Financial service supply with potential for supporting climate-smart agriculture
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) requires new business models, as well as adapted financial
services and incentives, in order to scale out. The present study makes an inventory of the
financial services available around the Climate-Smart Village AR4D project sites of CCAFS
in 20 countries. Based on web sources, it maps the most relevant financial service providers,
in terms of geographical proximity, affinity to agriculture, smallholders and SMEs, and scale
of operations. The study shows that some countries and project sites enjoy a reasonably wide
range of financial services and providers that could be relevant for CSA scaling. Other sites
however are more remote and distant from financial service providers. In a next phase of the
project, case studies will be identified for further research into business models and financial
services and incentives for CSA.
Citation
Wattel C, Van Asseldonk M. 2018. Financial service supply with potential for supporting climate-smart agriculture; Quick scan around the Climate-Smart Village AR4D sites of the CGIAR-CCAFS Research Program in 20 countries. CCAFS Working Paper no. 208. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).