Rural and Agricultural Finance Institutional Infrastructure

  • Date Posted: June 2, 2010
  • Authors: Paige Snider
  • Organizations/Projects: United States Agency for International Development
  • Document Types: Primer or Brief
  • Donor Type: U.S. Agency for International Development

The purpose of this RAFI Note is to provide an introduction to the types of institutions that comprise the supportive infrastructure for rural and agricultural finance, identification of how these institutions address various constraints to rural and agricultural finance, and the lessons learned from developing these institutions and their operations.