This concept note, dated August 2025, outlines the themes and objectives for the 8th World Congress on Rural and Agricultural Finance, to be hosted by AFRACA and partners in Mombasa, Kenya, in October 2025. It emphasizes integrating risk, resilience, and insurance into agrifood systems, highlighting the critical role of robust financing mechanisms and policy, particularly through UNDP-AFRACA collaboration to unlock finance for smallholders.
