The 8th World Congress Mombasa, Kenya
The 8th World Congress on Rural and Agricultural Finance convened
every three years will be hosted by AFRACA and partners in Kenya
and Africa. This global event is being organized in collaboration with
four other Regional and global Associations: the Latin American
Association of Development Financing Institutions (ALIDE), the Asia-
Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA), the Near
East–North Africa Regional Agricultural Credit Association
(NENARACA) and the Confédération Internationale du Crédit
Agricole (CICA).
The common objective is to bring together financial institutions and
key development actors from all continents to share best practice and
discuss topical global development issues with the purpose of raising
critical policy recommendations that influence the flow of finance to
rural and agricultural sectors. The theme for the 8th World Congress,
based on consultations with our partners, is ‘Building Resilient local
agrifood systems: The Role of Robust Financing Mechanism and Policy.
The congress features global speakers and panelists from the
members of regional/global associations as well as experts from the
development sector around the world. It offers attendees insights
during high-impact panel discussions.
The main events of the Congress will be held from October 29th – 31st
2025 at Sarova Whitesands Hotel, Mombasa Kenya. This will be
preceded by partners’ side meetings on 27th and 28th October 2025.
Partners are invited to leverage on the diverse and high-level
attendance to host side meetings/events to showcase and discuss
achievements, research results and key projects findings.
