GREENING AGRICULTURE: Why, How + Role of Finance Michael - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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EastAgri Annual Meeting Round Table 3: Towards greener food value chains: market opportunities and resource efficiency

GREENING AGRICULTURE: Why, How + Role of Finance

Michael Kortenbusch Business & Finance Consulting

Belgrade, Serbia — 18–19 June 2014

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Greening Agriculture – Why? Organic farming 7,000 years BC

Norman Borlaug

Green Revolution 20th Century Enough Food? Good Food? Protect Environment?

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Greening Agriculture – Client perspective

Kyrgyzstan: Organic cucumber producer

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Greening Agriculture – Lender’s perspective

• 1. Service offer
• 2. Risk Management
• 3. Cost efficiency

Flexibility Simplicity Continuity +Savings +Insurance +Capacity building Technical expertise Cash flow based decision +Simplification Staff productivity +Automation +Centralisation +Specialisation

“Classical” Agricultural Finance – Coping with three challenges

Today Tomorrow

Success factors

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Greening Agriculture – IFI perspective

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Greening Agriculture – How It Can Work

A bouquet of Georgian native crops Demand Capacity building Finance

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Thank You! Questions?

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