There are considerable opportunities for targeted investment and coordinated action to address declining production and processing capacity in the maize, soybean and cassava value chains in Nigeria. Unmet market demand is substantial – both within th...

Bridging the investment gap in agriculture and food systems is critical to achieving the 2030 Agenda. In this context, improved access to finance is a precondition to strengthen the investment capacity of all actors in agrifood value chains – farm...

Agricultural finance is key to transforming the global food system and reducing poverty in agrarian developing economies. Yet despite repeated efforts by governments and donor agencies to increase access to finance and investment for agribusiness, fo...

Without access to financial services, smallholder farmers cannot reach their productive potential. In Kenya, the Program for Rural Outreach of Financial Innovations and Technologies (PROFIT) aimed to open up access to capital and provide technical as...

The purpose of this paper is to outline practical steps and recommendations for deploying blended finance in food and agriculture to achieve mobilization of additional finance and development impact – both at scale.1 After a brief overview of the cur...

The purpose of this paper is to outline practical steps and recommendations for deploying blended finance in food and agriculture to achieve mobilization of additional finance and development impact – both at scale.1 After a brief overview of the cur...

The Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) is commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany and supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Agro-industry. CARI aims to significantly improve the l...

This study provides information on the current state of franchising in Nigeria, with such details as the popularity of the model and how the local/ international franchise brands operating in the country have progressed. It also points out the limiti...

This publication digs into the challenges, financing options and the role of private equity in the Agricultural sector in Africa. I hope that this Quarterly will educate and enlighten entrepreneurs and investors about the peculiarities and opportu...

Resilience has recently emerged as a conceptual and operational buzzword spanning every facet of the international development agenda. The rise of resilience provides renewed opportunities for geographers to critically engage with the policy sphere a...

This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the current state of financial inclusion of the rural youth in Uganda, with a specific focus on their engagement in the agricultural sector and the financial services that are available to them to pur...

Despite sustained economic growth over the past two decades, Sub-Saharan Africa faces massive challenges and significant gaps in many development outcomes. Although poverty has been declining, a recent report estimates that over two-fifths of the...