• Course Pitch
While most banks consider Agribusiness as a risky sector to provide finance, this course discusses the need and scope for innovative financial interventions in the sector.

The course has been designed by extracting critical lessons delivered by Lorna Grace, a Financial Development specialist with more than 20 years of experience in international and domestic finance. She has consulted for several financial institutions in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

The course will provide an overview of
--->Challenges for smallholder finance and approach needed to overcome them
--->Value chain finance – Leveraging relationships in the value chain for financial access
--->Important elements to be considered while designing a value chain finance product
--->Interesting developments and opportunities to look for in Agri-finance

• 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 “Food and Agriculture Business Models” learning & reflection pathway. This pathway is structured to introduce participants to a range of topics related to food and agribusiness, equipping them with the knowledge needed to understand the functioning of different stakeholders within the food and agribusiness value chains. The pathway introduces the concept of a four-component business model framework and the courses are thoughtfully designed around various themes, applying this framework. This approach helps learners grasp the fundamentals of creating successful and profitable businesses in the food and agribusiness sector. 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:194

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