Ahon sa Hirap, Inc.

Loan for various production inputs such as those required for land preparation, fertilizers and other farm inputs

Product Overview & Scale

  • Fsp NameAhon sa Hirap, Inc.
  • Fsp ID100872
  • As of Date1/1/18
  • CurrencyUSD
  • Product NameASHI-AGAP Loan
  • CountryPhilippines
  • Total Clients Bracket50,000- 100,000
  • Product Clients Bracket<10,000
  • Number of Product Clients2,356
  • Percent of Total Clients that are Product Clients5%
  • Average Loan Size Per Client349
  • Average Loan Size Per Client349

Financial Structure & Pricing

  • loan or product structure is flexibleTRUE
  • repayment structure is flexibleTRUE
  • loan or product term covers growing seasonTRUE
  • grace period offeredTRUE
  • group or individual loanIndividual
  • apr20%
  • average loan processing time days5
  • if flat rate whyN/A
  • is apr or other transparent pricing communicated to clientsTRUE
  • type of primary insurance productTraditional crop insurance
  • average premium per client in last 12 months for primary insurance product20.7
  • annualized repayment rate of the product98- 100%

Value Chain Support

  • inputs assets services are readily availableFALSE
  • inputs assets services are available at time demanded by clientFALSE
  • inputs assets services available within reasonable distance of clientFALSE
  • inputs assets services are of good qualityFALSE
  • type of inputs offeredN/A
  • informal management services providedFALSE
  • formal programs in place for post harvest managementFALSE
  • informal linkages exist between clients and buyers producersTRUE
  • formal linkages exist between clients and buyers producersTRUE
  • guaranteed market opportunities exist for clientsTRUE
  • guaranteed market opportunities exist for clients if yes describeA cluster of farmers is an accredited supplier of spring onion in an institutional market
  • if yes to above do over 50 of clients use the service programFALSE
  • do over 50 of clients use the service program if yes describeAt least 5% only

Training

  • agricultural training available to clientsTRUE
  • agricultural training available to clients using formal curriculumTRUE
  • multiple agricultural trainings delivered during product cycleTRUE
  • organization does quality checks on trainingsTRUE
  • financial literacy training takes places yes noTRUE
  • classroom theoretical training offered by administering partyFALSE
  • training engages clients in participatory learning with additional materialsTRUE
  • training is offered in a convenient location for clientsTRUE

Measuring Impact

  • regular measurement of farmer yields takes placeTRUE
  • regular measurement of farmer yields takes place if yes describeBut only to organized clusters assisted in collective marketing.
  • 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 placeTRUE
  • using methodical process over time to measure changeTRUE
  • using methodical process over time to measure change if yes describeEvery loan application based on Progress Out of Poverty index results.
  • what type of poverty measurement metric is usedProgress out of Poverty Index (PPI)