Agricultural Finance

The reference book on financing farmers through the value chain. It explains trader credit, warehouse receipts, factoring, leasing and insurance, each with real case studies.

Calvin Miller and Linda Jones

Case studies of banks, cooperatives and agribusinesses that finance African farmers through value chains. Each case explains the model, its results and the lessons learned.

FAO and AFRACA

A policy study on why subsidized farm credit programs failed and what a sound rural finance system needs. Short and well argued, though written in 1998.

FAO and GTZ

A plain-language guide to borrowing for a farm. It explains how lenders judge an application, which numbers they look at and how to present a business idea.

Jean Willoughby