• Course Pitch
This course is structured as a Q&A session featuring Ms. Lorna Grace. The conversation revolves around gaining insights into agricultural finance from various perspectives and exploring strategies to address the challenges associated with agricultural finance, with the aim of making it more accessible and readily available.

->In what ways does agricultural financing differ between developing and developed countries?
->How does agri-finance play a role in promoting food sustainability?
->What considerations do financial institutions take into account when developing products tailored for the agricultural sector?
->How do digital technologies and value chain financing contribute to enhancing the accessibility and availability of agricultural finance?

Lorna Grace has answered the above and several other questions in the Q & A format.

• Content & Assessment Guidelines
Please review the course outline below to set your expectations related to the content & certificate assessment needs for the course. You can complete the assessment and download Agribusiness Academy completion certificate. You can expect to complete this course and certification assessment in about 3-5 hours. We wish you a lot of success with the course/pathway and very sure that it will help you gain more clarity and execution confidence towards your outcome.

• Course & the Pathway Connection
This course can be pursued independently or as part of “Sustainable Finance” learning & reflection pathway. The pathway is designed to help you understand the financial risks associated with agriculture production and the need for innovative financial products and business models that align with the needs and risks of agriculture. In this pathway considerable amount of attention is given to SmallHolder Finance and the role of “Value Chain Finance” as a very powerful model in ensuring that the value chains realise optimal growth. The business examples and the business models designed within this pathway demonstrate that strong value propositions and business models in Agriculture Finance contribute significantly to a safe and sustainable food system. If you choose to enroll in the pathway, you'll have the option to receive an extra certificate upon completing the reflection exercise for the pathway. Enrolling to the pathway also gives you access to our facilitators via the AA Slack channel. You can review and enroll to the full pathway by following this link: https://lms.agribusiness.academy/catalog/index/cat:187

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