Agrilinks

Providing an overview of where the Agriculture Finance team fits in USAID’s organizational structure.

In the final part of this three-part miniseries, we try to get a better idea of the market these funds are trying to serve.

Sharing a simplified segmentation of international investment funds and giving examples of different ways USAID works with funds.

Segmenting helps to understand similarities and differences between funds and answer questions like "what’s technically a fund versus a balance sheet lender?"

Discussing the future of nutrition financing with Rebecca Egan.

What's the difference between small and medium-size enterprises and small and growing businesses? Why should I care?

Lending to smallholders can be long (indirect) or short (direct); transaction size is a good proxy for categorizing small and medium-size enterprises.

Smallholders farmers often require continuous subsidy and even a small dollar income gain can make a big difference. Should the focus be on increasing productivity or alternative livelihoods?

Join us for a webinar on how donors and development finance institutions approach impact-linked finance in the agriculture sector.

Taking stock of the current state of microfinancing suggests that microfinance and smallholder segmentation look similar and that commercial microfinance targets the top of the pyramid.