Success For People
Its a commodity-backed collateral loan for farmers to store their produce after harvest in a Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) approved warehouse to borrow up to 50% of the face value of stored produce. When produce are sold, payments are made directly to SFP/Financial Institution directly before produce are released to buyer by warehouse manager.
Product Overview & Scale
- Fsp NameSuccess For People
- Fsp ID178288
- As of Date2/18/19
- CurrencyUSD
- Product NameWarehouse Receipt Financing
- CountryGhana
- Total Clients Bracket<50,000
- Product Clients Bracket<10,000
- Number of Product Clients530
- Percent of Total Clients that are Product Clients30%
- Average Loan Size Per Client300
- Average Loan Size Per Client300
Financial Structure & Pricing
- loan or product structure is flexibleTRUE
- loan or product structure is flexible if yes describeIt allows smallholder farmers to access funds while waiting to get better price for their produce
- repayment structure is flexibleTRUE
- repayment structure is flexible if yes describeRepayments can be made from other source of income
- loan or product term covers growing seasonTRUE
- loan or product term covers growing season if yes describeProduce can be as long as better price can be secured to repay loan
- grace period offeredFALSE
- group or individual loanBoth
- apr36%
- average loan processing time days1
- is apr or other transparent pricing communicated to clientsTRUE
- is apr or other transparent pricing communicated to clients if yes describeAll incidental charges relating to loan is communicated to smallholder farmers
- type of primary insurance productAccidental insurance
- average deposit size50
- average transaction size20
- total transactions amount500,000
- type of transactional productMoney transfer services
- annualized repayment rate of the product98- 100%
Value Chain Support
- inputs assets services are readily availableTRUE
- inputs assets services are readily available if yes describePre-arrangements are made with input companies and other Agribusiness service providers
- inputs assets services are available at time demanded by clientTRUE
- inputs assets services are available at time demanded by client if yes describeCrop calendar is followed and arrangements are made in advance to ensure smallholder farmers are served as required
- inputs assets services available within reasonable distance of clientTRUE
- inputs assets services available within reasonable distance of client if yes describeService providers are procured by proximity to avoid distance cost
- inputs assets services are of good qualityTRUE
- inputs assets services are of good quality if yes describeSFP source for services of companies with track record in the agribusiness industry
- type of inputs offeredUsable
- informal management services providedFALSE
- formal programs in place for post harvest managementTRUE
- formal programs in place for post harvest management if yes describeSFP engages the services of national players like GCX, GGC, among others to deliver PHH techniques to smallholder farmers
- if yes to above do over 50 of clients use service programTRUE
- do over 50 of clients use service program if yes describeProgram is mandatory for all beneficiaries
- informal linkages exist between clients and buyers producersFALSE
- formal linkages exist between clients and buyers producersTRUE
- formal linkages exist between clients and buyers producers if yes describeSmallholder farmers can trade their produce through a platform provided by GCX to its members
- guaranteed market opportunities exist for clientsTRUE
- guaranteed market opportunities exist for clients if yes describeGCX platform has a national and global reach
- if yes to above do over 50 of clients use the service programFALSE
Training
- agricultural training available to clientsTRUE
- agricultural training available to clients if yes describeWe partner with various development partners and other agricultural stakeholders- like USAID, AGRA, Ghana Commodity Exchange,Ghana Grains Council, etc
- agricultural training available to clients using formal curriculumFALSE
- multiple agricultural trainings delivered during product cycleTRUE
- multiple agricultural trainings delivered during product cycle if yes describePre Harvest and post harvest handling techniques
- organization does quality checks on trainingsFALSE
- financial literacy training takes places yes noTRUE
- classroom theoretical training offered by administering partyFALSE
- training engages clients in participatory learning with additional materialsTRUE
- training engages clients in participatory learning with additional materials if yes describeTraining materials are presented to smallholder farmers during sessions
- training is offered in a convenient location for clientsTRUE
- training is offered in a convenient location for clients if yes describeCommunity level trainings
Measuring Impact
- regular measurement of farmer yields takes placeTRUE
- regular measurement of farmer yields takes place if yes describeImmediately after harvest, officers administer a post harvest questionnaire
- formal measurement with strong control groupFALSE
- rct or other academic quality work done to verify resultsFALSE
- measurement of change to profit income or poverty reduction takes placeFALSE
- using methodical process over time to measure changeTRUE