Observing a fast-evolving world economy and agricultural financial system, this dissertation studies three emerging questions in agricultural finance: agricultural financial technology (FinTech), blockchain and cryptocurrencies; persistence and growth of religious farming communities that limit...

Majority of the population of Rajasthan lives in rural areas. Before independence, debt payments were made by moneylenders and Nagar Seth. After the establishment of the Village Bank on October 2, 1975, they were entrusted with the task of disbursing village loans. Rural banks provide individual...

Purpose - This study aims to examine the influence of internal and external factors on the credit risk (represented by nonperforming financing [NPF]) of Indonesian Sharīʿah rural banks (SRBs) - a type of Islamic bank that provides Islamic financial services especially to small and medium...