Report
Finance & Investment
Africa
Beyond the Frontier: Decoding viability in smallholder finance (2025 State of the Sector)
13 Oct 2025
by
Clara Colina,
Matt Shakhovskoy,
Hayden Aldredge,
Jan Priebe,
Andrew Graham
ISF Advisor’s new 2025 Rural & Agri-Finance State of the Sector Report maps USD 200B+ gap, 285M households and climate pressures to introduce the “viability frontier,” and shows where models and market conditions align to scale finance for smallholders.
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