Financial institutions that engage profitably in the agriculture sector often emphasize the critical role that staff training plays in their institutional success. A profitable agricultural finance business model requires bankers with specialized credit skills who understand the unique risks and opportunities associated with the agricultural production and supply chains.
AgriFin has dedicated a special corner on its website to Agriculture Finance Training Tools, which can be used by financial institutions to develop staff training in agricultural lending. The training tools corner will be updated periodically with new materials from AgriFin’s technical advisory projects in eleven countries in Africa and Asia.
The first added resource is “Lending to Agricultural Customers”, training materials that offer guidance notes to help conduct workshops and organize group exercises as a means to assist in classroom-based teaching. The Manual can also serve as a self-study resource guide.
The Six modules cover technical skills in agriculture lending, as well as soft skills to enable successful client interaction and management. The target audience is primarily agricultural loan officers, middle- and senior-level management, trainers, and other professionals interested in the agriculture sector.