Lenders, donors and governments are channelling more credit into agriculture through input loans, warehouse receipt finance, outgrower schemes and credit guarantees, yet many cannot show whether that money reaches smallholders, gets repaid or changes farm incomes. Portfolio reports focus on disbursement and arrears, while farmer outcomes go unmeasured. Five days give you the tools to connect the two. You build a theory of change and results framework for a value-chain lending programme, then define indicators at portfolio, enterprise and household level.
Sessions cover portfolio-at-risk, repayment and outreach metrics, disaggregation by gender, youth and farm size, and social performance management. You design baseline and follow-up farmer surveys using tools such as KoboToolbox and ODK, apply results measurement practice drawn from the DCED Standard, and compare evaluation designs including difference-in-differences and contribution analysis to assess additionality. Seasonality, climate shocks and side-selling are treated as measurement problems in their own right. Agricultural finance officers, M&E specialists in banks and microfinance institutions, guarantee fund managers, development partner staff and agribusiness finance teams will apply it immediately. Afterwards you can produce a portfolio and impact dashboard that lenders and donors both trust. Join in the classroom, online or in-house and earn a CPD-accredited certificate.
Finance is widely seen as one of the main constraints on agricultural growth in Africa, and banks, microfinance institutions, SACCOs, agribusinesses and development partners have responded with a growing range of products: seasonal input credit, warehouse receipt and inventory finance, contract farming arrangements, asset leasing and partial credit guarantees. Each claims to reach farmers who were previously excluded and to raise productivity and incomes. Evidencing those claims requires monitoring and evaluation systems that understand both credit risk and farm economics.
The Monitoring and Evaluation of Agri-Finance & Value-Chain Lending Training Course moves from programme logic to proof. Participants first map how value-chain finance works and where results should appear, then set indicators for portfolio quality, outreach, client protection and farmer-level change. The middle of the week focuses on data: loan management system extracts, farmer surveys, mobile data collection and quality checks. The final sessions address evaluation design, attribution and additionality, and the reporting of results to lenders, investors and funders.
Participants work with sample loan portfolio files and survey datasets throughout, and complete an M&E plan for an agri-finance programme of their choice.
Participants will leave able to:
You take back to your institution:
Teaching moves between finance and field realities, combining:
Day 1: Agri-Finance Products and Programme Logic
Day 2: Portfolio and Outreach Indicators
Day 3: Farmer and Enterprise Outcomes
Day 4: Data Collection, Systems and Quality
Day 5: Evaluation, Additionality and Reporting
The training is relevant to professionals financing or assessing agricultural value chains, for example:
Participants earn a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy by attending all five days and completing the portfolio lab, survey practical and final M&E plan.
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By the end of the Monitoring and Evaluation of Agri-Finance & Value-Chain Lending programme, you'll be able to map the flows of credit, produce and payments in a value chain and identify where results should be measured, construct a theory of change and results framework for an agricultural lending or guarantee programme, select portfolio indicators such as portfolio at risk, repayment rate, outreach and average loan size, and define farmer and enterprise outcome indicators covering yields, incomes, technology adoption and resilience. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The training is relevant to professionals financing or assessing agricultural value chains, for example: Agricultural finance and agribusiness relationship officers in banks, M&E and social performance officers in microfinance institutions and SACCOs, Managers of credit guarantee funds and blended finance facilities, Programme officers in development partners and impact investors, Value-chain and market systems development advisers, Planning staff in agriculture ministries and development banks, Finance and outgrower managers in agribusinesses and cooperatives, and Researchers and consultants evaluating rural finance programmes.
Monitoring and Evaluation of Agri-Finance & Value-Chain Lending Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Monitoring and Evaluation of Agri-Finance & Value-Chain Lending Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Monitoring and Evaluation of Agri-Finance & Value-Chain Lending starts October 19, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Monitoring and Evaluation of Agri-Finance & Value-Chain Lending Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Monitoring and Evaluation of Agri-Finance & Value-Chain Lending Training Course is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Monitoring and Evaluation of Agri-Finance & Value-Chain Lending Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Monitoring and Evaluation of Agri-Finance & Value-Chain Lending Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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