Online Sources

Crowdfunding, a new agricultural investment model driven by young entrepreneurs

author(s) Sall, Mamadou
from Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
permalink open
themes
regions
  • Western Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
citation

Sall, Mamadou. 2019. Crowdfunding, a new agricultural investment model driven by young entrepreneurs. Blog Post. Wageningen: CTA.

Publications and datasets provided via GARDIAN

Abstract

Faced with the lack of available finance for agricultural businesses from traditional banks, innovative entrepreneurs are turning to digital technology to access investment from the general public. Crowdfunding platforms have many advantages, but also entail some risks if there is to be trouble-free development of this alternative source of finance.

Open original