Search by:
Program Area: All
AllICT4DAgricultureEmergency Response and RecoveryHealthEducationMicrofinanceSupply Chain ManagementWater SecurityJustice and PeacebuildingPartnership and Capacity StrengtheningMonitoring Evaluation Accountability and LearningYouth
Type: All
AllTools for Field Staff - Best Practices - Fact Sheet - Guidelines - Learning Briefs - Manuals - Tool Kits - Federal Regulation - Code of ConductResearch - Case Studies - Papers/Reports - Journal article - Impact Evaluations - Evaluations/Assessments
Region: All
AllAfricaAsiaCentral America, South America & the CaribbeanEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaUnited States

Learning Briefs | July 27, 2008

Developing Agriculture Loan Products for Poor Rural Communities

Examines key lessons learned by Metemamen MF, a microfinance partner of CRS in Ethiopia, during the pilot testing of a new loan product for rural poor farmers. The paper shares the experience of the microfinance institution as it worked with CRS' agroenterprise initiative to design financial services for farmers engaged in white pea bean production.

GET THE LATEST CRS RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX