Establishment

APRACA stands for the Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association. The establishment of a Regional Association that promotes cooperation and facilitates mutual exchange of information and expertise in the field of rural finance was first proposed at a regional seminar on Agricultural Credit for Small Farmers in Asia in October 1974. Subsequently, rural finance and agricultural credit institutions in the region formally launched APRACA during its first General Assembly Meeting in New Delhi, India on October 10 - 14, 1977, held in conjunction with the Third Asian Conference on Agricultural Credit and Cooperatives. Its first Constitution and By-laws were also adopted during the meeting.

 VISION :
APRACA aspires to work for rural growth and development, with priority emphasis on the uplift of rural poor..

 MISSION :
APRACA pursues promotion of the efficiency and effectiveness of rural finance and access to financial services in order to broaden the target group. 

 OBJECTIVES : APRACA aims to:

• Foster cooperation in improving and planning the financial arrangements for rural and agricultural development.
• Establish among the members, a machinery for systematic interchange of information on sustainable rural and agricultural financial services.
• Encourage and assist in undertaking inter-country studies on matters of common interest in the field of rural finance, and publish and distribute such studies.
• Organize and coordinate training programs on rural finance, and facilitate the exchange of personnel/experts among the members.
• Provide services related to consultancy, research and publications in the field of rural finance.
• Facilitate cooperation on rural finance projects between the members and donors, including assistance in preparing project proposals and implementing projects

The APRACA General Assembly
 Altogether, 16 biennial General Assembly meetings were held, as shown below.

Directory of APRACA EXCOM Members

Members

Mr. Nazrul Huda
Deputy Governor

Bangladesh Bank

5, Bank Bhavan, Mento Road
Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Tel: (88 02) 712 2544, 7110395
Fax:(88 02)712 0678, 9566212
E-mail: dghuda@bangla.net,  sdebtbb@bangla.net, gmacspbb@bangla.net, sdtrgbb@bangla.net, edkmhqbb@bangla.net

H.E. Tal Nay Im

Director General
National Bank of Cambodia
22-24 Norodom Blvd
B. P. 2470 Phnom Penh 111, Cambodia
Tel: (855) 23 880 640, 368094
Fax: (855 23) 426 117
E-mail: nbc2@online.com.kh; vuthyxie@yahoo.com

Mr. Zheng Hui
President

Agricultural Development Bank of China

A2 Yuetan Beijie Street, Xicheng District
Beijing 100045, China
Tel: 86 10 6808 1557
Fax: 86 10 6808 1773
E-mail: adbc@263.net, leonard@263.net

Mr. Umesh C Sarangi

Chairman

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
2nd Floor, "E" Wing, C-24, `G' Block
Bandra-Kurla Complex , P B No.8121
Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051, India
Tel no.: (91) 22 26530000 / 26530001
Fax: (91) 22 26530113
E-mail : chairman@nabard.org, md@nabard.org,  manjari.deshpande@nabard.org, dear@nabard.org

Mr. Sofyan Basyir
President and CEO
Bank Rakyat Indonesia
P. O. Box 94
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman No.44-46
Jakarta 10210, Indonesia
Tel:        (62 21) 5751714
Fax:       (62 21) 251-0313 to 4
E-mail : ivp@bri.co.id, rachmadi@bri.co.id, agusrachmadi@gmail.com, ismanto@bri.co.id

Dr. Mohammad Talebi
Chairman & Managing Director
Bank Keshavarzi (Agricultural Bank)
No. 129 Patrice Lumumba St., Jalal-al Ahmad Expressway,
Tehran 14454, Iran
P.O.Box 14155/6395
Tel:(98 21) 825 2155,825 1139,848 92663
Fax:(98 21) 825 0133, 882 53625
E-mail : icd@agri-bank.com, shabanzad@agri-bank.com

Mr. Masatoshi Sakano
Senior Managing Director
and General Manager,
Agriculture Forestry, Fisheries and Food Business (AFC) Unit
Japan Finance Corporation
 and Member, APRACA Executive Committee
1-9-3 Otemachi Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100, Japan
Tel:        (81 3) 3270-5494
Fax:       (81 3) 3270-2350, 3270-2825
E-mail:  intl@afc.jfc.go.jp, Hiroyuki_Hirata@afc.jfc.go.jp

Mr. Choi Won-Byung
President & Chairman
National Agricultural Cooperative Federation
75, 1-KA, Chungjeong-ro, Jung-ku
Seoul 100707, Republic of Korea
Tel:        (82 2) 737 4415
Fax:       (82 2) 3975290
E-mail: nacfico@nonghyup.com,
chanho53@msn.com, parkjm21@yahoo.co.kr

Mr. Ahmad Said
General Manager-CEO
AGRO Bank (Malaysia)
Leboh Pasar Besar, Peti Surat 10815
50726 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel:   (60-3) 292 2033, 292 1181
Fax:  (60-3) 269 14908
E-mail: ahmad.said@agrobank.com.my,
mohamad.taib@agrobank.com.my ,
victor.cagampang@agrobank.com.my, zamberi@agrobank.com.my, zamberib@yahoo.com,  abdul.shukor@agrobank.com.my,

Hon. Deependra Bahadur Kshetry
Governor
Nepal Rastra Bank
Central Office, P. O. Box 73
Baluwatar,Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: (977-1)-441-4014, 441-9804-5-7
Fax: (977-1)-442-8201
E-mail: hmt@nrb.org.np, mfd@nrb.org.np, grthapa@nrb.org.np, lbkhadka@nrb.org.np

Ms. Jovita M. Corpuz
Executive Director
Agricultural Credit Policy  Council of the Philippines And
CENTRAB President
28th Floor One San Miguel Avenue Building,
San Miguel Avenue corner Shaw Blvd.,
Ortigas Center, Pasig City 1605, 
Philippines
Tel: (63-2) 636-3390, 634-3320, (63-2) 634-3321, 634-3326
Fax: (632) 634-3319
E-mail: jmcorpuz@pacific.net.ph; sunshine_marquina@yahoo.com, cristina_lopez99@yahoo.com;  centrabmanila@yahoo.com

Mr. B. A. C. Fernando
General Manager
Bank of Ceylon
Central Office, 29th floor 4, Bank of Ceylon
Mawatha Colombo 1, Sri Lanka
Tel:  (94-1) 348 878, 445 807
Fax:  (94-1) 544 324, 445 805, 447 171
E-mail:  gm@boc.lk, dgmhrd@boc.lk, sectrn@boc.lk

Mr. Ennoo Suesuwan
Acting President
Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives
469 Nakhon Sawan Road, Bangkok 10300
Thailand
Tel: (66-2) 280 0180 Ext 2361
Fax:(66-2) 280 0442, 282 1370, 280 1275
E-Mail: ennoo@baac.or.th,   nipath@baac.or.th,  apinya@baac.or.th, mdbaac@gmail.com, sompadung@gmail.com

Ex-Officio Members

Mr. Ralph Houtman
Regional Marketing and Rural Finance officer
FAO-RAP
39 Maliwan Mansion, Phra Athit Road
Banglumpoo, Bangkok 10200, Thailand
E-mail: Ralph. Houtman@fao.org

Benedicto S. Bayaua
Secretary General
APRACA
39 Maliwan Mansion, Phra Athit Road
Banglumpoo, Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Tel: + 66 2 280 0195
Fax: + 66 2 280 1524