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"AFRICA VALUE CHAIN FINANCING"
Africa Value Chain Finance Conference       October 16-18, 2007        Nairobi, KENYA        DAY 1: 16TH OCT      Opening Session; Vice President (Republic of Kenya)   &   » AFRACA Secretary General      Value Chain and Financing Models,        INNOVATIONS (TradeNet, DrumNets, Insurance Innovations, Safaricom - M-Pesa),          DAY 2: 17TH OCT         Role of Financial Institutions In Value Chain Financing,       Commodities Exchange And Risk Mitigation,        Success stories and what can be replicated (BASIX - INDIA, ADB - GHANA, CNCA),         Agribusiness session: Addressing quality, safety and capacity issues,         Policy and Agribanking session: Addressing policy issues (Equity Bank, Central Bank of Mozambique)         DAY 3: 18TH OCT           Effective Ways of Reaching Small Farmers / Low income people           Investor Dialogue – Experience and Trends        » Private investment – Agribusiness firms   » African Dev. Bank or IFC   » Private Bank – Standard Chartered   » IFAD   » SIDA   » UNCTAD/UNCDF   » USAID.   » CARE.                           Field Visit:    Sasini Tea (Tea growing & Processing),    Diary         BREAK OUT REPORTING,           Official Closing remarks.             DAY 4: 19TH OCT  4            Departure of Delegates
 
 

Background to the AgriBanks Forum

The African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA) whose membership includes Central Banks, Commercial Banks, Microfinance institutions and Agricultural Banks came up with AgriBanks Forum to facilitate sharing of information related to financing Agriculture and agricultural based enterprises effectively. This is a unique Forum which brings together farmers (large and small scale), practitioners (banking and non banking), and other stakeholders. This Forum therefore is seen as one which is able to generate practical recommendations for improved financial service provision (accessibility and delivery) to the rural areas.

The Value Chain Finance forum builds from two successful similar fora for:

  1. Latin America   http://www.ruralfinance.org/id/37378?language=es   and,
  2. Asia    http://www.ruralfinance.org/id/48291  instigated by FAO. 

The Africa Forum will look at what trends and innovations are happening and in Africa, what can be learned and what needs to be addressed. 

The Forum reflects the ongoing efforts by AFRACA, IFAD and FAO to improve accessibility of financial services by the rural poor who are mainly farmers through effective service delivery mechanisms.

This year AFRACA in partnership with IFAD, FAO, AFC, and DrumNet is organizing the 3rd AFRACA AgriBanks Forum which will be hosted by AFC in Kenya on 16th – 19th October 2007.


The theme of this Forum is Africa Value Chain Financing. The main objective of the Forum is, “to enhance awareness on successful models and approaches for using the resources and linkages of the value chain to increase financial service provision and efficiency to rural producers, traders and agribusinesses”

Specific objectives of the Forum
The conference is organised to meet the following objectives:

  • Increase the awareness and learning of key innovations for funding smallholders through non-bank financing using innovative approaches.
  • Provide new ideas for development of innovative products that allow significant funding to reach various stages of the value chains in Africa.
  • Explore ways to improve livelihoods of the rural people.

Target
This Forum will bring together decision makers of financial entities with activities in the Agricultural sector, non financial companies working in the sector (promoters, producers, processors, exporters, marketers, and input suppliers), Government authorities and other supporting international organizations.

 
 
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