The topic of agricultural microfinance is not new to this blog (a few months back, Seeds for Development, an interest-free seed lending program in Uganda, was reviewed. The poorest of the poor are involved in the agriculture sector (through subsistence farming) which makes it all the more important to provide development tools for people in this field. The following video sheds some light on various elements of agricultural microfinance:

• Constraints related to agriculture microfinance,
• Reasons for the negative image of agricultural microfinance and rural finance,
• Impact of agricultural microfinance on the rural community,
• Opportunity for agricultural microfinance – new participants and behavior.

Title: New Trends in Agricultural Microfinance. Focus on Poverty. Part 1

Reference: (2010). New Trends in Agricultural Microfinance. Focus on Poverty. Part 1. Available: http://www.microfinancepodcast.com/mfp-085-renee-chao-beroff-cidr-general-manager-pamiga-new-trends-in-agricultural-microfinance-focus-on-poverty-part-1/. Last accessed 10th