AFEX, a leading Pan-African commodities player, annually tracks crop insights by surveying farmers immediately after the planting season. The data is collected from a sample of the 500,000 farmers in their own network, as well as from a control group of farmers in the wider population.
Together with Agri-Logic, AFEX developed a pragmatic methodology that captures planting, crop switching, use of inputs, and early weather impacts. Over the years, sampling approach and forecasting and modeling has been optimized, providing sector stakeholders with insights into expected supply and market price development of commodities.