Boosting agriculture through innovative public-private lending partnerships

The growth of small-scale agriculture in developing countries is being held back by critical underfunding. Seeking to address this challenge, an international conference will explore an innovative approach for agricultural finance – the blending of private, philanthropic and public funding to leverage greater capital flows into smallholder value chains. The Blending4Ag conference will be held in Brussels on November 7-8. The conference is expected to lead to improved practices in mobilising agricultural finance, as well as to help forge new partnerships for mitigating and sharing risks in smallholder funding.