Profit and Impact: lessons on operational efficiency in agri-SME lending – Genesis Analytics

Profit and Impact: lessons on operational efficiency in agri-SME lending

Small Foundation commissioned Genesis Analytics to conduct research into the operational processes of seven SME lenders, most of which are members of the Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance.

The research aimed to identify operational best practices to serve agri-SMEs more effectively, efficiently and, ideally, profitably. The research assessed the lenders’ operational procedures at each stage of the loan lifecycle and benchmarked the lenders based on their turnaround time, staffing ratios, and costs relative to total loans originated.

Read Small Foundation’s key takeaways from the research in our blog.