Cracking the Nut: Overcoming Obstacles to Rural & Agricultural Finance: Lessons from the 2011 Conference

This document presents the findings of the 2011 cracking the Nut: Overcoming Obstacles to Rural and Agricultural Finance conference held in Washington, D.C. This publication is a synthesis of the contributions made by more than 300 participants from 40 countries. The conference focused discussions around five themes namely:Theme 1: Making Markets Work for Rural and Agricultural Finance ; Theme 2: Forging Agricultural Finance Innovations; Theme 3: Reducing Costs of Rural Outreach; Theme 4: Managing Risks; and Theme 5: Attracting Private Sector Investors.