Improving agricultural value chain financing: A case study of Seng Cu rice Chain in Lao Cai province, Vietnam

This paper aimed to analyze the financial gap between the demands and the actual credit obtained of the Seng Cu (SC) rice chain participants in Lao Cai province, Vietnam. Cross-sectional data were collected from 160 face-to-face interviews with SC rice producers and in-depth interviews with 31 other stakeholders involved in the chain (demand-side) as well as the representatives of district-branch banks (supply-side) in 2016-2017.