MICROFINANCE EVENT: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to Host Online Discussion Forum, “Cracking the Nut of Rural and Agricultural Finance,” on Microenterprise Learning Information and Knowledge Sharing (microLINKS), Knowledge-Driven International Development (KDID) Portal, April 5-7, 2011
Event Name: microLINKS Speakers Corner #43: Cracking the Nut of Rural and Agricultural Finance
Event Date: April 5 – April 7, 2011
Event Location: Online
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Cost: Free
Summary of Event: This event will bring together donors, researchers and practitioners of microfinance to discuss a range of issues concerning rural and agricultural finance. The course of the discussion will influence the agenda of the Cracking the Nut conference that will take place in Washington, DC, June 20-21, 2011.
Event Themes and Topic Discussions:
-Making markets work for rural and agricultural finance
-Innovations in agricultural finance and risk management
-Attracting private investment to agricultural finance
Event Website: http://microlinks.kdid.org/groups/speakers-corner/speakers-corner-43-cracking-nut-rural-and-agricultural-finance
Online Registration Address: http://kdid.org/user/login?localsite=http%3A%2F%2Fmicrolinks.kdid.org&path=og%2Fsubscribe%2F3936
For additional information you may contact: +1 202 712 4810 or [email removed]
Submit your event at: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events
About USAID: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is a government agency that provides international economic and humanitarian assistance. It focuses on areas such as economic growth, agriculture, trade, global health, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance. Under the Development Credit Authority (DCA), it provides partial credit guarantees that cover up to 50 percent of defaults on wholesale loans made by private financial institutions to institutions that lend on a retail basis to underserved borrowers.
USAID offers a suite of resources aimed at improving the outcomes of microenterprise development research and practice at http://microlinks.kdid.org/
By Jacqueline Foelster, Research Associate
