Tag: Agriculture

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Client Story
28 Jun. 2022

In Senegal, myAgro Helps Farmers Save and Plan for the Future

Senegal, myAgro, Agriculture
UNSGSA Queen Máxima listens to a myAgro Village Entrepreneur, Mame Diarra (left), and myAgro’s Senegal Interim Country Director, Thierno Faye (far left), to learn how myAgro’s innovative, mobile layaway financing model helps smallholders increase yields and achieve greater financial security. Anushka Ratnayake, founder and CEO of MyAgro, is pictured far right. Photo credit: Patrick van Katwijk
Speech
15 Nov. 2021

The Importance of Gender Intentional Business Models in Agriculture

IDH, CGAP, gender, Agriculture, smallholders, smallholder farmers, Rural, Women
News
10 Nov. 2021

UNSGSA Queen Máxima to Encourage Gender Inclusive Business Models in Agricultural Sector

IDH, Agriculture, gender, Women, Rural
Speech
26 Apr. 2021

UNSGSA Queen Máxima Video Remarks for the Mercy Corps AgriFin Annual Learning Event

Agriculture, MercyCorp, smallholder farms, smallholders, farmers
UNSGSA MercyCorp Agfin Pre-Recorded Video Message Featured Image
Speech
25 Nov. 2020

UNSGSA Queen Máxima Remarks on Financial Inclusion Enabling Healthy Diets at FAO Special Seminar

FAO, Healthy Diets, Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome
UNSGSA Queen Máxima at the World Economic Forum in 2016.
Speech
15 Nov. 2018

Financing Smallholder Farmers to Ensure the Global Food Supply

Agriculture, Financial inclusion, value-chain, smallholder farms
The UNSGSA speaking at the IDH 10-Year Event (Photo: IDH)
Country Visit
13 Feb. 2018

Next Steps for Indonesia on Financial Inclusion

Agriculture, digital finance, Financial inclusion, fintech, gender gap, Indonesia, regulation
With Indonesian President Joko Widodo, the UNSGSA discussed the progress the country has made since launching its national financial inclusion strategy in 2016. (Photo: UNSGSA/ Robin Utrecht)
Country Visit
7 Feb. 2018

Queen Máxima Returns to Indonesia to Support Further Advances on Financial Inclusion

Agent banking, Agriculture, Financial inclusion, financial inclusion strategy, fintech, Indonesia
Queen Máxima speaking at the UN during her previous visit to Indonesia in 2016. Photo credit: Oktobernardi Salam
Client Story
10 Oct. 2017

Cultivating Solutions for Farmers

Agriculture, Entrepreneurs, farmers, Financial inclusion, Rural, SME finance, Viet Nam
Transforming agriculture can require more than financing. Thanks to technical assistance, business training, market access, and financing, Dinh Xuan Toan has been able to multiply his income significantly, but the process is complex. Photo credit: UNSGSA/Robin Utrecht
Speech
11 May. 2016

Financial Inclusion: An Essential Part of the Response to Climate Change

Agriculture, Climate change, farmers, Insurance, SME finance, solar power
Client Story
7 Oct. 2015

The New Face of Entrepreneurs

Agriculture, China, Entrepreneurs, farmers, Financial inclusion, Microfinance, UNSGSA
Zhou Guozhi's entrepreneurial spirit and careful investments, supported by her first-ever loan, helped her transform a greenhouse operation into a thriving enterprise. Photo credit: UNSGSA/Adam Dean
Speech
11 Jun. 2015

“At the Forefront of Sustainable Development: Investing in People"

Development Agenda, Agriculture, Women, Financial inclusion