Africa Agri-Finance Forum | AAFF 2018

25th September 2018
by secretary

Paepard

24-25 September 2018. Nairobi. Africa Agri-Finance Forum | AAFF 2018. This event themed “Adopting Best for Inclusive Lending For the Agricultural Value Chain” showcased solutions that will close the productivity gap as a stride toward alleviating Agri-finance activities in the continent.

The Conference offered in-depth focused discussions on topical issues as part of AAFF initiative to generate take-home practical solutions that will see the agricultural industry reach its critical mass. The program covered important case developments, critical practice issues, and notable agricultural trends.

Topics
Financial inclusion and innovation in Agriculture· Inclusive investment

Titianne Donde Agribusiness Advisor Prosper Africa
Mr. Gabriel Rugalema FAO Representative in Kenya
Wambui Chege (see picture), Team leader, Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity

Value chain financing· Building competitive commercial Value Chains

Mary Munyiri Chief Executive Officer ECLOF Kenya Gabriel
Runo Merchant Cargill Kenya Limited
Martin Slawek Manager ISF Advisors
Mr. Saleh Gashua Secretary General African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association
Andrew E. Temu Executive Chairman, Diligent Consulting Ltd , Tanzania

Doing Successful Agribusiness in Africa·Enabling farmers to think like business people· Important Business initiatives and skills

Yohannes Assefa Director, Agriculture and Agribusiness USAID
Samir Ibrahim CEO SunCulture
Dr Alex Ariho (see picture) CEO African Agribusiness Incubators Network (AAIN)

Risk mitigation: Risks perceived by formal financiers (fear to lend); Risks perceived by farmers (fear to borrow); Insurance

Nkem Onwuamaegbu (see picture) Senior Underwriter World Bank Group
Jackson Echoka Head-Risk Department Agricultural Finance Corporation

Public-private partnerships· Source of lending-public finance vs private sector funding Unlocking private funding- Partnership for effective financing

Frédéric Massé Head of Africa Agriculture Industry Sap Africa
Tom Opapa Director Global Institutional and Partnerships – Africa Kickstart
Tom Adlam Director for Rwanda AgDevCo

The role of digital finance technologies Reduce operating costs

Hillary Miller-Wise founder and CEO Tulaa
Dr. Gilbert Saggia

Policies: Infrastructure & legal/regulatory intervention Duties, Interest rate caps; Lenders expansion regulations; Prudential regulations; Dispute resolutions mechanisms for contract farming; Land rights

Source: PAEPARD FEED

Africa Agri-Finance Forum | AAFF 2018

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