3 Financial services

3.1 Access to credit

3.1.1 Farmers’ access to agricultural credit (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women that responded “Yes” to the question: “During the last 12 months, did you personally use a loan or credit for agricultural activities?”

Number of farmers N Percentage
Farmers 214 22%
Female 76 20%
Male 138 24%

Percentage of farmers, from each CSV community who responded “Yes” to the question: “During the last 12 months, did you personally use a loan or credit for agricultural activities?”
CSV community N Percentage of farmers
Kasinina 33 27%
Katikara 27 22%
Kibaire 29 24%
Kiranga 31 16%
Kyamongi 29 17%
Mparangasi 37 22%
Nyakakonge 28 29%

3.1.2 Farmers’ credit sources (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women who responded the question: “From whom did you personally borrow the money?”

Number of farmers N Community Savings group Cooperative or Microcredit Institution Family, friends From a bank (formal credit) Private lender (informal)
Farmers 46 74% 15% 2% 4% 4%
Female 14 79% 14% 7% 0% 0%
Male 32 72% 16% 0% 6% 6%

Percentage of men or women how responded the question: “From whom did you personally borrow the money?”


Percentage of farmers, from each CSV community who responded the question: “From whom did you personally borrow the money?”

CSV community Credit source N Percentage of farmers
Kasinina Community Savings group 9 89%
Cooperative or Microcredit Institution 11%
Katikara Community Savings group 4 25%
From a bank (formal credit) 50%
Private lender (informal) 25%
Kibaire Community Savings group 7 86%
Private lender (informal) 14%
Kiranga Community Savings group 5 80%
Family, friends 20%
Kyamongi Community Savings group 80%
Cooperative or Microcredit Institution 20%
Mparangasi Community Savings group 8 62%
Cooperative or Microcredit Institution 38%
Nyakakonge Community Savings group 75%
Cooperative or Microcredit Institution 25%

3.1.3 Farmers’ credit types (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women who answered the question: “Was this loan a short term or long term loan?”

Number of farmers N Long-term (more than a year) Short-term (less than a year)
Farmers 48 42% 58%
Female 15 47% 53%
Male 33 39% 61%

Percentage of men or women who answered the question: “Was this loan a short term or long term loan?”


Percentage of farmers, from the different CSV communities who answered the question: “Was this loan a short term or long term loan?”

CSV community Loan term N Percentage of farmers
Kasinina Long-term (more than a year) 9 44%
Short-term (less than a year) 56%
Katikara Long-term (more than a year) 6 50%
Short-term (less than a year) 50%
Kibaire Long-term (more than a year) 7 43%
Short-term (less than a year) 57%
Kiranga Long-term (more than a year) 5 20%
Short-term (less than a year) 80%
Kyamongi Long-term (more than a year) 80%
Short-term (less than a year) 20%
Mparangasi Long-term (more than a year) 8 38%
Short-term (less than a year) 62%
Nyakakonge Long-term (more than a year) 25%
Short-term (less than a year) 75%

3.1.4 Farmers’ credit use

Percentage of farmers that answered the question: “What did you personally use the loan or credit for?”

Number of farmers N Other To change the type crop / livestock grown / raised To make infrastructure investments To pay labour time To purchase management / production inputs
Farmers 47 11% 6% 4% 36% 43%
Female 15 13% 7% 0% 53% 27%
Male 32 9% 6% 6% 28% 50%

Percentage of men or women that answered the question: “What did you personally use the loan or credit for?”


Percentage of farmers, from each CSV community who responded “Yes” to the question: “What did you personally use the loan or credit for?”

CSV community Use of the loan or credit N Percentage of farmers
Kasinina Other 9 22%
To change the type crop / livestock grown / raised 11%
To pay labour time 44%
To purchase management / production inputs 22%
Katikara Other 5 20%
To purchase management / production inputs 80%
Kibaire To change the type crop / livestock grown / raised 7 14%
To pay labour time 86%
Kiranga To change the type crop / livestock grown / raised 5 20%
To purchase management / production inputs 80%
Kyamongi To make infrastructure investments 20%
To pay labour time 20%
To purchase management / production inputs 60%
Mparangasi Other 8 25%
To make infrastructure investments 12%
To pay labour time 38%
To purchase management / production inputs 25%
Nyakakonge To pay labour time 38%
To purchase management / production inputs 62%

3.1.5 Farmers’ climate driven access to agricultural credit (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women who answered “Yes” to the question: “Was the purpose of the loan/credit to help recovery from or to be better prepared against a Climate related shock?”

Number of farmers N Percentage
Farmers 48 52%
Female 15 67%
Male 33 45%

Percentage of farmers from each CSV community who responded “Yes” to the question: “Was the purpose of the loan/credit to help recovery from or to be better prepared against a Climate related shock?”


3.2 Access to insurance

3.2.1 Farmers’ access to agricultural insurance (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women, who answered “Yes” to the question: “During the last 12 months, did you personally buy/had/use any insurance to cover damages in crops or animals?”

There were no farmers mentioning that they had or brought any insurance in the monitored period.


Percentage of farmers, from each CSV community who responded “Yes” to the question: “During the last 12 months, did you personally buy/had/use any insurance to cover damages in crops or animals?”

