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Unlocking the Power of Data for Coffee Cooperatives: From Latin America to East Africa Kate Hyder, Sr. Manager Advisory Services Innovation February 13, 2020 - AFCA Our Coffee Clients Principal Challenges Climatjc or agronomic conditjons
Kate Hyder, Sr. Manager Advisory Services Innovation February 13, 2020 - AFCA
5 10 15 20 25 Lack of seasonal working capital Market volatjlity Climatjc or agronomic conditjons
1.5 MILLION PRODUCERS REACHED 2.1 MILLION HECTARES UNDER SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION 41% OF OUR CLIENTS GROW AT A RATE OF 20% OR MORE +1,500 BUSINESSES TRAINED 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE +700 BORROWERS +2500 LOANS +US$ 1.4B LENT TO AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES
“When establishing my risk mitigation strategy (as a Loan Officer), a key component is monitoring incoming coffee volumes. [When my clients share] the data from these services, I have the opportunity to do a… comparison between their cash flow projections [and what is actually happening]. It allows me to have a clearer and broader picture of the use of loan funds from Root Capital.” — Loan Officer, Nicaragua
“Amazing! This was my first ever meeting where producers analyzed data in real time and you could see their excitement for the information they could generate and the ability they had to manipulate their own
— Key Coffee Buyer, Guatemala
“We won an infrastructure project
when the donor came we presented all of the reports we generated thanks to the advisory from Root Capital, including maps with our member farms and crop disease control
approved the project. We were the only organization that won this project.” — Cooperative Manager, Honduras
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