The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are jointly organized an International Conference on Innovative Agricultural Financing in Pakistan on April 28-29, 2015 at Islamabad.
The two-day conference aimed to discuss innovative strategies and solutions to increase outreach of Agri-credit to small farmers, and also highlight opportunities at the high-end of market focusing corporate farming and Agri-food enterprises.
The conference highlighted global experiences on agricultural financing through plenary discussions, breakout sessions, and “plug-n-play” sessions. Major topics included policy frame work, value chains financing, warehouse receipts financing, risk management, and use of technologies.