8th World Congress on Rural & Agricultural Finance

The 8th World Congress on Rural and Agricultural Finance convened every three years will be hosted by AFRACA and partners in Kenya and Africa. This global event is being organized in collaboration with four other Regional and global Associations: the Latin American Association of Development Financing Institutions (ALIDE), the Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA), the Near East–North Africa Regional Agricultural Credit Association (NENARACA) and the Confédération Internationale du Crédit Agricole (CICA).

The common objective is to bring together financial institutions and key development actors from all continents to share best practice and discuss topical global development issues with the purpose of raising critical policy recommendations that influence the flow of finance to rural and agricultural sectors. The theme for the 8th World Congress, based on consultations with our partners, is ‘Building Resilient local agrifood systems: The Role of Robust Financing Mechanism and Policy. The congress features global speakers and panelists from the members of regional/global associations as well as experts from the development sector around the world. It offers attendees insights during high-impact panel discussions.

The main events of the Congress will be held from October 29th – 31st 2025 at Sarova Whitesands Hotel, Mombasa Kenya. This will be preceded by partners’ side meetings on 27th and 28th October 2025. Partners are invited to leverage on the diverse and high-level attendance to host side meetings/events to showcase and discuss achievements, research results and key projects findings.