Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural banking in Africa: The Rabobank approach

Many people in the vast rural areas of Africa lack access to financial services, and most commercial banks are not interested in moving into these areas due to their low income levels, lack of scale economies, and poor infrastructure. Also, few banks actually understand the most common economic acti...

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Main Author: van Empel, Gerard
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154574
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description Many people in the vast rural areas of Africa lack access to financial services, and most commercial banks are not interested in moving into these areas due to their low income levels, lack of scale economies, and poor infrastructure. Also, few banks actually understand the most common economic activity in rural areas: agriculture.
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spelling CGSpace1545742025-11-06T04:43:16Z Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural banking in Africa: The Rabobank approach van Empel, Gerard rural finance financing farmers Many people in the vast rural areas of Africa lack access to financial services, and most commercial banks are not interested in moving into these areas due to their low income levels, lack of scale economies, and poor infrastructure. Also, few banks actually understand the most common economic activity in rural areas: agriculture. 2010 2024-10-01T14:02:22Z 2024-10-01T14:02:22Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154574 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute van Empel, Gerard. 2010. Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural banking in Africa: The Rabobank approach. 2020 Vision Focus Brief 18(4). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154574
spellingShingle rural finance
financing
farmers
van Empel, Gerard
Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural banking in Africa: The Rabobank approach
title Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural banking in Africa: The Rabobank approach
title_full Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural banking in Africa: The Rabobank approach
title_fullStr Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural banking in Africa: The Rabobank approach
title_full_unstemmed Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural banking in Africa: The Rabobank approach
title_short Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural banking in Africa: The Rabobank approach
title_sort innovations in rural and agricultural finance rural banking in africa the rabobank approach
topic rural finance
financing
farmers
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154574
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