Farmers' Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 Supplementary Reading. Rural Financial Services in Kenya: What is Working and Why?

This study examines the evolving structure of the rural financial services in Kenya and the
extent to which the current financial institutions have improved access to producers and
traders in the rural areas. The study identifies successful cases of functioning financial
services in the rural areas. It also identifies constraints that hinder increased access to
rural financial services and proposes policy interventions that could make the services
more accessible to the rural people.