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MICROFINANCE EVENT: Cracking the Nut 2012: Attracting Private Sector Investment to Rural and Agricultural Markets, Washington, DC, United States, June 25-26, 2012

Event Name: Cracking the Nut 2012: Attracting Private Sector Investment to Rural and Agricultural Markets

Event Date: June 25 – June 26, 2012

Event Location: Enrique V Iglesias Conference Center, Washington, DC, United States

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Summary of Event:

This conference aims to bring together international development practitioners, donors, banks, investors, policymakers and other rural and agricultural finance professionals to network and share information. It focuses on leveraging public-private partnerships to develop rural and agricultural markets. The event covers five themes: expanding to new markets, tapping new sources of agricultural inputs, creating effective partnerships, making finance work and forging positive government support.

A workshop on agricultural value chain finance will follow the conference. The training, which will be held at the same venue on June 27 and June 28, will cover value chain and finance concepts as well as managing risk and identifying strategic opportunities to strengthen value chains.

Cost:

The fee to attend the event is USD 765. A reduced fee of USD 545 is available to participants who register by March 30, 2012. A combined fee of USD 1,660 is available to participants who register for both the Cracking the Nut Conference and the Agricultural Value Chain Finance Training.

Background on Organizer:

AZMJ is a US-based consulting and investment advisory services firm that aims to promote international development and build local capacity. Its services include rural and agricultural finance, value chain finance, value chain strengthening, project management, small and medium-sized enterprise finance and development.

About the Presenters:

Speakers and panelists include Luis Alberto Moreno, Inter-American Development Bank, United States; Beth Keck, Walmart, United States; Jeff Dykstra, General Mills, United States; Dennis Flemming, Chevron Corporation, Nigeria; Waceke Mbugua, Safaricom, Kenya; Harry Sinclair, Olam Americas, United States; Hon. Jacobo Regalado, Minister of Agriculture, Honduras; Hon. Yaw Effah-Baafi, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in Charge of Crops, Ghana; Saurabh Bhat, Yes Bank, India; Jason Wolfe, United States Agency for International Development (USAID); and Michael Hamp, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Italy.

Event Website: http://www.crackingthenutconference.com/

For additional information, you may contact Kim Ha via phone at +1 703 914 5533 or via email at kha (at) azmj.org.

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Sources and Additional Resources:

[1] Cracking the Nut 2012 Event Website: http://www.crackingthenutconference.com/

[2] Cracking the Nut 2012 Eventbrite Site: http://crackingthenut2012.eventbrite.com/

MicroCapital.org article, March 28, 2011, “MICROFINANCE EVENT: Cracking the Nut – Overcoming Obstacles to Rural and Agricultural Finance, Washington, DC, United States, June 20-21, 2011,” https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-cracking-the-nut-%E2%80%93-overcoming-obstacles-to-rural-and-agricultural-finance-washington-dc-united-states-june-20-21-2011/

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