Lamon Rutten
Chief Executive Officer at Indonesia Commodity & Derivatives Exchange
Chief Executive Officer at Indonesia Commodity & Derivatives Exchange
Biography
Until recently, Lamon Rutten was the CTA Manager for the Policies, Markets and ICT Programme (PMI). Lamon has 30 years of experience in agricultural finance working with the UN, the World Bank, and in the private sector. He is now CEO of Indonesia’s commodity exchange.
Articles
Microfinance for farmers: too early to write-off?
by Lamon Rutten
Microfinance has experienced a rough patch since the beginning of the decade. To quote from a ‘systematic review’ by the UK Department of Development: “Despite the apparent success and popularity of microfinance, no clear evidence yet exists that microfinance programmes have positive impacts.”
Read MoreThe fallacy of subsidizing interest rates for agriculture
by Lamon Rutten
When I hear “subsidizing interest rates to promote agricultural lending”, ominous music starts playing in my head. Another instalment of Zombie Revival is about to start. You’d think the evil critters were dispatched for good, but no, someone thinks they should be given a second chance. And before you know it, the living deads are back in your streets, trying to create their particular version of peace and harmony.
Read MoreWill young people be attracted to the agricultural sector if access to finance is made possible?
by Lamon Rutten
Will young people be attracted to the agricultural sector if access to finance is made possible? Will they be willing to involve themselves in agriculture? According to Mike Njau, the answer is yes.
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Improving access to finance by farmers: what can central banks do?
by Lamon Rutten
The common feature of African farmers is that most of them practise small-scale subsistence farming. In the last few years, however, various interest groups started focusing on agriculture as one of the key drivers of rural development and the number of commercial farmers increased. Yet, most of them are still smallholders.
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Publications
events
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Dec 14
5th World Congress on Rural and Agricultural Finance
This meeting of the five regional agri-finance networks - Confédération Internationale du Crédit Agricole (CICA), Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA), Near East-North Africa Regional Agricultural Credit Association (NENARACA), African Rural and Agricultural Association (AFR… -
Dec 14
Blending4Ag: innovative Partnerships for Agricultural Finance
The focus of this international conference is on the strategic use of international and national development finance and philanthropic funds to mobilise private capital flows into smallholder-inclusive agricultural value chains in developing countries.The conference will contribute to the knowledge base on how best blended finance can… -
Dec 14
28th CTA Executive Board meeting
The 28th CTA Executive Board meeting will take place at CTA's headquarters in Wageningen, The Netherlands.
The meeting will be attended by the Board members: Professor Baba Y. Abubakar, Professor Augusto Manuel Correia, Dr Helena Johansson, Professor Faustin R. Kamuzora, Professor Clement K. Sankat and Professor Eric Tollens (Board Chair). -
Dec 14
Central Bank Forum on Agricultural Finance
Meeting of African Central Bankers and agricultural sector stakeholders to agree on a radical new direction for Central Bank involvement in agricultural finance.At the 4th AFRACA (African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association) Central Banks Forum 2016, 13-14 October 2016 i…
