From the 4th to 5th of December 2012, around 300 farmers and bankers from Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) attended the Agri-Finance Fair held in Rusizi District of the Western Province of Rwanda.
On Saturday 6th of October, the Jimma University Agricultural College opened its doors to receive 204 farmer-leaders and 7 financial institutions. They all came to attend the first Agri-Business Finance Fair in Ethiopia. The Fair included a marketplace where farmer organisations met with banks/MFIs and held discussions on the challenges in financing agricultural business.