Overcoming Obstacles To Rural & Agricultural Finance: Lessons from the 2011 Conference

This publication is a synthesis of the contributions made by more than 300 participants from 40 countries in the 2011 Cracking the Nut conference, an annual learning event for sustainably building the world’s rural and agricultural markets.  Among the many findings of the 2011 event, there was a call for special efforts are needed to help rural youth engage productively in rural and agricultural businesses, including the application of holistic services.