ISLAMABAD: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) are jointly organizing a two-day International Conference on Innovative Agricultural Financing scheduled on April 28-29 here.
The conference aims to discuss innovative strategies and solutions to increase outreach of agriculture credit to small farmers, and also highlight opportunities at the high -end of market focusing corporate farming and agriculture-food enterprises, said a statement Monday.
The conference will highlight global experiences on agricultural financing through plenary discussions, breakout sessions, and “plug-n-play” sessions.
Major topics include policy framework, value chains financing, warehouse receipts financing, risk management, and use of technologies.
Minister for Finance Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan,Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research are likely to attend the inaugural session on Tuesday.
