Rural Microfinance and Agricultural Value Chains: Strategies and Perspectives of the Fondo de Desarrollo Local in Nicaragua

Johan Bastiaensen and Peter Marchetti
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Johan Bastiaensen: Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB), University of Antwerp, Belgium and Fondo de Desarrollo Local and AVANCSO, Guatemala

Chapter 22 in The Handbook of Microfinance, 2011, pp 461-500 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:IntroductionMicrofinance and Inclusive Value Chain Development: A Theoretical FrameworkAn actor-oriented approach to developmentSystems of exchange and livelihood opportunitiesRural microfinanceValue chainsA transformative value chain approach to microfinance: “Finance plus”Towards a Value Chain Approach in Agricultural Finance: The FDL in NicaraguaNational contextFDL and Nitlapán responseDairy-meat cattle value chainConcluding RemarksReferences

Keywords: Microfinance; Poverty; Microcredit; Informal Markets; Microsavings; Microinsurance; Social Responsibility; Randomized Impact Evaluations; Ethics; Gender; South Asia; Latin America; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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