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To what extent are insurance and guarantee funds helping to reduce risks of rural and agricultural investments? What more can be done to ensure these solutions are fully utilized? What other awards, incentives or data platforms can help to reduce risk and attract rural and agricultural investment? How can technical assistance and the business advisory ecosystem help to make rural and agri-businesses more credit and investment ready?
How can donors and governments invest in a way that will attract private investment in rural and agricultural markets? What are the ways in which finance can drive supply chains and trade? How can Investment Committees ensure that a Fund’s social objectives are met? What are the trade-offs between focusing on significant private sector leverage versus maximizing social impact? Can pension funds be used to create more long-term debt and quasi-equity investments in rural and agricultural markets, such as for agro-forestry?
What business models are most effective in ensuring inclusion of women, youth and the rural poor in commercial markets and access to finance? Are grant funds better directed at underserved populations, such as women and youth, or at investment vehicles to lower the cost of finance and expand outreach to more rural areas? What business models encourage “catalytic capital,” in which finance flows to agri-SMEs along with their associated farmers? How can we support linkages between banks and informal financial institutions?
