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Record Nr.

UNISA996205173703316

Autore

Köhn Doris

Titolo

Finance for Food [[electronic resource] ] : Towards New Agricultural and Rural Finance / / edited by Doris Köhn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, : Springer Nature, 2014

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

9783642540349 (ebook)

9783642540332 (paperback)

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

630.681

Soggetti

Development economics

Agricultural economics

Finance

Economic growth

Macroeconomics

Development Economics

Agricultural Economics

Finance, general

Economic Growth

Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Big Picture: Global Trends Affecting Agricultural Finance -- Institutional and Process Innovations in Serving Rural Clients -- Dealing With Risks in Agricultural Finance -- Using Modern Technology for High-Quality Services in Rural Areas.

Sommario/riassunto

  This book reflects the current state of discussion about agricultural and rural finance in developing and transition countries. It provides insight into specific themes, such as commodity value chains, farm banking, risk management in agricultural banking, structured finance, crop insurance, mobile banking, and how to increase effectiveness in rural finance. Case studies illustrate various aspects of agricultural and



rural finance in developing economies. The book is based on one of the yearly financial Sector Development Symposia held by the KfW Development Bank.