Warehouse Receipt Financing: Tackling the Financial Needs of Smallholder Farmers in Pakistan

Pakistan Microfinance Network is an association of retail microfinance providers. Its vision is to extend the frontiers of formal financial services to all and our mission is to support the financial sector, especially retail financial service providers, to enhance their scale, quality, diversity and sustainability in order to achieve inclusive financial services. MEDA INNOVATE supported Pakistan Microfinance network to conduct case study research on the potential of Warehouse Receipt Financing (WRF) for Smallholder Farmers (SHFs) in Pakistan and provide key information on current landscape in this regard. The study focuses on four non-perishable crops: wheat, maize, cotton and rice.