Key Takeaways on Rural and Agricultural Finance from Geoffrey Chalmers (ACDI/VOCA)

Geoffrey Chalmers of ACDI/VOCA provides key takeaways from his presentation at After Hours Seminar #58, "Viewing Value Chain and Household Finance From a Demand Perspective." In this video, he discusses an integrated framework to understand rural and agricultural finance from the value chain, household, and non-farm enterprise perspectives.

Bio: Geoffrey Chalmers

Geoffrey Chalmers has 15 years of management and technical experience in rural and agricultural finance, value chain development, microfinance and private sector management. Currently, Chalmers is a Senior Technical Director at ACDI/VOCA, where he primarily focuses on the nexus between value chain development and rural and agricultural finance. Previously, Chalmers served as an economic growth officer at the USAID Mission in Mexico City as well as an advisor and specialist in USAID’s Microenterprise Office. Chalmers has also held positions at the IADB, World Bank, several NGOs, and various companies in the private sector. He is a graduate of the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins.