• Bank or financial institution

Development Bank of Ethiopia

The Rural financial Intermediation Programme's (RUFIP) goal is to alleviate rural poverty through the sustained increase in incomes and assets of poor rural households. This would be attained through increased agricultural production and productivity in addition to off-farm and none farm income generating activities. The programme?s primary objectives is to promote the effective delivery of efficient, demand driven financial services responsive to the needs of the rural poor, including smallholder farmers.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Fellowships
    • Classroom / seminar training
    • Cohort or group support

  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Building HR capacity
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Sector development
    • Governance structure
    • Building M&E capacity

  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
    • Provide financial support to intermediaries
    • Conduct research on the sector
    • Promote and educate about entrepreneurship

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Agriculture & Food
    • Education
    • Manufacturing
    • Infrastructure / facilities development

  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Women entrepreneurs
    • Accessibility
    • Citizen empowerment
    • Rural communities
    • Youth entrepreneurs
    • Urban communities

  • Impact objectives

    • Agricultural productivity
    • Capacity building
    • Community development
    • Food security and nutrition
    • Income/productivity growth
    • Access to financial services

  • Verticals

    • AgTech
    • Biotech
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