Reaching São Toméan Farmers Through CATI

São Tomé and Príncipe has a distinctive agricultural economy built around cocoa agroforestry, tropical food crops and a growing interest in organic production. Cocoa remains an important export crop, while bananas, breadfruit, taro, coffee, pepper and other crops contribute to food supplies and household incomes. The country's fertile volcanic soils and tropical environment support diverse production systems, but its island geography, limited land, climate risks and dependence on food imports make agricultural productivity and resilience important areas for research. The national push toward more sustainable and organic agriculture further increases the need for reliable evidence from farming communities.

This is where Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) can support agricultural research in São Tomé and Príncipe. At CATI Africa, our CATI services provide organizations with an efficient way to conduct structured telephone interviews with farmers, producers and other agricultural stakeholders. We support baseline studies, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), impact assessments and agricultural surveys, helping research teams collect timely information without depending entirely on extensive field deployment.

Supporting Agricultural Research, Monitoring and Evaluation

Agricultural programs in São Tomé and Príncipe increasingly require evidence on organic production, cocoa value chains, food security, climate resilience and access to agricultural services. CATI services can help organizations maintain respondent contact and gather regular feedback on how programs are progressing, particularly when monitoring changes across farming households and producer groups.

For agricultural M&E and baseline studies, our CATI services help organizations to:

• Monitor organic farming program outcomes
• Capture producer and farmer feedback
• Track changes in agricultural practices
• Strengthen program reporting

Across São Tomé and Príncipe, our CATI services can support:

• Cocoa agroforestry research
• Organic agriculture assessments
• Food security and livelihood surveys
• Agricultural value chain studies

With experienced interviewers and structured CATI systems, CATI Africa helps organizations turn feedback from São Tomé and Príncipe's agricultural communities into reliable evidence for stronger programs, effective evaluation and better agricultural decision-making.