Value Chain Finance: Understanding and Increasing Access

  • Date Posted: June 2, 2010
  • Authors: Anicca Jansen
  • Organizations/Projects: United States Agency for International Development
  • Document Types: Evaluation, Evidence or Research
  • Donor Type: U.S. Agency for International Development

The purpose of this concept paper is to discuss value chain finance in more depth than that with which it has been previously been discussed. This paper presents a conceptual framework for thinking about financing issues in the value chain, including direct versus indirect financing, the uses of financing, and a framework for analyzing and addressing constraints to finance.