News

Market-responsive initiatives: For local BDS providers to be able to deliver data driven solutions, it is important to strengthen market system. In order to enable this market-based service delivery, SCOPEinsight and AGRA launched the Local Expert Network initiative in five countries.

One of SCOPEinsight's main aims is to create a bridge that links agri-SMEs to capital providers. Earlier this year, SCOPEinsight and the CFI, with funding from AGRA, started the process to build this bridge. Read more to learn about the key findings of this initiative.

Building Excellent Ecosystems: The IFC and SCOPEinsight shared a vision that was rooted in the strong belief that agribusinesses are the prime actors in the struggle against rural poverty, can stimulate economic growth, and strengthen food security in LMICs low and middle-income countries.

COVID-19 responsive programs: The global pandemic has significantly impacted the agricultural sector in emerging economies. But how has SCOPEinsight ensured food security and farmer livelihoods during this global outbreak? Read on to find out the results of the 32 remote assessments SCOPEinsight conducted in Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, and Kenya.

Together with our clients such as Cargill, the IFC, ICCO Cooperation, and many others, the team at SCOPEinsight has focused on continually improving the customer experience to ensure the best journey for our users. Read on to know more about how the client journey looks like.

The bankability metrics offered together by MIX and SCOPEinsight eliminate risk and provide better access in lending to the agricultural sector for capital providers. Read more to find out who we have as partners for this project.

Crisis such as COVID-19, locust plagues, and other disruptions highlight the need to manage risks in the agricultural supply chain more effectively. From input suppliers to producers to logistics, there are hidden risks along this continuum. Read more about how we address these risks.

SCOPEinsight has built solutions in a market-driven way and has also advocated using data for accountability, transparency, and results. Read on to find out about the ways in which the communities benefit from the project after-life.

Crisis such as COVID-19 really uncovers the need for decision-makers to have reliable data in a timely manner - and in a way that allows for quick decision making. Read more about how we help decision makers with our data.

The progress made with digitalising agriculture in Africa over the years can be used as a strong foundation for new initiatives to alleviate the COVID-19’s impact on food security.

SCOPEinsight launched the Local Expert Network (LEN) with experts from around the world. The Local Expert Network offers the standardized, evidence-based SCOPE products and services in combination with local expert knowledge provided by local entrepreneurs. Continue reading to learn more about what the LEN delivers.

In Mali agricultural value chains are characterized by informality and fragmentation. And producers are overly reliant on intermediary actors to bridge gaps to create market access. Further compounding this problem is the access to finance.

he lessons learned from this project can serve as a roadmap for practitioners who wish to link producer organizations with market players like Subway.

Looking for a new job? ScopeInsight is looking for an Operations & Customer Success Manager

Sourcing fresh food from smallholder farmers can be a challenge. The market for connecting companies to smallholders in emerging markets is broken...

SCOPEinsight, MIX and AGRA are in a partnership to create the necessary market transparency to unlock financing for agri-SMEs in emerging markets.

SCOPEinsight worked with co-developers Bayer, CNFA, and the IFC to provide a solution for agro-input retailers to become stronger business partners and provide better services to farmers.

Access to finance is difficult for agri-SMEs. And financing agri-SMEs is difficult for financial institutions. For both sides there is a loss.

Five years ago, after so many assessments, we began to have a huge volume of data.  At the time, we used excel to save the assessment data. However, we knew that we had to modernize; it was imperative to haveContinue Reading

One Client’s Stunning Results How can you continue to grow your business without breaking your budget? That was the challenge facing Africa Turnaround Limited (ATL), a Kenyan-based consulting firm that has been strengthening agribusinesses for the past 11 years toContinue Reading

To scale up SCOPE assessments, we rely on SCOPE Assessor Trainers who are from the community and are connected to and knowledgeable of the countries where the assessment is taking place. These Assessor trainees work with PHB Development, a specializedContinue Reading

At SCOPEinsight, the quality of data we give you is important to us. The quality of data we provide is characterized by the following four MAIN elements: 1. Accuracy, 2. Completeness, 3. Validity, and 4. Consistency.

Washington, D.C., December 3, 2019 In a “by-invitation-only” launch, AMEA members unveiled the Last Mile Retailer, a new product aimed professionalizing agro-input retailers using a standardized system to measure and train retailers. Hosted by AMEA, the launch was co-organized byContinue Reading

Blog by Juliet Macdowell (reposted from Agrilinks and Medium) At the turn of the 21st century, the development sector realized that alignment and partnership are paramount to achieving a shared vision of a prospering world. Therefore, following the Millennium DevelopmentContinue Reading

Antonie Fountain’s – Managing Director of the VOICE Network – keynote speech set the pace for the Only Way is Up Conference.  In his impassioned talk, he called the participants to action by emphatically stating “it takes all of usContinue Reading

Focusing on farmer professionalism can lead to a plethora of positive development outcomes; its highly likely that these are the same outcomes your donor is interested in. The added benefit, however, to focusing on professionalism is that in time, youve successfully moved the needle from aid to self sufficiency for your target group.

Mistakes are fantastic opportunities for us to learn. So, we reviewed our quality control and feedback files (yes, we keep anonymous records of what works, what doesn’t and what needs to be improved). We asked our colleagues and partners about are the most re-occurring mistakes on agri-development projects. Below is the list of the top four mistakes encountered on projects.

Data is most useful when its actionable; but how to do this? Here are five strategies our biggest (and most successful) clients use to make data actionable

Cooperatives can be an effective tool in supporting smallholders to access markets and achieve a living income. How can farmer organizations best provide viable trade and high-quality services for their members? What tools can supply chain partners use to supportContinue Reading

In this webinar we will talk with Bayer to find out how they reach the last mile in the agricultural sector. 

A few weeks ago, SCOPEinsight wrote about the issues facing input retailers and these could broadly be categorized as: Business acumen – most input retailers in emerging countries work informally, without business support and training they need to grow. AContinue Reading

Globally, agricultural input retailers supply farmers with products and services needed to grow their crops and business. The products can include seeds, feed, nutrients, pesticides, equipment, and technology. Often, they provide farmers with consultative services such as crop input information,Continue Reading

maybe everything… Earth Day 2019 is here, and it gives us an opportunity to reflect on our commitment to the environment and is a call to action to support our most precious resource.  The agricultural sector is often singled outContinue Reading

At SCOPEinsight, client feedback is essential as it helps us optimize our tools and the way our clients experience them.  Recently, we took three years of user experiences plus a thorough internal and external review to develop an improved versionContinue Reading

Read to the end of this blog post to find out how you can get the most out of your investments and/or capacity-building efforts in the agricultural sector in emerging markets. Never has the agricultural industry been under such enormousContinue Reading

Our approach to farmer professionalism is evidence based, why shouldn’t our workplace policies be the  same? Many mission driven companies lose sight of their mission when it comes to their employees.  Research has shown that while women comprise  over 75%Continue Reading