Embrace priority sector lending to enhance financing of the agric sector

Lack of funding is one of the main challenges faced by Rwanda’s agriculture sector. Though the sector employs over 72 per cent of the local population, banks have shunned it arguing that it is risky, a situation that has affected its growth and left its huge potential largely unexploited.
Agriculture employs over 72% of the Rwandan population, but banks are reluctant to fund the sector.
Agriculture employs over 72% of the Rwandan population, but banks are reluctant to fund the sector.
Dr Jaya Shukla