Reaching DRC Farmers Through CATI

Stretching across one of Africa's largest land areas, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is rich in agricultural resources, with farming communities producing staple and cash crops that are vital to national food security and rural development. As agricultural investments continue to grow, organizations require reliable data to monitor interventions, establish baselines, and evaluate program outcomes.

As mobile phone access continues to improve across the Democratic Republic of the Congo, our Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) services enable organizations to engage farming communities more efficiently, regardless of location. Whether collecting insights from cassava farmers in Kongo Central, coffee producers in South Kivu, cocoa growers in Equateur, or maize farmers in Haut-Katanga, our structured telephone interviews deliver dependable data while minimizing the cost and complexity of traditional fieldwork.

Supporting Agricultural Research, Monitoring and Evaluation

Reliable agricultural data is essential for understanding programme performance, measuring impact, and improving rural development outcomes. Our CATI services help organizations collect high-quality information from farming communities more efficiently, enabling continuous monitoring without the time and expense associated with large-scale field deployments.

For M&E and baseline studies, CATI helps researchers and organizations:

• Strengthen programme monitoring
• Simplify field operations
• Capture timely farmer insights
• Improve decision-making

Geographic distance and limited infrastructure can make field data collection challenging across the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Our CATI services enable organizations to engage farmers efficiently while maintaining consistent, high-quality data collection.

Across the Democratic Republic of the Congo, organizations are increasingly adopting CATI for:

• Agricultural baseline and endline surveys
• Food security and nutrition assessments
• Farmer livelihood and resilience studies
• Coffee, cocoa, and cassava value chain assessments

At CATI Africa, we combine experienced interviewers, multilingual interviewing capabilities, and rigorous quality assurance to deliver reliable agricultural data that strengthens monitoring and evaluation, supports programme accountability, and helps organizations make informed decisions with confidence.