Agricultural Financing in Haiti : Diagnosis and Recommendations

This diagnosis is part of the World Bank’s technical assistance to the Haitian authorities regarding financial inclusion and financial sector development. The industrial development fund (FDI), a public instrument under the umbrella of the Bank of...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/580191578033510449/Agricultural-Financing-in-Haiti-Diagnosis-and-Recommendations
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spelling okr-10986-331782021-05-25T09:31:42Z Agricultural Financing in Haiti : Diagnosis and Recommendations World Bank Group AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE EXPORTS VALUE CHAIN CREDIT COOPERATIVE FINANCIAL INCLUSION ACCESS TO FINANCE AGRICULTURAL FINANCE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE This diagnosis is part of the World Bank’s technical assistance to the Haitian authorities regarding financial inclusion and financial sector development. The industrial development fund (FDI), a public instrument under the umbrella of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH), maintains advantages for agricultural financing in the country - subject to a clarification of its mandate and a strengthening of its capacities. The development and sustainability of an agricultural insurance program in Haiti faces many challenges. The World Bank Group supports the Haitian agricultural sector through numerous projects. In particular, these include the Resilient Productive Landscapes Project, which promotes sustainable land management, and the Strengthening Public Agricultural Services Project (RESEPAG II), which has established a co-financing mechanism for subprojects. It is called the co-financing fund for agricultural extension services (FSV) and includes a voucher system to acquire the agricultural goods and services needed for the adoption of technical packages from approved suppliers. On the basis of this diagnosis, recommendations aim to respond to the main constraints identified in order to promote sustainable financing of the agricultural sector by Haitian financial institutions. These recommendations focus on the supply of agricultural finance, while also recognizing the essential role of general agricultural support policies. 2020-01-14T20:08:55Z 2020-01-14T20:08:55Z 2019-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/580191578033510449/Agricultural-Financing-in-Haiti-Diagnosis-and-Recommendations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33178 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Financial Sector Study Latin America & Caribbean Haiti
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topic AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURE EXPORTS
VALUE CHAIN
CREDIT COOPERATIVE
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
ACCESS TO FINANCE
AGRICULTURAL FINANCE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
spellingShingle AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURE EXPORTS
VALUE CHAIN
CREDIT COOPERATIVE
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
ACCESS TO FINANCE
AGRICULTURAL FINANCE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
World Bank Group
Agricultural Financing in Haiti : Diagnosis and Recommendations
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Haiti
description This diagnosis is part of the World Bank’s technical assistance to the Haitian authorities regarding financial inclusion and financial sector development. The industrial development fund (FDI), a public instrument under the umbrella of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH), maintains advantages for agricultural financing in the country - subject to a clarification of its mandate and a strengthening of its capacities. The development and sustainability of an agricultural insurance program in Haiti faces many challenges. The World Bank Group supports the Haitian agricultural sector through numerous projects. In particular, these include the Resilient Productive Landscapes Project, which promotes sustainable land management, and the Strengthening Public Agricultural Services Project (RESEPAG II), which has established a co-financing mechanism for subprojects. It is called the co-financing fund for agricultural extension services (FSV) and includes a voucher system to acquire the agricultural goods and services needed for the adoption of technical packages from approved suppliers. On the basis of this diagnosis, recommendations aim to respond to the main constraints identified in order to promote sustainable financing of the agricultural sector by Haitian financial institutions. These recommendations focus on the supply of agricultural finance, while also recognizing the essential role of general agricultural support policies.
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title Agricultural Financing in Haiti : Diagnosis and Recommendations
title_short Agricultural Financing in Haiti : Diagnosis and Recommendations
title_full Agricultural Financing in Haiti : Diagnosis and Recommendations
title_fullStr Agricultural Financing in Haiti : Diagnosis and Recommendations
title_full_unstemmed Agricultural Financing in Haiti : Diagnosis and Recommendations
title_sort agricultural financing in haiti : diagnosis and recommendations
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/580191578033510449/Agricultural-Financing-in-Haiti-Diagnosis-and-Recommendations
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