ISLAMIC AND CONVENTIONAL AGRI-FINANCING IN PAKISTAN

• Main Authors: Rashid SAEED, Rana Umair ASHRAF, Syed Anees Haider ZAIDI, Rab Nawaz LODHI, Wasim AHMAD, Usama AWAN, Qamar Uz Zaman MALIK
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest 2013-01-01
• Series: Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development
• Subjects: agri-financing; agribusiness; Islamic Banking; Pakistan
• Online Access: http://managementjournal.usamv.ro/pdf/vol.XIII_2/Art60.pdf
• ISSN: 2284-7995; 2285-3952

The purpose of this paper is to find out the financial agri-products that have been offered to farmers in Pakistan by different Islamic financial institutions (banks) and conventional banks as well. This research paper will discuss the financing facilities in agriculture sector provided by the Islamic Banks and Conventional Banks in Pakistan. All agricultural financial products that are offered by all financial institutions will explain in detail. The main purpose of these agri-financial products to is to facilitate the farmer to develop and manage their agricultural projects. We used documents analysis of financial institutes as a methodology in this research paper and we have also conducted some personal interviews with the managers of the some selected Islamic Banks and Conventional Banks.