Expertise
Agricultural Finance
Globalisation has spurred agricultural trade around the world, but emerging economies exporting raw materials see little local value addition. Because poverty persists among farmers and local food security remains an enormous challenge, innovative agricultural finance and investment promotion along the agricultural value chain have become an imperative in many countries. Financing agricultural MSMEs must consider the risks inherent in this sector and the higher transaction costs. Our approach specifically addresses the financing needs of regionally active agricultural businesses, allowing partner institutions to mobilise additional credit demand.
Tunisia
Promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development in Tunisia
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
2019 - 2020
Togo
Agricultural finance training for Togolese financial institutions
Ministry of Development of Togo
2019 - 2020
Kenya
Diagnostic of a Smallholder Service Unit for coffee farmers in Kenya
Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG)
2019
Honduras
Setting up a service unit for smallholder farmers in Honduras
Neumann Kaffee Gruppe / BECAMO
2019 - 2020
Global
Preparing a global credit risk policy for the NKG BLOOM initiative
Neumann Kaffee Gruppe
2018
Egypt
Conceptualising guaranteed microloan portfolio buyouts in Egypt
SANAD
2018 - 2019
Côte d'Ivoire
Strategy development for an agribusiness unit
Stichting IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative
2018
Ethiopia
Provision of technical assistance to MFIs in default management
DAI Europe
2018 - 2019
Armenia, Brazil, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda
Developing a global agricultural & green finance programme
Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
2016-2017
Uganda
Supporting Neumann Kaffee Gruppe and its Farmer Financing Unit
Ibero Uganda Limited / MasterCard Foundation / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
2017
Mozambique
Feasibility study: Access to finance for agricultural SMEs
Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
2016-2017
Mali
Developing proposals for a rural/agricultural finance programme
République du Mali / KfW
2016
DR Congo
Introducing agricultural value chain finance in DR Congo
FPM ASBL
2016-2018
Worldwide
IPC Agricultural Encyclopedia: Knowledge sharing for MSME finance
Banks and MFIs
since 2017
Mali
Feasibility study: Rural/agricultural finance programme
Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances du Mali / KfW
2017
Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Romania, Ukraine
Responsible finance: Educational booklet on agricultural finance
European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE)
2014-2017
Ukraine
Credit guarantee scheme for agricultural SMEs in Ukraine
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
2014-2016
China
Cashflow-based agricultural lending for Minxing VTB
Guilin Bank
2010
Uganda
Training for bank managers and staff: financing agricultural value chains
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
2015-2017
Uganda
Agricultural lending support to EADB and partners
East African Development Bank (EADB) / KfW
2016-2020
Niger
Introducing agricultural SME finance in Bank of Africa
The World Bank / PRODEX
2014-2016
Ghana
Strengthening agricultural lending in ProCredit and Fidelity Bank
KfW
2013-2015
Cameroon
Cameroon Cooperative Credit Union League: agricultural lending
The World Bank
2012-2013
Armenia
Feasibility study: Agricultural finance in Armenia
KfW
2011
Ukraine
Strengthening agricultural finance at Megabank
KfW
2010-2011
Ukraine
Training: agricultural value chain finance in Western Ukraine
Agro Lviv Project
2013