Mobile advisory, input e-vouchers, digital credit, satellite insights and farmer apps are attracting investment across Africa, yet many projects report downloads and sign-ups rather than evidence that farms are better off. Donors, agritech firms and governments want to know who is really using these tools, whether women and remote farmers are included, and what difference they make to yields, income and risk.
This five-day programme equips you to answer those questions. You build a theory of change and results framework for a digital intervention, then select indicators across the usage funnel, from reach and registration to sustained use and outcome change. Sessions cover platform and SMS analytics, call centre and USSD data, telephone and in-person farmer surveys, sampling, data quality, ODK and KoboToolbox forms, and ethical handling of farmer data. Evaluation design options include comparison groups, phased roll-out and contribution analysis, supported by gender and inclusion analysis, dashboards for decision makers. M&E officers, agritech product and impact managers, programme leads, extension specialists and donor staff will gain the most. Classroom, online and in-house delivery is available, with a CPD-accredited certificate. Afterwards you can produce an M&E plan for a digital agriculture programme and defend its evidence.
Digital tools promise to extend advice, finance and market access to smallholders at a cost that traditional extension cannot match. In practice, take-up is uneven, usage often drops after the first season, and the farmers least able to benefit, including women, older people and those with limited phone access, are the easiest to miss. Reliable monitoring and evaluation is the only way to separate genuine progress from enthusiastic reporting.
The course starts by clarifying what a digital agritech programme is trying to change and how the product, the farmer and the field context interact. Participants then build a monitoring system that combines platform data with field-collected information, learning how to define active use, track retention and understand why farmers stop. Evaluation sessions cover outcome measurement for yield, income, input use and resilience, along with practical impact designs that fit small budgets, such as matched comparison groups, staggered roll-out and contribution analysis.
Sessions are applied, using sample datasets from SMS advisory, mobile money and satellite-based services. Participants practise questionnaire design, sample selection and dashboard building, and finish with a complete M&E plan for an agritech initiative, including data protection safeguards and reporting for funders.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Participants leave the course with:
Training is grounded in the data and decisions of digital agriculture programmes. Participants engage through:
Day 1: Digital Agriculture and Results Frameworks
Day 2: Monitoring Reach, Use and Retention
Day 3: Collecting Field Evidence
Day 4: Measuring Outcomes and Impact
Day 5: Learning, Dashboards and Reporting
The course is relevant to people who build, fund or assess digital solutions for farmers, including:
Participants who complete the five days and the practical tasks earn a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, confirming their training in digital agriculture monitoring and evaluation.
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By the end of the Monitoring and Evaluation of Digital Agritech for Smallholders programme, you'll be able to build a theory of change and results framework for a digital agriculture intervention, define and track indicators across reach, adoption, sustained use and outcomes, combine platform analytics with farmer surveys and qualitative methods, and design samples and questionnaires for phone and in-person surveys of smallholders. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The course is relevant to people who build, fund or assess digital solutions for farmers, including: Monitoring, evaluation and learning officers in agriculture programmes, Impact and product managers at agritech companies, Programme managers for digital extension and financial inclusion, Agricultural extension and ICT4Ag specialists, Donor and development partner programme officers, Cooperative and farmer organisation managers, Researchers and evaluation consultants, and County and national agriculture ministry planners.
Monitoring and Evaluation of Digital Agritech for Smallholders 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 Digital Agritech for Smallholders 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 Digital Agritech for Smallholders starts October 26, 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 Digital Agritech for Smallholders 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 Digital Agritech for Smallholders 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 Digital Agritech for Smallholders 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 Digital Agritech for Smallholders 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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