Rural Finance in Western and Central Africa

Chairperson

• The Honourable Malam Adamu Bello, Federal Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
• Her Excellency Jeanne Dambenzet, Minister for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Women’s Development of the Republic of The Congo
  

Discussants

• Ms Brigit Helms, Lead Microfinance Specialist, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), United States
• Mr Lothar Caviezel, Permanent Representative of the Swiss Confederation and IFAD Executive Board Director for Switzerland, Italy
• Mr Mamadou Cissokho, Honourable President, Network of Farmers’ Organizations and Agricultural Producers in West Africa (ROPPA), Senegal
• Ms Renée Chao-Beroff, Rural Finance Specialist, International Centre for Development and Research (CIDR), France
• Mr Mohamed Béavogui, Director, Western and Central Africa Division, IFAD, Italy
• Mr Mohamed Manssouri, Country Programme Manager, IFAD, Italy