Certified Expert in Sustainable Agricultural Finance

The Certified Expert in Sustainable Agricultural Finance is a six-month part-time e-learning course developed by the Frankfurt School's Sustainable World Academy in cooperation with the UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance (http://fs-unep-centre.org/). The course consists of 5 mandatory units and voluntary electives covering three main topics: Digital Solutions for Sustainable Agricultural Finance; Sustainable Agricultural Insurance; Gender and Sustainable Agricultural Finance. Students should expect 5-7 hours of self-study per week. To earn the certificate, participants must complete the online tests at the end of each unit, pass the course assignments and the final exam. Syllabus: Unit 1: Farming Systems & Sustainable Agriculture Unit 2: Business Models in Sustainable Agriculture Finance (SAF) Unit 3: Sustainable Agricultural Value Chain Finance Unit 4: Credit Risk Management in SAF Unit 5: Credit Cycle Management in SAF Unit 6: Wrap-Up and Outlook Unit 7: Electives