by LJ Mortara | Sep 8, 2020 | All, Data & Tech Acceleration, Digital Financial Services, Distribution Channel Logistics
In 2015, Mercy Corps launched the AgriFin Accelerate (AFA) Programme; a six-year, $24 million project funded by the Mastercard Foundation. AgriFin Accelerate is addressing the inclusion gap for smallholder farmers (SHF) who lack access to affordable, accessible,...
by LJ Mortara | Sep 8, 2020 | Digital Financial Services, Distribution Channel Logistics
Smallholder farmers face a myriad of challenges across key components of agricultural value chains, especially in logistics. The COVID-19 pandemic has created large-scale disruptions of rural supply chains. Current attempts to tackle logistics problems remain...
by Muthoni Mugo | Aug 28, 2020 | All, Data & Tech Acceleration, Digital Financial Services, Women & Youth
The costs and benefits associated with adopting climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices are distributed unequally among household members. We partnered with EIT Climate – Kic to assess the best way possible through which women can be equitably included in...
by Muthoni Mugo | Aug 18, 2020 | All, Data & Tech Acceleration, Digital Financial Services
The commercial viability for banks to serve smallholder farmers is highly debated, even though they generate 75% of the Agriculture sector’s $4 trillion annual turnover. From collaborating with ZANACO PLC to build a digital platform for smallholders, we...
by Muthoni Mugo | Jul 28, 2020 | All, Digital Financial Services, Distribution Channel Logistics, Market Access
AgriFin is excited to publish recent findings of a study we commissioned on the impacts of COVID-19 on agro-dealers in Kenya. The study findings are complemented by findings in other research pieces conducted by our partners. 〉READ THE FULL REPORT *** The Covid-19...
by Muthoni Mugo | May 15, 2020 | All, Data & Tech Acceleration, Digital Financial Services, Distribution Channel Logistics, Farmer Capability & Smart Farming, Market Access, Women & Youth
In 2015, Mercy Corps launched the AgriFin Accelerate (AFA) Programme; a six-year, $24 million project funded by the Mastercard Foundation. AFA had the goal of reaching one million farmers with digital financial services across Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, whose...
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