Farming Matters | 26.2 |June 2010
Over the past decade, microcredit facilities have mushroomed and many groups of small farmers and landless people, notably women have benefited. Microcredit however is often not enough to help farmers build viable and sustainable farms.
Farmers who want to invest in making their farm sustainable are faced with the challenge of transition financing. They have to make a serious investment in order to make their farm sustainable. Their land will pay them back for the investment but only after a few years. In the mean time, they have to survive. Banks have standardised products which often do not support farmers who choose to go for ecologically sound practices as these are considered as not economically viable. So where to go for support?
Global