There were no farmers mentioning that they had or brought any insurance in the monitored period.


3.2.2 Farmers’ agricultural insurance type

Percentage of farmers, men or women how responded to the question: “What risk was covered by the insurance?”

There were no farmers mentioning that they had or brought any insurance in the monitored period, thus this indicator cannot be established.


3.2.3 Farmers’ agricultural insurance provider (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women with agricultural insurance who responded “Yes” to the questions: " Did you buy the insurance from an input dealer or agricultural company? "

There were no farmers mentioning that they had or brought any insurance in the monitored period, thus this indicator cannot be established.


3.2.4 Farmers’ access to “climate intended” agricultural insurance (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women how responded to the question: “Was the purpose of the insurance to help recovery from or to be better prepared against a Climate related shock?”

There were no farmers mentioning that they had or brought any insurance in the monitored period, thus this indicator cannot be established.


3.2.5 Farmers’ access to insurance payouts (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women, who answered “Yes” to the question: " During the last 12 months, did you receive payouts from the insurance provider? "

There were no farmers mentioning that they had or brought any insurance in the monitored period, thus this indicator cannot be established.


3.3 Farmers’ financial incentives from buyers or input providers

Percentage of farmers who accessed credits, bonus, price subsidies or loans from buyers or providers.

They responded Yes to any of these three questions:

“During the last 12 months, did you personally receive any loans from your buyers, or from your providers of inputs or equipment? Also answer -yes- if you received products -on credit- from them?”

and/or

“During the last 12 months, did you personally receive any type of price bonus or price subsidy, to stimulate you to produce in a climate-friendly manner?”

and/or

“During the last 12 months, did you personally have a formal delivery contract to sell your products?”

Type of incentive N Percentage of farmers
Farmers Credits/loans 212 4%
Price bonus or subsidy 214 2%
Formal Contracts 214 6%

3.3.1 Farmers’ financial incentives from buyers or input providers (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of men or women farmers who accessed credits, bonus, price subsidies or loans from buyers or providers.

They responded Yes to any of these three questions:

“During the last 12 months, did you personally receive any loans from your buyers, or from your providers of inputs or equipment? Also answer -yes- if you received products -on credit- from them?

and/or

“During the last 12 months, did you personally receive any type of price bonus or price subsidy, to stimulate you to produce in a climate-friendly manner?

and/or

“During the last 12 months, did you personally have a formal delivery contract to sell your products?

Type of incentive Number of farmers N Percentage of farmers
Credits/loans Female 75 4%
Male 137 4%
Price bonus or subsidy Female 77 1%
Male 137 2%
Formal Contracts Female 76 4%
Male 138 7%

3.4 Farmers’ access to value chain training

Percentage of farmers who answered Yes to either the question: “Did you personally receive training on Agri-business development?”, and/or to the question: “Did you personally receive training on use of financial products or services?”

Number of farmers Value chain training type N Percentage of farmers
Farmers Training on Agri-business development 213 20%
Training on use of financial products or services 212 20%

3.4.1 Farmers’ access to agribusiness training (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of men and women farmers that answered “Yes” to the question: “Did you personally receive training on Agri-business development?”

Number of farmers N Percentage of farmers
Female 76 26%
Male 137 17%

3.4.2 Farmers’ agribusiness training source (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women how responded to the question: “From whom did you personally receive the training?”

Number of farmers N Relative, neighbor or expert within the community Commercial / private company CCAFS / NARO Government agricultural extension or Meteorogical office CIAT/ NOMASI/ CCAFS Don’t know
Farmers 42 14% 31% 60% 17% 2% 5%

Percentage of farmers, men or women how answered to the question: “From whom did you personally receive the training?”

Number of farmers N Relative, neighbor or expert within the community Commercial / private company CCAFS / NARO Government agricultural extension or Meteorogical office CIAT/ NOMASI/ CCAFS Don’t know
Female 20 20% 20% 65% 10% 5% 0%
Male 22 9% 41% 55% 23% 0% 9%

3.4.3 Access to additional support for agribusiness training

Percentage of farmers, men or women, who answered “Yes” to the question: “Did you receive any other support from that organization?”

There were no farmers who answered the question: Did you receive any other support from that organization?

3.4.4 Farmers’ access to financial training (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, men or women, who answered “Yes” to the question: “Did you personally receive training on use of financial products or services?”

Number of farmers N Percentage
Farmers 212 20%
Female 76 20%
Male 136 21%

3.4.5 Farmers’ financial training source (gender disaggregated)

Percentage of farmers, who answered to the question: “From whom did you receive the training?”

Number of farmers N Commercial / private company Government agricultural extension or Meteorogical office Don’t know CCAFS / NARO Relative, neighbor or expert within the community
Farmers 43 53% 30% 9% 14% 21%

Percentage of men or women farmers who answered to the question: “From whom did you receive the training?”

Number of farmers N Commercial / private company Government agricultural extension or Meteorogical office Don’t know CCAFS / NARO Relative, neighbor or expert within the community
Female 15 40% 13% 13% 20% 27%
Male 28 61% 39% 7% 11% 18%

2019-10-22