The ease of access to financial institutions leads to an increase in the number of both consumptive and productive loans. This increase must be balanced with the process of knowledge transfer about financial management so that customers can manage finances well and can pay credit according to a...

Policymakers and donors have long viewed credit programs as salient means to develop the agriculture sector, especially the small-farm agriculture. Credit programs in the country have evolved from subsidized directed credit programs to a more market-based approach. There have been little to no...

The theory and methods used to analyze the market, management, and policy elements of agricultural finance draw substantially on modern finance concepts, but with significant tailoring to the unique characteristics of agricultural sectors throughout the world. Both developed and developing...