CGAP and IDH Farmfit organized two exciting webinars, inspiring partnerships for digital innovations in smallholder finance . In the series businesses and policymakers shared insights and recommendations on how they’ve managed to build partnerships and pilot digital technology solutions that boost bottom lines while helping smallholder farmers access information, inputs, and affordable financing. Building smallholder resilience is needed now more than ever, as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts our global food systems.
The webinars are moderated by Iris van der Velden, IDH Director of Learning and Innovation, and Emilio Hernandez-Hernandez, Senior Financial Sector Specialist at CGAP, the World Bank Group.
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Former Global Director Learning and Innovation
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Emilio Hernandez-Hernandez
Senior Financial Sector Specialist at CGAP, the World Bank Group
Webinar 1: Business insights
How companies are building cross-industry partnerships that serve smallholders and boost their bottom line
July 21, 16:00-17:15 CEST
Recordings
Agenda:
- Introduction to Agriculture Finance Working Group
- Key highlights from the Action Report
- Panel discussion
- Participant Q&A in three separate break out groups with panelist
The panelists:
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Poorva Pandya
CEO
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Laura Mackenzie
Senior Vice President Global Prepaid & Financial Inclusion at Mastercard
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Daniele Tricarico
Director of Insights at GSMA
Webinar 2: Policymaker recommendations
Government actions to facilitate cross-industry collaboration for innovative agricultural financing solutions
July 29, 16:00-17:15 CEST
Recordings
Agenda:
- Introduction to Agriculture Finance Working Group
- Key highlights from the Action Report
- Panel discussion
- Participant Q&A in three separate break out groups with panelist
The panelists:
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Hedwig Siewertsen
Head Inclusive Finance at Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
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Juan Buchenau
Senior Financial Sector Specialist at World Bank
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Prasun Kumar Das
Secretary General at Asia Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA)
This webinar series is based on the recently released action report, Sowing the Seeds of Innovation for Smallholder Finance by IDH, CGAP and the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, with input from the UNSGSA’s Agriculture Finance Working Group.