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Investments in agriculture, particularly in smallholder agriculture in developing countries, are regarded as critical for meeting the food demands of a growing world population. Improvements in agricultural finance, mainly in providing investment credit to farmers, are widely regarded as an important approach to stimulate production.
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Köhn, D., Jainzik, M. (2014). Food Security and a Holistic Finance for Rural Markets. In: Köhn, D. (eds) Finance for Food. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54034-9_2
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