Lending to Agribusinesses in Zambia



Table 4. Characteristics of Selected Microfinance Programs

ZATAC,
Zambia

Grameen
Bank,
Bangladesh

Banco-
Sol,
Bolivia

Bank
Rakyat
Indonesia,
Unit Desa

Badan
Credit
Desa,
Indonesia

FINCA
Village
banks

Membership

655 in 22
coops1.

2.4 million

8,503

2 million
borrowers,
16 million
depositors

765, 586

89,986

Average loan balance

$1,624 for
coops,
$90,872 for
institutional
borrowers

$134

$909

$1007

$71

$191

Typical loan term

3 months -
10 years

1 year

4-12 months

3-24 months

3 months

4 months

Percent female
members

26%

95%

61%

23%

95%

Mostly rural? Urban?

Mostly rural

Rural

Urban

Mostly rural

Rural

Mostly rural

Group lending
contracts?

Both group
& individual

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Collateral required?

Yes, except
for coops

No

No

Yes

No

No

Voluntary savings
emphasized?

Yes, in their
own bank
accounts

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Progressive lending?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Regular repayment
schedules?

Flexible

Weekly

Flexible

Flexible

Flexible

Weekly

Target clients for
lending?

Largely
poor

Poor

Largely
non-poor

Non-poor

Poor

Poor

Currently financially
sustainable?

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Nominal interest rate
(on loans per year)

9.5 - 12%
($ loans)
20.9%
(ZMK loans)

20%

47.5-

50.5%

32 - 43%

55%

36 - 48%

Annual consumer
price inflation

15.9%

2.7%

12.4%

8.0%

8.0%

Real interest rate

5 - 9%

17.3%

35.1-

38.1%

24 -31%

47%

1 ZATAC is not membership based; the figure shows the number of cooperative members borrowing through their
respective cooperatives.

Source: Morduch, 1999; except ZATAC figures which are based on data from ZIF office.

The comparison of ZATAC with other microfinance institutions reveal that there
are common features employed by these institutions. The common features include:

1. Group lending : ZATAC uses group lending by offering credit to rural small-scale
agricultural producers through cooperatives. The members of a cooperative are
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