Documents & Reports
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Women in Agriculture : Using Digital Financial Services - Lessons Learned from Technical Assistance Support to DigiFarm, Fenix, and myAgro (English)
Women in rural areas, and in particular female farmers, have significantly less access to financial services than their male counterparts. Such limited access is harmful to female farmers and their families...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 157940 Document Date: April 5, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Varangis, Panos,Buchenau,Juan,Ono,Toshiaki,Sberro-Kessler, Rachel,Okumura,Asuka
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Assessment of Long-term Finance Providers for Small and Medium Agribusinesses : Stocktaking, Lessons, and Case Studies (English)
Agricultural transformation that involves the production of high-value food products and post-harvest processing is high on the policy agenda in many developing countries. A surge in the demand for high...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 158776 Document Date: January 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ono,Toshiaki,Silva,Anderson Caputo,Varangis,Panayotis N.,Panos,Georgios A.,Buchenau,Juan,Miller,Calvin Jay
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Sudan : Agriculture Finance Diagnostic (English)
Sudan continuously faces daunting challenges, and the fundamental reforms are a priority for the transitional government. The country suffers from high inflation, macroeconomic imbalances, an increasing...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 172302 Document Date: June 30, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Oyewole,Uloaku,Doi,Yoko,Ono,Toshiaki,Sberro,Rachel,Mustafa,Saef Alnasr Ibrahim
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Toward Scaled-Up and Sustainable Agriculture Finance and Insurance in Uganda : Technical Report (English)
In March 2018, Uganda's Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) formally requested technical assistance from the World Bank Group (WBG) to conduct a technical and diagnostic review...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 141102 Document Date: August 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Stutley,Charles,Maher,Barry Patrick,Todoroki,Emiko,Ono,Toshiaki,Dicko,Tenin Fatimata,Sinah,James Muli,Matanda,Dorothy Daka,Wasake,Ernest,Verma,Niraj,Mahul,Olivier
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Unlocking Agriculture Finance and Insurance in Uganda : The Financial Sector's Role in Agricultural Transformation : Policy Note (English)
As a key pillar of the Ugandan economy, the agriculture sector is a critical driver of economic growth and poverty alleviation. Uganda's agricultural sector is dominated by smallholders with low levels...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 141114 Document Date: August 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Dicko,Tenin Fatimata,Ono,Toshiaki,Maher,Barry Patrick,Todoroki,Emiko
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How to Address Unique Risks in Agriculture Credit Guarantee Schemes : Lessons Learned from Credit Guarantees for Agriculture (English)
What are the key success factors for the agriculture credit guarantee schemes (CGS)? Are there any design features and interventions to minimize the risk? This paper tries to draw some lessons learned...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 149115 Document Date: January 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ono,Toshiaki
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Agriculture Finance Diagnostic – Zambia (English)
The agricultural sector plays a critical role in the Zambian economy. The share of the agriculture sector's GDP financed by the banking sector is among the highest in Africa. Nearly half the population...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 146188 Document Date: January 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Nair,Ajai,Ono,Toshiaki,Mwape,Musakanyakombe Susan,Stoppa,Andrea,Allen,Jeffrey Dean,Heumesser,Christine
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Rwanda Agriculture Finance Diagnostic (English)
Agriculture is critical to Rwanda’s economy and a key sector in Rwanda’s Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS). Agriculture finance is a national priority to achieve transformation...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 129841 Document Date: September 10, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Nair,Ajai,Ono,Toshiaki,Mapfumo,Shadreck,Gakombe,Brice,Mpambara,Aimee Marie Ange,Allen,Jeffrey Stephen