Events

A private-sector-led dialogue on the future of commercial smallholder-based agriculture. Smallholder farmers are responsible for growing a large share of the global food supply. New technologies and innovations are creating cost-effective solutions for improving their productivity and integrating them into global and regional supply chains. International Finance Corporatio n , a member of the World Bank Group, and the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets, is convening investors, private companies whose supply chains rely on smallholder farmers, organizations offering products and services, together with...

Financial inclusion in Nigeria has been improving, with the adult population being served by financial institutions going from 30 percent in 2011 to 44 percent in 2014, according to the Global Findex. However, large segments of the population remain financially excluded. Of an estimated 15 million smallholder families in Nigeria, CGAP finds that only about 26 percent of them are financially included. Join CGAP and partner InterMedia for a November 30 webinar to learn about the findings from our nationwide survey of smallholder households in Nigeria - the first survey...