Report on FAO/ECA development center on agricultural credit for Africa
Resource information
Date of publication
Octubre 1962
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ISBN / Resource ID
uneca:10855/7345
Pages
5
The objectives of the Centre were to give an opportunity to officers of credit institutions and policy makers in the fields of agricultural credit, including cooperative and supervised credit, and in agricultural development programming in Africa to exchange views and experiences, to examine the needs for credit facilities' for farmers and the kind of facilities likely to be most effective. The ultimate objective was to examine the role of credit in stimulating agricultural development in African countries, increasing production and raising the standard of living of the rural population.