Contexte

Agriculture and agribusinesses have continued to attract attention given the sector’s developmental potential, particularly for African economies. With the growing potential of the sector, attention is being placed on addressing the financing challenges and emphasizing value-chain financing. Agriculture production, processing, and distribution are currently organized into value chains and coordinated among the actors in the agricultural process flow.

Financing agriculture businesses is profitable, but unlike other businesses, agriculture is unique in its characteristics, practice, and financing. Moreover, the recent effect of climate change, the variations of weather, and the disruption in the global distribution chain heightened the perceived risks. These contemporary changes make agricultural financing complex, and the lack of skills in dealing with these issues has led to the extreme caution exercised by most financial institutions.

Therefore, this course will help the participants understand these challenging issues and retool their skills to be successful in agriculture lending and smart agriculture. In addition, the participants will improve their skills in agricultural business appraisal along the value chain, understand climate issues, and learn how to deal with them in agriculture finance and de-risking businesses.