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1 Chandrasiri, J. K. M. D.; Bamunuarachchi, B. A. D. S. 2013. Cultivation credit for chillies, big onions and potatoes: an assessment of credit sources and their issues. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI). 49p. (HARTI Research Report 152)
Agricultural credit ; Financing ; Credit policies ; Cooperative banks ; Cropping patterns ; Field crops ; Potatoes ; Chillies ; Onions ; Smallholders ; Socioeconomic environment ; Agricultural manpower ; Farm income / Sri Lanka / Nuwara Eliya / Badulla / Matale / Anuradhapura / Puttalam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 332.71 G744 CHA Record No: H046395)
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2 Chandrasiri, J. K. M. D. 2005. Rural credit for small farming sector: achievements, failures and future prospects with special attention to micro-credit systems. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI). 91p. (HARTI Research Study 114)
Agricultural credit ; Credit policies ; Financing ; Small farms ; Financial institutions ; Loans ; Income ; Rural areas ; Smallholders ; Farming systems ; Agricultural production ; Farmers associations ; Agricultural extension ; Surveys / Sri Lanka / Anuradhapura / Rajangana Irrigation Scheme / Kekirawa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 332.71 G744 CHA Record No: H046400)
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3 Lazurko, Anita; Drechsel, Pay; Hanjra, M. A. 2018. Financing resource recovery and reuse in developing and emerging economies: enabling environment, financing sources and cost recovery. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 39p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 11) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2018.220]
Resource recovery ; Resource management ; Water reuse ; Economic development ; Financing ; Cost recovery ; Investment ; Incentives ; Market economies ; Credit policies ; Developing countries ; Development policies ; Regulations ; Stakeholders ; Funding ; Loans ; Grants ; Agreements ; Risk management ; Public-private cooperation ; Partnerships ; Value chain ; Carbon markets ; Payment for ecosystem services ; State intervention ; Cost benefit analysis ; Environmental management ; Waste management ; Water management ; Equity ; Communities ; Energy recovery
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H049025)
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Resource recovery and reuse (RRR) of domestic and agro-industrial waste has the potential to contribute to a number of financial, socioeconomic and environmental benefits. However, despite these benefits and an increasing political will, there remain significant barriers to build the required up-front capital which is discouraging private sector engagement. A systematic analysis and understanding of the enabling environment, public and private funding sources, risk-sharing mechanisms and pathways for cost recovery can help to identify opportunities to improve the viability of RRR solutions. This report looks at regulations and policies that remove disincentives for RRR, public and private funding sources for capital and operational costs, risk mitigation options through blending and structuring finance, and options for operational cost recovery.
4 Merrey, D. J.; Lefore, Nicole. 2018. Improving the availability and effectiveness of rural and “Micro” finance for small-scale irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of lessons learned. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 46p. (IWMI Working Paper 185) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2018.225]
Financing ; Microfinance ; Rural finance ; Financial institutions ; Small scale systems ; Agricultural credit ; Women’s participation ; Empowerment ; Rural communities ; Irrigation equipment ; Irrigation schemes ; Drip irrigation ; Pumps ; Solar energy ; Smallholders ; Farming systems ; Households ; Supply chain ; Microcredit ; Credit policies ; Investment ; Poverty ; Water resources ; Business models ; Grants ; Insurance ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Case studies / Africa South of Sahara / Kenya / Rwanda / Senegal / Burkina Faso
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H049027)
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This paper reviews the evidence available on the provision of financing for African smallholder farmers to purchase irrigation equipment such as pumps, pipes and drip irrigation systems. It sets the scene by first reviewing the literature on experiences with providing microcredit and other microfinance services as a poverty reduction strategy. Based on both case studies and several systematic reviews of the literature, it finds that the outcomes and impacts on poverty, gender equity and broader economic development are mixed at best. Microcredit is not a silver bullet solution to poverty, but it can often help poor households improve their lives. The paper then reviews the demand for and supply of financing for smallholders to purchase irrigation equipment. In surveys, farmers express a strong demand for equipment such as pumps, but often point to the lack of affordable and appropriately designed credit as a critical impediment to gaining access to such equipment. Even where microfinance institutions offer agricultural credit, it is usually short-term seasonal credit to purchase seeds and fertilizer. Credit on these terms is not useful to purchase equipment costing several hundred dollars. Focusing on programs specifically aimed at enabling farmers to purchase irrigation equipment, no credible detailed studies were found documenting the impacts and lessons learned. However, there are currently (as of 2018) numerous promising pilot studies and small projects offering a variety of approaches to enable smallholders to make such purchases. The paper reviews what information is available on these. A major recommendation of this paper is that a research project should be designed to carry out studies of these various experiments to identify what works under what conditions, as a basis for scaling out programs to offer financial services aimed at assisting smallholders to gain access to small-scale irrigation equipment.
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