Panel Discussion: Smallholder Financial Risk Management: Approaches and Partnerships

Smallholder producers face formidable and unpredictable financial risks, particularly related to market prices. In this session, we'll discuss approaches that smallholder organizations, coffee buyers, lenders, and others can take to address smallholders' financial/market risk to improve smallholder resilience and incomes while securing reliable, quality supply for buyers. We'll hear from a lender, farmer support organization, and donor involved in this area.

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Panelists

Melissa Schweisguth, Market Systems Specialist, Bureau of Resilience and Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Charles Kainkwa, Technical Services Coordinator, Farm Africa

Yolirruth Núñez, Senior Social Performance and Capacity Building Officer, Oikocredit

Host

Kim Elena Ionescu, Specialty Coffee Association