Agribusiness Finance

Agribusiness Finance

Agribusiness Finance is a comprehensive reference book designed to develop students’ understanding of financial planning, banking, credit, insurance, risk management and emerging financial technologies in the agribusiness sector. The book is organised into five sections and thirty chapters covering Financial Foundations, Agricultural Banking, Microfinance and Inclusion, Insurance and Commodity Risk, and Projects, Valuation and FinTech. Major topics include financial statements, working-capital management, capital budgeting, agricultural credit, cooperative and regional rural banking, NABARD, loan appraisal, self-help group financing, financial inclusion, rural financial literacy, crop and livestock insurance, weather-based insurance, commodity derivatives, hedging, project finance, feasibility analysis, preparation of Detailed Project Reports, enterprise valuation, rural FinTech and digital lending. The book will help students build financial analytical skills, understand agricultural lending systems, assess business risks, prepare viable agribusiness projects and evaluate investment opportunities. It will be especially useful for examinations, research, internships, consultancy, entrepreneurship and careers in banks, cooperative institutions, microfinance organisations, insurance companies, commodity markets, rural financial services and agribusiness enterprises. Cropmatrix International Publication invites academicians, finance professionals, bankers, researchers and industry experts to contribute as authors to this important academic publication.