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 LJ Mortara | Jul 6, 2020 | All, Data & Tech Acceleration, Farmer Capability & Smart Farming, Market Access, News and Events
Update: Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Webinar, and a special thanks for our panelists for their participation! The following Webinar content is available here: 〉 Webinar Presentation: Future of Work 〉 Webinar Recording: Future of Work 〉 Webinar Feedback...
by LJ Mortara | Jun 15, 2020 | All, Data & Tech Acceleration, Farmer Capability & Smart Farming, News and Events, Women & Youth
Update: Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Webinar, and a special thanks for our panelists for their participation! The following Webinar content is available here: 〉 Webinar Audio Recording 〉 Webinar Powerpoint Presentation 〉 Irrigation Policy Brief 〉...
by Muthoni Mugo | Jun 1, 2020 | All, Data & Tech Acceleration, Farmer Capability & Smart Farming, News and Events
In a unique Global Philanthropy course at Columbia Business School, graduate students analyzed the “Top 100” proposals from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition and, based on criteria developed by Rockefeller Philanthropy...
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...
by Muthoni Mugo | Apr 17, 2020 | All, Data & Tech Acceleration, Digital Financial Services, Distribution Channel Logistics, Farmer Capability & Smart Farming, Market Access, News and Events
While official programming in Oxford for the Skoll World Forum was cancelled this year, public events that surround the Forum went virtual. AgriFin coordinated and hosted a successful online webinar, “Scaling Climate Smart Agriculture: Tech, Wins, Fails,...
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