TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose This study aims to explore the potentials of adopting salam-based crowdfunding for financing the agricultural sector in Afghanistan.Design/methodology/approach It adopts a triangulation approach, consisting of a number of methods used in gathering relevant information about Afghanistan’s agricultural sector, the concept of crowdfunding and salam (forward sale) contract. These methods include library research, reviewing documents provided by Afghanistan’s banks and semi-structured interviews with Islamic finance experts.Findings This study finds that salam-based crowdfunding is a viable Sharīʿah-compliant investment platform, which may offer some advantages for both potential investors and farmers or entrepreneurs.Originality/value The novelty of this paper lies in the proposed structure of salam-based crowdfunding.
VL  - 10
IS  - 1
SN  - 0128-1976
DO  - 10.1108/IJIF-09-2017-0029
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJIF-09-2017-0029
AU  - Saiti Buerhan
AU  - Afghan Muhibullah
AU  - Noordin Nazrul Hazizi
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Financing agricultural activities in Afghanistan: a proposed salam-based crowdfunding structure
T2  - ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 52
EP  - 61
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -