International Coffee Organization – 2nd Consultative Forum on Coffee Sector Finance
April 5, 2012 in Uncategorized
The second Consultative Forum on Coffee Sector Finance took place on 6 March 2012. The objective of the event was to discuss the role that producer associations, governments and other entities (e.g. the private sector, non-profit organizations or public-private partnerships) play, or could play, in making risk management and financing tools more accessible, and more workable, for small- and medium-sized growers.
All the presentaions are available at: http://www.ico.org/forum2_e.asp?section=Meetings/Documents
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| Jawaid Akhtar India Presentation Audio recording |
Ernesto Fernández Mexico Presentation Audio recording |
Xinia Chaves Costa Rica Presentation Audio recording |
Edilson Alcântara Brazil Presentation Audio recording |
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| Matt Horsburgh Twin Trading Presentation Audio recording |
Marc Sadler World Bank Presentation Audio recording |
Anthony Ngugi said on April 25, 2012
I commend ICO and CFC for their serious desire to find lasting solutions to the challenge of access to finance. I have participated in the implementation of a CFC/ICO project in Kenya that sought to establish an input credit scheme for small scale coffee farmers. It was unique since it addressed issues such as adequacy of credit, timeliness and capacity building of farmers and financial institutions to appraise and avail credit for the entire coffee production cycle. Technical support was part of the scheme too, to help farmers utilize credit properly and therefore get yields and subsequent income to repay. It was as exciting to design the financial product as it was to see the project successfully provide a solution.
Congratulations and keep this going!
Anthony, Nairobi