Empowering farmers through a human-centered advisory approach: Enhanced support yields tangible benefits

A human-centered, socially inclusive approach to advisory services combines financial support with tailored agronomic advice. Partnering the private sector, LERSHA , we developed integrated solutions that link credit and insurance with advisory services, fostering evidence-based practices. This appr...

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Main Authors: Desta, Lulseged Tamene, Mesfin, Tewodros, Degefie, Tibebe, Ebrahim, Mohammed, Abera, Wuletawu, Endrias, Abrhame
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173876
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author Desta, Lulseged Tamene
Mesfin, Tewodros
Degefie, Tibebe
Ebrahim, Mohammed
Abera, Wuletawu
Endrias, Abrhame
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Degefie, Tibebe
Desta, Lulseged Tamene
Ebrahim, Mohammed
Endrias, Abrhame
Mesfin, Tewodros
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description A human-centered, socially inclusive approach to advisory services combines financial support with tailored agronomic advice. Partnering the private sector, LERSHA , we developed integrated solutions that link credit and insurance with advisory services, fostering evidence-based practices. This approach encouraged financial institutions to offer customized agricultural financing, addressing resource-limited farmers’ needs. Collaboration with the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (the Alliance) enabled data-driven credit scoring for 8,608 farmers across five regions, with 1,450 farmers securing microloans. These efforts empower farmers to adopt improved practices while ensuring financial inclusion.
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spelling CGSpace1738762025-12-08T09:54:28Z Empowering farmers through a human-centered advisory approach: Enhanced support yields tangible benefits Desta, Lulseged Tamene Mesfin, Tewodros Degefie, Tibebe Ebrahim, Mohammed Abera, Wuletawu Endrias, Abrhame smallholders-smallholder farmers sustainable agriculture agroecology climate-smart agriculture information systems advisory services financial inclusion decision-support systems-decision support tools A human-centered, socially inclusive approach to advisory services combines financial support with tailored agronomic advice. Partnering the private sector, LERSHA , we developed integrated solutions that link credit and insurance with advisory services, fostering evidence-based practices. This approach encouraged financial institutions to offer customized agricultural financing, addressing resource-limited farmers’ needs. Collaboration with the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (the Alliance) enabled data-driven credit scoring for 8,608 farmers across five regions, with 1,450 farmers securing microloans. These efforts empower farmers to adopt improved practices while ensuring financial inclusion. 2025-03-25 2025-03-26T06:45:08Z 2025-03-26T06:45:08Z Case Study https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173876 en Open Access application/pdf Desta, L.T.; Mesfin, T.; Degefie, T.; Ebrahim, M.; Abera, W.; Endrias, A. (2025) Empowering farmers through a human-centered advisory approach: Enhanced support yields tangible benefits. Study #AFR - 2419. Rome (Italy): Bioversity International; Cali (Colombia): CIAT. 5 p.
spellingShingle smallholders-smallholder farmers
sustainable agriculture
agroecology
climate-smart agriculture
information systems
advisory services
financial inclusion
decision-support systems-decision support tools
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Mesfin, Tewodros
Degefie, Tibebe
Ebrahim, Mohammed
Abera, Wuletawu
Endrias, Abrhame
Empowering farmers through a human-centered advisory approach: Enhanced support yields tangible benefits
title Empowering farmers through a human-centered advisory approach: Enhanced support yields tangible benefits
title_full Empowering farmers through a human-centered advisory approach: Enhanced support yields tangible benefits
title_fullStr Empowering farmers through a human-centered advisory approach: Enhanced support yields tangible benefits
title_full_unstemmed Empowering farmers through a human-centered advisory approach: Enhanced support yields tangible benefits
title_short Empowering farmers through a human-centered advisory approach: Enhanced support yields tangible benefits
title_sort empowering farmers through a human centered advisory approach enhanced support yields tangible benefits
topic smallholders-smallholder farmers
sustainable agriculture
agroecology
climate-smart agriculture
information systems
advisory services
financial inclusion
decision-support systems-decision support tools
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173876
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