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A Leaner, More Nuanced Approach to Classifying Smallholder Farmers

Classifying small-scale producers is key to targeted insights, but 60dB needed a model suited to its lean data approach, where full farm profiles aren’t always feasible.

“Lean Evaluations” for Measuring the Impact of Digital Farmer Services

The digital farmer services sector needs rigorous impact evidence without costly RCTs. 60dB, with Gates Foundation and Busara, piloted a balanced evaluation method.

Perspectives on the Coffee Farmer Thriving Index

Explore feedback from participating cooperatives, funders, and coffee sector experts to capture lessons and inform future plans for the 60dB Farmer Thriving Index.

How to Choose a Method to Measure the Impact of Digital Farmer Services

Since 2022, 60dB, in partnership with the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has been refining methods to measure the impact of DFS on smallholder farmer welfare.

Project Mesha: Transforming the Lives of Rural Women through Improved Livestock Management

Since 2018, Project Mesha has partnered with 60 Decibels to track and measure its social impact as the program matured. We've listened to over 3,000 Pashu Sakhis and female goat rearers – here's what we found.

¿Cómo las microfinanzas están transformando vidas?

Descubre los hallazgos del Índice Global de Microfinanzas 2024.

Empowering India’s Artisans: Anuprerna’s Journey to Impactful, Sustainable Craftsmanship

60 Decibels partnered with Acumen to conduct an impact assessment of Anuprerna, a social enterprise supporting handloom artisans in West Bengal. We spoke with Anuprerna's founder, Amit Singha, to explore how their work has improved the quality of life of 9 out of 10 weavers.