Lead organisation: Grameen Foundation
Local partners
- Chokolate de San Isidro
- Philippine Coconut Authority
- Franklin Baker Company of the Philippines
International partners
- Nutiva
- Palantir
- Progreso
- Planet Labs
Grameen Foundation received funding to build resilience among coconut farmers in the Philippines who, despite forming the backbone of the country’s top agricultural industry, are chronically poor and especially vulnerable to climate change. The team helped farmers to improve productivity, access financial services, expand market access, and use early warning systems to control pest and disease outbreaks. Working with government, agribusiness, and financial services partners, the team leveraged mobile technology to provide coconut farmers with real-time data and services to help strengthen their businesses and reduce losses to their families due to extreme weather events and volatile markets. Click here to download the solution statement.
Key Achievements:
- Grameen Foundation delivered services to 26,732 beneficiary households comprising 133,660 family members – 67,498 female (50.5%) and 66,162 male (49.5%).
- Progress was a result of SMS based extension and EWS provided in partnership with the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) as well as more intensive 1:1 extension support through a suite of mobile tools.
- The evaluation focused on early markers of change which are adoption of good agricultural practices that showed positive results.
- Qualitative learning reported provides valuable insights on public private partnerships, mobile tools for development and inclusive-decision making.