Linking local strength with digital innovation.
Digital Green wants to empower smallholder farmers and their communities through digital solutions. In Ethiopia, their approach elevates locally available agricultural advisory services by integrating technology-led innovations such as video-based trainings and further services.
KEY FACTS
WHERE
Ethiopia (Oromia Region, Jimma Zone)
WHO
Digital Green (Implementation) & IFPRI (Evaluation)
WHEN
Jul 2023 – Dec 2027
GOAL
Increase coffee farmers’ income through digital solutions
REACH
34.250 households
EVALUATION
Randomized Control Trial
KEY IMPACT METRIC
15% increase
in household income
by 2027
KEY FACTS
WHERE
Ethiopia (Oromia Region, Jimma Zone)
WHO
Digital Green (Implementation) & IFPRI (Evaluation)
WHEN
Jul 2023 – Dec 2027
GOAL
Increase coffee farmers’ income through digital solutions
REACH
34.250 households
EVALUATION
Randomized Control Trial
KEY IMPACT METRIC
15% increase
in household income by 2027
Approach
The project leverages digital tools and local structures to support coffee growing smallholder farmers to increase their long-term incomes through various economic activities such as:
- Video-based technical trainings on coffee and maize by government agricultural extension officers
- Access to agricultural inputs and affordable loans for their purchase
- Income diversification and access to finance through honey producer and women self-help groups (WSHG)
EVALUATION & LEARNING
The project is externally evaluated by the International Food Policy and Research Institute (IFPRI) via a Randomized Control Trial.
Within four treatment arms the evaluation intends to assess the causal impact of the three key components of the project (i.e., digital extension, input credit, and WSHGs) and their combination on the adoption of good agricultural practice, yield, household income, and other relevant outcomes.
IMPACT
We expect the following impact:
- 15% increase in household income by 2027
- 10% increase in average coffee yield per hectare
- 18% increase in average maize yield per hectare