Lessons learned from IFAD’S inclusive rural and agricultural finance experiments in West and Central Africa during the last decade (2009-2020)
Lessons learned from IFAD’S inclusive rural and agricultural finance experiments in West and Central Africa during the last decade (2009-2020)
November 2021
The purpose of this paper is to extract, disseminate and apply lessons from a quick review of the diverse and varied financial schemes designed for, accessed by and used by poor smallholders and other rural stakeholders in IFAD’s project portfolio in West and Central Africa over the decade leading up to 2020.
The review includes a brief overview of the main financial and non-financial services promoted in the countries of interest. The review also provides an analysis of the joint impact of the financial and associate non-financial services in the local financial systems in these countries.
