Microfinance and the Growth of Small-Scale Agribusinesses in Malawi
Abstract
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This research is investigating the impact of microfinance
institutions on the ability to enhance the local credit systems
and performance of the small and medium enterprises in Malawi.
The focus of the assessment will be on agricultural group based
businesses. The study was inspired by the success of the
Grameen Bank in Bangladesh in reaching the poor through
access to microfinance facilities. Using group-based lending
strategy microfinance institutions are becoming important
institutions in breaking the vicious circle of poverty in many
developing countries today. Nevertheless, there are several
aspects of microfinacing that remain unclear especially the
ability of the local credit systems under smallholder settings in
most African countries, which forms the premise of this project.
Two students, pursuing their MSc in Agribusiness Management
have been recruited to undertake different components of the
study under the supervision of the Principal Investigator and
other supervisors.
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