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Rural Finance Concepts

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What is the relationship between finance and financial systems in the context of rural finance?

Finance and financial systems are highly related concepts, with the latter being crucial for managing acquired finance (correct)
Acquisition of finance is sufficient for business objectives, regardless of financial systems
Financial systems are only relevant for large-scale farming businesses
Finance and financial systems are mutually exclusive concepts

What is the primary goal of rural finance in terms of financial services?

To focus solely on financing agricultural-related activities
To provide only credit and insurance services to rural individuals and households
To cater only to small-scale farmers and modern farming businesses
To provide a range of financial services, including savings, credit, payments, and insurance, on a sustainable basis (correct)

What has contributed to the increase in agricultural production, according to the text?

Technological revolution, including mechanization and improved varieties (correct)
Improvement in financial services for rural individuals and households
Increased focus on microfinance for poor and low-income people
Development of new financial institutions and markets

What is the primary focus of agricultural finance, as a subset of rural finance?

Financing agricultural-related activities, such as input supply and production (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of finance in the context of rural finance?

Capital in monetary form, lent or borrowed, for capital purposes (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a key financial challenge in rural finance?

Concentration of activities (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the key functions of financial systems?

Producing information about possible investments (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a cultural challenge in rural finance?

Repayment culture (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a weather challenge in rural finance?

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why must rural credit markets be liberalized?

To support productivity growth for agricultural small holders and small producers of the rural non-formal sector (A) Signup and view all the answers

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