The 8th World Congress on Rural and Agricultural Finance convened every three years will be hosted by AFRACA and partners in Kenya, 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 ConfĂ©dĂ©ration Internationale du CrĂ©dit 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.

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