Building on our 2014 analysis of the natural stages of agricultural finance, this briefing note interrogates more deeply the transition that countries make from government-led to more bank-led agricultural finance.
Our landscape assessment in partnership with USAID’s Market Systems and Partnerships (MSP) Activity explores the primary opportunities for donors to further support the Government of Uganda’s ambitious agro-industrialization agenda, a key goal in its latest National Development Plan (NDPIII, 2020).
How can governments create and regulate space for the private sector in agricultural finance? Various countries have approached this challenge in different ways. By looking at different cases, we can uncover trends that might point governments in the right direction.