Bonzali Rural Bank

Agricultural loan with interest rate of 32%. The loan's duration is 8 months, enabling a two time repayment system with group solidarity, landed property or salary guarantors as security.

Product Overview & Scale

  • Fsp NameBonzali Rural Bank
  • Fsp ID102655
  • As of Date3/29/19
  • CurrencyUSD
  • Product NameAGRIC LOAN
  • CountryGhana
  • Total Clients Bracket<50,000
  • Product Clients Bracket<10,000
  • Number of Product Clients550
  • Percent of Total Clients that are Product Clients0.2
  • Average Loan Size Per Client100
  • Average Loan Size Per Client100

Financial Structure & Pricing

  • loan or product structure is flexibleTRUE
  • loan or product structure is flexible if yes describeDuration could vary depending on the farmer
  • repayment structure is flexibleTRUE
  • repayment structure is flexible if yes describeLooking at the cash flow of the customer
  • loan or product term covers growing seasonTRUE
  • loan or product term covers growing season if yes describePlanting to Harvesting
  • grace period offeredTRUE
  • grace period offered if yes describe6 months
  • group or individual loanBoth
  • apr32%
  • average loan processing time days14
  • if flat rate whyBank policy
  • is apr or other transparent pricing communicated to clientsTRUE
  • is apr or other transparent pricing communicated to clients if yes describeDiscussion between bank and clients before applications are submitted
  • type of primary insurance productWeather- index based insurance
  • total insurance coverage in the last 12 months for primary insurance product8923
  • total pay outs to clients in last 12 months for primary insurance product9000
  • average premium per client in last 12 months for primary insurance product45
  • average deposit size50
  • average transaction size100
  • total transactions amount1,000
  • type of transactional productCash collection
  • annualized repayment rate of the product90- 95%

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
  • if yes to above do over 50 of clients use service programFALSE
  • informal linkages exist between clients and buyers producersFALSE
  • formal linkages exist between clients and buyers producersTRUE
  • guaranteed market opportunities exist for clientsTRUE

Training

  • agricultural training available to clientsTRUE
  • agricultural training available to clients if yes describeBy some NGOs
  • agricultural training available to clients using formal curriculumFALSE
  • multiple agricultural trainings delivered during product cycleFALSE
  • organization does quality checks on trainingsFALSE
  • training cost200
  • financial literacy training takes places yes noTRUE
  • classroom theoretical training offered by administering partyTRUE
  • classroom theoretical training offered by administering party if yes describeTheoretical training offered
  • training engages clients in participatory learning with additional materialsFALSE
  • 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 describeBy Ministry of agriculture
  • formal measurement with strong control groupTRUE
  • formal measurement with strong control group if yes describeBy ministry of agriculture
  • rct or other academic quality work done to verify resultsTRUE
  • rct or other academic quality work done to verify results if yes describeBy ministry of agriculture
  • measurement of change to profit income or poverty reduction takes placeFALSE
  • using methodical process over time to measure changeFALSE
  • what type of poverty measurement metric is usedN/A