The Starbucks Foundation and AgriFin engaged Producers Direct, Busara, and other partners to understand how to raise awareness to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on coffee and tea farmers, while supporting sustainable production and inclusion.

Alternative credit scoring methods are gaining traction as a means of reducing barriers to financial inclusion. Social Lender in Nigeria offers digital financial services based on social reputation. We reviewed the effectiveness in predicting borrowers’ ability and willingness to repay loans.

AgriFin facilitates the provision of services to farmers through digital solutions, to improve their productivity, incomes, and livelihoods in Nigeria, more so for women. We engaged our research partner, Dalberg Advisors to provide an understanding of the digital agricultural landscape in Nigeria.

Mercy Corps AgriFin was recently selected as a grantee of Okta’s for Good Innovation Lab, a new program within Okta’s Nonprofit Technology Initiative that provides access to Okta’s products, talent, and cash as part of a single grant

Gender transformation is a key strategic theme in Mercy Corps AgriFin’s next stage of programming to overcome barriers faced by women so that women farmers can realize the benefit of digital agriculture solutions and enjoy increased productivity, higher resilience and improved incomes and livelihoods.