AMFIU recently hosted a workshop to disseminate the findings of the Agri-Finance Catalogue and Agriculture product prototype. The national dissemination workshop served as a platform for engaging stakeholders, sharing knowledge, and gathering feedback on the developed catalogue and product prototype.<\/p>\n
Smallholder farmers, constituting over 78% of microfinance institution customers, often face challenges with agricultural credit products that do not align with their income flow. The lack of suitable financial services at affordable rates has been a significant obstacle to agricultural production.<\/p>\n
Various financial institutions, including banks, credit institutions, MDIs, SACCOs, and Tier 4 institutions, claim to offer services to support agricultural activities. AMFIU conducted a survey to identify the agriculture products provided by these institutions.<\/p>\n
The workshop played a crucial role in ensuring the successful implementation of the Agri-Finance Product among Association members and other stakeholders, ultimately benefiting the agricultural sector, finance sector, and national economy.<\/p>\n
AMFIU, in collaboration with USAID\/Feed the Future \u2013 ISS Activity, is implementing a project to enhance access to financial services for smallholder farmers in Uganda. Building on the success of the previous aBi finance project, which improved access to Agri-Finance for 30 members, this new project aims to address the ongoing challenge of financial service access for smallholder farmers, particularly women and youth engaged in farming activities.<\/p>\n
Key stakeholders, including aBi, SNV, Uganda National Farmers Federation (UNFFE), and AMFIU member institutions, attended the validation workshop.<\/p>\n
For more information and access to the catalogue, visit https:\/\/amfiu.org.ug\/dbase\/admin\/cat.php.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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