MercyCorps AFA

What it takes to develop and manage a digitally-enabled field force

Read Mercy Corps’ learnings and insights on how to develop and manage a successful digitally-enabled agricultural field force, an approach that was key to...

September 9, 2020 0 27 sec read

Making digital financial solutions relevant and accessible for Zambian smallholder farmers

In 2015, Mercy Corps launched the AgriFin Accelerate (AFA) Programme; a six-year, $24 million project with an ambitious goal of reaching one million farmers...

May 21, 2020 0 20 sec read

Four Years of Learnings from Tanzania

For the last five years, AgriFin Accelerate(AFA) and partners designed and deployed digital platforms that enabled farmers in Tanzania access finances, information and learning...

February 22, 2020 0 19 sec read

Building Zambia’s first Digital Financial Services Platform for smallholder farmers

MercyCorps’ AgriFin Accelerate program worked with the Zambia National Commercial Bank, as an innovation partner by developing a farmer-centric product and business modeling as...

September 1, 2019 0 9 sec read

6 Strategies to Promote Digital Financial Product Adoption Among Youth

HaloYako is a digitally enabled saving service in Tanzania offered by Halotel, an MNO in partnership with FINCA Microfinance Bank and supported in part...

August 1, 2019 0 10 sec read

Youth in Agriculture: A New Generation Leverages Technology

Mercy Corps AgriFin Accelerate found, 90 percent of farmers ages 18 to 35 in Kenya have high levels of engagement with information and communication...