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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.

From Cocoa Waste to Community Wealth: Koa’s Fresh Take on Farmer Impact in Ghana

60 Decibels interviewed 290 farmers supplying pulp to Koa, capturing firsthand perspectives on income, quality of life, resilience, and overall satisfaction with the offering.

Improving Healthcare Access: How Elucid is Strengthening Farming Communities

Believing that better data leads to better outcomes, Elucid partnered with 60 Decibels to independently assess their impact and enhance their programs.

A missing middle for impact measurement?

Meeting the $106B ag-SME financing gap has the potential to positively impact millions of smallholder farmers. But, much like the financing itself, measuring impact in the missing middle is challenging.

Webinar: Demand-Side View of Digital Farmer Services in Nigeria

Based on interviews with farmers across Nigeria, we explore what drives uptake and satisfaction with digital services.

Digital Farmer Services in Nigeria: The Farmer Perspective

This report presents insights from 1,374 farmers across Nigeria during the 2023-24 agricultural season.

Protecting Farmers from Floods: How Parametric Insurance Builds Climate Resilience

Practical Action and 60dB partnered to measure the impact of their innovative parametric insurance pilot in Nepal.

Local Weather-Based Digital Advisory and Its Impact on Kenyan Farming

Discover the impact of TomorrowNow's local weather-based advisory after both the planting and harvest season in Kenya.

How Do You Know if Farmers Are Really Using Your Digital Tool?

Go beyond crude measures of registered farmers and number of downloads and learn who is truly engaging with digital solutions.

Are Farmers Using Digital Tools Meaningfully?

We spoke to nearly 5,000 farmers about their experience with digital solutions, and developed a simple way to define if a farmer has truly adopted the digital tool they are using.

Caravela Coffee: Insights on Digital Payments for Colombian Coffee Farmers

Caravela, a specialty coffee exporter in Colombia, supports farmers by paying them directly through bank transfers. 60 Decibels conducted phone surveys with 279 of these farmers – here's what we found.

Lean Income Measurement

Many organizations measure beneficiary income in pursuit of poverty alleviation, and accurate data collection is complex and time-consuming. But is the data you're collecting truly useful?

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Kenyan Coffee Cooperative: Insights on Digital Payments for Farmers

From Cocoa Waste to Community Wealth: Koa’s Fresh Take on Farmer Impact in Ghana

Improving Healthcare Access: How Elucid is Strengthening Farming Communities

A missing middle for impact measurement?

Webinar: Demand-Side View of Digital Farmer Services in Nigeria

Digital Farmer Services in Nigeria: The Farmer Perspective

Protecting Farmers from Floods: How Parametric Insurance Builds Climate Resilience

Local Weather-Based Digital Advisory and Its Impact on Kenyan Farming

How Do You Know if Farmers Are Really Using Your Digital Tool?

Are Farmers Using Digital Tools Meaningfully?

Caravela Coffee: Insights on Digital Payments for Colombian Coffee Farmers

Lean Income Measurement

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