Sustainable Food Value Chains Knowledge Platform

Financing Agricultural Value Chains in Africa - Focus on Coffee and Sesame in Ethiopia

2011

The report reviews the business and financial environment of Ethiopia's agricultural sector with a focus on the coffee and sesame subsectors and value chains. Various aspects of agricultural finance are analysed in each stage of these value chains. Financing gaps in each stage of these value chains are identified and policy recommendations for the chains' development are pointed out.

Countries: Ethiopia
Commodities: Coffee, Sesame
Topics: Financial services, Value chain finance
Personal author: Mike Coates, Richard Kitchen, Geoffrey Kebbell, Catherine Vignon, Claude Guillemain, Robin Hofmeister
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Type: Case study
Format: Document
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