This draft note focuses on ‘good practice’ of donors and financiers in the field of value chain finance (VCF). While in a growing number of publications[1], the lessons learned and best practices of value chain finance for practitioners in developing countries have been described, much less is published about how ‘northern’ actors can best support these interventions. It is this aspect that the Rural Finance Action Group of the European Microfinance Platform aimed to address. Northern actors include donor organizations and NGOs that offer grant aid, as well as financial institutions focusing mainly on debt finance. The current draft is the result of a discussion with members of the Action Group during its meeting at 29th November 2010 in Luxemburg (member-list is attached). The Action Group was coordinated by Terrafina Microfinance www.terrafina.nl
[1]Special reference is made to: “Agricultural Value Chain Finance – Tools and Lessons” by Calvin Miller and Linda Jones – FAO 2010 and to: “Value Chain Finance – Beyond microfinance for rural entrepreneurs” – Royal Tropical Institute & IIRR 2010.
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