Agriculture Archives

Babban Gona: Insights on Digital Payments for Nigerian Maize Farmers

Babban Gona, a social enterprise supporting smallholder farmers in Nigeria, pays farmers through company-issued prepaid cards held within farmer Trust Groups. We conducted phone surveys with 296 maize farmers receiving these payments. Here's what we found.

Bayer Crop Science: Better Life Farming India Impact Report

Bayer Crop Science's Better Life Farming programme is improving yields, incomes, and livelihoods for tomato farmers in India. But farmer feedback also points to where more support is needed — from field visits to soil testing. Here's what 275 farmers had to say.

Webinar: What 450 Farmers Told Us About AI Chatbot Usage

Join us for a deep dive into the findings from our recent study on FarmerChat, an AI-powered advisory tool reaching farmers across Kenya.

Oromia Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Union (OCFCU): Insights on Digital Payments

What 254 coffee farmers in Ethiopia told us about receiving payments via bank transfers — from payment timelines and transparency to trust, security, and access.

Lending to Africa’s agricultural SMEs has immediate impact (ImpactAlpha)

60 Decibels spent four years tracking 656 SMEs across Aceli Africa’s portfolio. The data reveals a clear pattern: When appropriately structured capital finally reaches agricultural SMEs, change happens in months, not years.

A Recipe for Impact? Using End-User Surveys to Understand the Impact of Nutrition-focused Investment

Can nutrition-focused investments improve both diets and incomes? N3F and 60 Decibels are finding out by surveying farmers and consumers—bringing an end-user lens to impact measurement in the nutrition space.

Kenyan Coffee Cooperative: Insights on Digital Payments for Farmers

As digital payments gain traction in agricultural value chains, it’s vital to understand the lived experiences of Kenyan coffee farmers. 60 Decibels spoke to 271 farmers in Meru to hear directly from them about what’s working — and what could be better — when receiving payments through SACCOs.