Risk-Contingent Credit (RCC): Assessing smallholders' agricultural credit needs and the feasibility of implementing RCC in Ethiopia

Anne G. Timu, Apurba Shee, Marta Yilma, Temesgen Bellisa, Temesgen Kebede and Liangzhi You

No July 2023, Policy briefs from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Agricultural credit is an important instrument for improving farm productivity, the welfare of farm households, and their resilience to weather-related shocks. However, small-scale farmers’ access to credit is limited by demand- and supply-side constraints. Risk-contingent credit, which bundles credit with insurance against climate risks, is one promising solution. This study, conducted in three woredas in Ethiopia, implemented a game designed to increased farmers’ understanding of the product and finds that farmers recognize the potential of RCC.

Keywords: income; agricultural technology; investment; households; employment; welfare; capacity development; agricultural credit; smallholders; markets; developing countries; food security; shocks; credit; resilience; Ethiopia; Eastern Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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