percent of smallholders, primarily those in well-established value chains dedicated to higher value cash crops. International Finance Corporation (IFC) has been engaged for several years in learning efforts through diverse partnerships to obtain insights into the challenges of agricultural finance. The evidence of microfinance institution (MFI) involvement in financing commercial and semi-commercial smallholders remains anecdotal and lacks specifics on what makes MFI lending to these segments feasible, and what restricts their reach and effectiveness. This IFC study aims to identify and disseminate lessons emerging from the work of MFIs that have implemented agricultural operations targeting agricultural smallholders in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to support replication and expansion of scalable approaches. Through this research, IFC seeks to understand the motivations of MFIs that venture into agricultural finance, how the products they offer have been structured, and how they were implemented, with a specific focus on agricultural finance programs, and products that are designed for smallholders in loose value chains and non-commercial (subsistence) farmers. 2015-04-02T20:27:10Z 2015-04-02T20:27:10Z 2014 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/24161177/access-finance-smallholder-farmers-learning-experiences-microfinance-institutions-latin-america http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21679 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ International Finance Corporation Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Latin America Colombia Dominican Republic Peru