Improving small farm access to modern inputs and financial services
1. Improving small farm access to modern inputs and financial services Vineet Raswant IFAD 24 th January 2011
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3. Facilitating demand for inputs Price Seeds Fertilizers Techn. Transfer Rural Finance Enabling Environ. Labour Technology Development Environm. Sustainab. (soils) Small Farmers
12. Facilitating demand for inputs – rural finance Major issues: None are conducive to rural growth. Savings; Insurance but to cover only loans High interest rates Financial crisis For the rich For development To benefit the poor Interest rate Low, not even positive and real High, opp. cost of capital Guarantees Liberally provided Partial Capilatlization Liberally provided No provision Availability of capital As appropriate Lines of credit, revolving funds discouraged