Opportunity Savings & Loans Ghana

In-kind input supply loan, supporting cocoa value chain. In some cases may have cash component to assist with cost of farm support labor.

Product Overview & Scale

  • Fsp NameOpportunity Savings & Loans Ghana
  • Fsp ID100534
  • As of Date9/1/14
  • CurrencyUSD
  • Product NameCocoa Loan
  • CountryGhana
  • Total Clients Bracket50,000- 100,000
  • Product Clients Bracket10,000- 50,000
  • Number of Product Clients11,900
  • Percent of Total Clients that are Product Clients17%
  • Average Loan Size Per Client215
  • Average Loan Size Per Client215

Financial Structure & Pricing

  • loan or product structure is flexibleFALSE
  • repayment structure is flexibleFALSE
  • loan or product term covers growing seasonTRUE
  • grace period offeredTRUE
  • grace period offered if yes describe5 months
  • group or individual loanGroup
  • apr0%
  • type of primary insurance productLife/funeral insurance
  • average premium per client in last 12 months for primary insurance product2.15
  • annualized repayment rate of the product95- 98%

Value Chain Support

  • inputs assets services are readily availableTRUE
  • inputs assets services are readily available if yes describeLoan offered as in-kind product. OI pays input supplier and supplier delivers inputs to farmer.
  • inputs assets services are available at time demanded by clientTRUE
  • inputs assets services available within reasonable distance of clientTRUE
  • inputs assets services are of good qualityTRUE
  • inputs assets services are of good quality if yes describeOI develops relationships with input supplier.
  • type of inputs offeredUsable
  • informal management services providedFALSE
  • formal programs in place for post harvest managementFALSE
  • 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 describeCocoa value chain tightly controlled & farmers have guaranteed buyers through government regulated programs.
  • guaranteed market opportunities exist for clientsTRUE
  • if yes to above do over 50 of clients use the service programTRUE

Training

  • agricultural training available to clientsTRUE
  • agricultural training available to clients if yes describeTraining provided by input supplier through MOU agreed with OI. Some clients receive training from government extension officers as well.
  • agricultural training available to clients using formal curriculumTRUE
  • multiple agricultural trainings delivered during product cycleTRUE
  • multiple agricultural trainings delivered during product cycle if yes describeTrainings delivered corresponding to timing of activity.
  • organization does quality checks on trainingsFALSE
  • financial literacy training takes places yes noFALSE
  • classroom theoretical training offered by administering partyTRUE
  • 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 placeFALSE
  • 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
  • measurement of change to profit income or poverty reduction takes place if yes describePPI is collected at every new loan cycle
  • using methodical process over time to measure changeFALSE
  • what type of poverty measurement metric is usedProgress out of Poverty Index (PPI)