Bank of Uganda will host an International Conference on Agricultural Finance in Africa, which is organized in collaboration with the partnership for Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) from Jun 28, 2011 at Speke Resort Munyonyo, Kampala.
The challenges of Agricultural Finance are widely recognized. But what really works in the business between agriculture and finance in Africa? Which policies assure success for all concerned? We believe that these questions may only be answered by common efforts between the public and the private sectors, and between the agricultural and the financial sectors.
Zipping Finance and Farming in Africa: Harnessing the Continent’s Potential taking place in Kampala, Uganda on June 29 and 30, 2011, is a Conference which will bring together the continent’s leading agricultural and financial practitioners and policy makers, including governors of central banks, researchers, media representatives and development partners from all over Africa as well as experts from other regions.
In interactive sessions you and these leading stakeholders will develop clear guidance on good financial and agricultural practices and compile policy recommendations for agricultural finance to feed into national decision-making.
These African policy recommendations will jointly be incorporated by the AUC and NEPAD as part of the CAADP investment plans, used by the G20 and taken up by African governments and development partners on the continent.
The conference will
- Present and discuss promising business cases,
- Present and discuss promising public policy initiatives,
- Aim at identifying guidelines that inform policy makers and practitioners in Africa and beyond.
The conference will also provide a platform that bridges gaps and fosters understanding between policy makers and practitioners, as well as in agricultural and financial sectors, of the challenges we face in financing agriculture. Finally, there will be side events, leisure activities and field trips to give room for technical networking.
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