The financing gap is a data gap: rethinking agricultural credit

Why credit models fail smallholders, and the evidence base that could fix them.

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Kwame Mensah
May 2026 · 11 min read

Why credit models fail smallholders, and the evidence base that could fix them.

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SAIGE Africa (2026). The financing gap is a data gap: rethinking agricultural credit. Kwame Mensah. saigeafrica.org

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Kwame Mensah

Directs program design and delivery, drawing on a decade in agricultural finance and market reform.

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