• Course Pitch
Smallholders and farm finance are the most difficult subjects of finance from the perspective of traditional financiers. This course examines the particular challenges of smallholder finance and how agribusiness can support them in their quest for finance. Specific emphasis is placed on the below two elements:
→ How smallholders fall short in their bankability.
→ Roles and Mechanisms which agribusinesses can undertake to support or encourage smallholder access to finance.

You will be taken through a conceptual understanding video presentation by Agribusiness Finance expert Ms. Lorna Grace (approximately 45 minutes). This lecture will be followed by a 30-minute video discussion between Ms. Lorna Grace and Dr. Vijayender Nalla that capture the insights from the presentation and helps you apply the tools and frameworks in practical business situations.

The course learning and assessment will help you learn and apply the insights to smallholder farmer finance to your context.

• 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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