How does gender affect the use of digital financial services among smallholder farmers in Cambodia? In this post we report on recent research findings.

The DiFF project is collecting information on impact in three ways: through a systematic literature review, by interviewing farmers and by interviewing stakeholders. Here’s a brief overview of what we’ve found so far.

Today we are pleased to announce the release of our first DiFF Project Report (Year 2, 2023-2024). In this report we provide details about our findings, and present a road map for the remainder of the project. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas!

The DiFF team is pleased to announce the release of a report, The Financial Ecosystem for Smallholder Farming Households in Lao PDR. The report maps the financial ecosystem for smallholder farmers in Laos and makes recommendations for stakeholders to develop the ecosystem while mitigating risks.

Our recent qualitative fieldwork in Laos and Cambdia showed very different results in the two countries. In Laos, many farmers were using digital financial services, but in Cambodia they were not. Why the difference?

Between mid-October to mid-November, we did the first round of qualitative fieldwork in Laos to begin collecting data and exploring questions regarding discernible impacts of digital financial services on smallholder farmers. In this post we reflect on our process and initial observations.

We’re pleased to welcome you to Digital Finance and Farming (DiFF), a 5-year project investigating the impact of digital financial serivces on farming households and women.