Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural leasing: An alternative to loans in financing income-producing assets

Credit for investments that pay back in the medium to long term (three to five years or longer) is in short supply in rural areas. Credit unions and microfinance institutions (MFIs), which generally have better outreach than commercial banks in rural areas, typically provide only short-term credit....

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Main Author: Nair, Ajai
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154576
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description Credit for investments that pay back in the medium to long term (three to five years or longer) is in short supply in rural areas. Credit unions and microfinance institutions (MFIs), which generally have better outreach than commercial banks in rural areas, typically provide only short-term credit. Credit available from informal sources (such as moneylenders, family, and friends) is usually both short term and too costly for investment financing. For rural enterprises seeking to acquire equipment-a typical investment need-to modernize production and thereby increase productivity, one solution may be financial leasing.
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spelling CGSpace1545762025-11-06T04:41:28Z Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural leasing: An alternative to loans in financing income-producing assets Nair, Ajai leases farm leases rural areas enterprises Credit for investments that pay back in the medium to long term (three to five years or longer) is in short supply in rural areas. Credit unions and microfinance institutions (MFIs), which generally have better outreach than commercial banks in rural areas, typically provide only short-term credit. Credit available from informal sources (such as moneylenders, family, and friends) is usually both short term and too costly for investment financing. For rural enterprises seeking to acquire equipment-a typical investment need-to modernize production and thereby increase productivity, one solution may be financial leasing. 2010 2024-10-01T14:02:23Z 2024-10-01T14:02:23Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154576 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Nair, Ajai. 2010. Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural leasing: An alternative to loans in financing income-producing assets. 2020 Vision Focus Brief 18(6). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154576
spellingShingle leases
farm leases
rural areas
enterprises
Nair, Ajai
Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural leasing: An alternative to loans in financing income-producing assets
title Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural leasing: An alternative to loans in financing income-producing assets
title_full Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural leasing: An alternative to loans in financing income-producing assets
title_fullStr Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural leasing: An alternative to loans in financing income-producing assets
title_full_unstemmed Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural leasing: An alternative to loans in financing income-producing assets
title_short Innovations in rural and agricultural finance: Rural leasing: An alternative to loans in financing income-producing assets
title_sort innovations in rural and agricultural finance rural leasing an alternative to loans in financing income producing assets
topic leases
farm leases
rural areas
enterprises
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