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Table of Contents Foreword ................................................................................................................................................ iii Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................. v List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................. vii Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 1 Background, Objectives, and Methods .................................................................................................... 5 Background ..............................................................................................................................................................................5 Study Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................................7 Research Methodology ............................................................................................................................................................7 Case Study Selection ................................................................................................................................................................9 Current Practices and Lessons ............................................................................................................... 11 Institutional Structure and Management ...............................................................................................................................13 Client Segmentation, Products, and Services ..........................................................................................................................15 Institutional Performance .......................................................................................................................................................23 Enabling Environment and External Support ..........................................................................................................................26 Conclusions and Next Steps .................................................................................................................. 27 Good Practices and Success Factors .......................................................................................................................................27 Taking MFI Smallholder Lending to the Next Level ................................................................................................................29 Implications for Donor Involvement .......................................................................................................................................30 Case Studies .......................................................................................................................................... 33 Case 1: Banco ADOPEM, the Dominican Republic ..................................................................................................................35 Case 2: Bancamía, Colombia ..................................................................................................................................................42 Case 3: Financiera Confianza, Perú ........................................................................................................................................47 Case 4: Caja Huancayo, Perú ..................................................................................................................................................55 Endnotes ................................................................................................................................................ 61 References ............................................................................................................................................. 65 Annex – Desk Review List of Examples ................................................................................................. 69 TABLE OF CONTENTS I ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS List of Boxes Box 1. The hidden agricultural loan portfolio—risks and missed business opportunities .........................................................7 Box 2. Main forms of collateral reported in the study ............................................................................................................18 Box 3. Coffee rust in the central region: Financiera Confianza’s proactive risk management strategy ...................................51 List of Tables Table 1. Years serving microfinance, smallholder, and rural clients by institution (March 31, 2013) .........................................9 Table 2. Portfolio outreach by institution (September 30, 2013) ............................................................................................10 Table 3. LAC MFIs and agricultural lending ............................................................................................................................12 Table 4. India MFIs and agricultural lending ..........................................................................................................................12 Table 5. MFI sustainability and efficiency ...............................................................................................................................23 Table 6. Portfolio at risk > 30 days (September 30, 2013) ......................................................................................................24 Table 7. Agricultural loan portfolios by MFI (September 30, 2013) .........................................................................................33 Table 8. Institutional performance by MFI (December 31, 2012) ............................................................................................34 Table 9. ADOPEM portfolio composition (September 30, 2013) .............................................................................................36 Table 10. ADOPEM credit products .........................................................................................................................................37 Table 11. ADOPEM savings and insurance products ...............................................................................................................37 Table 12. Bancamía portfolio composition (September 30, 2013) ..........................................................................................42 Table 13. Financiera Confianza portfolio composition (September 30, 2013) .........................................................................47