List Of Loans For Farmers In Ghana. Full Details

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Written By Johnnyman

 

 

 

 

 

In this post, I am going to take you through the list of loans for farmers in Ghana and the necessary requirements needed to apply for these loans. 

Many financial institutions in Ghana have come out with innovative loan packages to help all farmers in the agricultural sector be it small scale or large scale to be able to cater for their operations and ensure adequate production of food and raw materials in the country. 

Many of these loans have been designed in such a way that no collateral is required and payment can be done in little instalments with a low rate of interest. 

The key players in the issuing of these loans are Rural banks. Notwithstanding the fact that other renowned commercial banks also do their best to also support farmers. 

If you are a farmer in Ghana and you are in need of a loan to sort out some financial needs, then here are a few loans you can get to run your business. 

List Of Loans For Farmers In Ghana

Stanbic Bank’s Agricultural Production Loan

Agricultural Production Loans are for farmers who need short-term credit to pay input costs.

Eligibility Requirements For Agricultural Production Loans 

  • Business registration documents
  • Six months’ statements from another bank
  • Three years’ financial statements and cash flows
  • Collateral may be required
  • Favourable credit bureau report
  • You may need to meet other conditions or give us more documents subject to specific borrower conditions.

Features Of Agricultural Production Loans 

  • Competitive interest rates.
  • Access to funds that are not usually available.
  • Choice on who you want to enter into a grain marketing contract with and when.
  • Flexibility when buying supplies as you don’t have to go through co-operatives
  • You do not have to give us the usual forms of security
  • Reduced risk because of Comprehensive Crop Insurance and fixed-price contracts.
  • The full amount must be repaid at the end of the season. The term of the loan is usually one year, but it can be extended to three years depending on your cropping cycle.

Bestpoint SME Loans 

These are different short to medium term loans for Small and Medium Enterprises to meet varying financing needs including -working capital, asset acquisition, projects, business expansion, manufacturing, commerce, etc.

Eligibility Requirements For Bestpoint SME Loans 

  •  Identity and proof of address of directors or promoters
  •  Identity and proof of address of the entity
  •  Board Resolution
  •  Company Registration documents
  •  Audited Financial statements for the last 3 years
  •  For non-customers, six (6) months bank statement would be required
  •  Non-account holders must meet our account opening requirements
  •  Security may be required

Features Of Bestpoint SME Loans 

  •  Less cumbersome procedure
  •  Flexible amounts to meet the needs of all levels of businesses
  •  Quick Turnaround time
  •  Term: Up to 60 months
  •  Competitive interest rates
  •  Flexible repayment terms

ADB Agriculture Facilities 

Agricultural facilities are classified based on the following:

  • Size of loan
  • Status of the borrower eg. Group loans, individuals, Limited Liability Company
  • Type of project or scheme
  • Purpose of loan
  • Source of funding

Tenor of Facilities

The tenor of agricultural loans granted by ADB depends on the project type and thereby on such features as the cash flow, capital outlay and project maturity.

Based on the expected life of the project or activity the credit may be classified into three as follows

  • Short-term loan:  Typically granted as working capital to meet production, transportation and marketing of agricultural produce. The period for short term loans  is up to 18 months
  • Medium-term loan: Granted for such purposes as the purchase of farm equipment, raising of livestock and processing equipment. The period for medium-term loans is between 18 to 36 months.
  • Long-term loan: Made for new and existing projects which require heavy capital outlay and/or long gestation periods, such as the establishment of plantations or cattle ranches etc. The period for long term loans is typically between 36 months and 84 months.

Eligibility Requirement for Loan

Requirements for credit vary from one category of borrowers to another. However, the following  requirements apply to all categories

  • Submission of business proposal
  • Opening of account with the Bank
  • Details of account operation with other financial institutions.
  • Evidence of managerial capability to handle project.
  • Evidence that project is not environmentally harmful
  • Evidence that project can generate adequate cash flows to support repayment of facility.
  • Provision of security acceptable to the Bank

Forms of credit disbursement

  • Non-cash disbursement: The bank may disburse in kind or by making payment on behalf of the beneficiary customer according to the invoices submitted
  • Cash disbursement: Credit is given outright to the beneficiary to finance the approved activity.

Ghana Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL)

GIRSAL is a non-bank financial institution incorporated as a private company in Ghana. Our objective is to de-risk agricultural financing by the financial institutions, by issuing agricultural credit guarantee instruments – to enhance the total amount of credit to the agricultural and agribusiness sectors.

GIRSAL supports financial institutions’ lending to producers, processors, marketers, and other related services such as input providers within all agricultural value chains.

We also facilitate technical support to financial institutions lending to these value chains, to build their capacity, to access loan applications.

For more information or enquiries contact a representative of GIRSAL on (+233) 055 0000 331 or Email: [email protected]

 

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