RuralInvest是一个“工具箱”，用于帮助对中小型农业和农村投资项目进行编制和评价。RuralInvest要解决的问题包括：哪些投资将取得最佳结果？投资是否可持续？项目是否反映当地社区的优先重点？RuralInvest工具箱包含了一套经过尝试和验证的方法论；用户手册、在线和国别培训以及RuralInvest计算机软件程序。
Our approach
RuralInvest’s participatory bottom-up approach ensures that farmers take ownership in their projects. Business plans are developed through interactive group sessions, use of flipcharts, and constant communication between RuralInvest users and the farmers. We aim to build up national capacities by generating pools of users and trainers from national institutions who can implement the methodology and undertake RuralInvest activities.
The RIV20 software
User-friendly and free software that supports all types of small and medium-scale rural businesses and translates participatory data collection into professional-quality business plans. It is open-source and works perfectly offline. Cloud features are under development and will be ready by mid-2022.
The users
RuralInvest users come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Field technicians, extension agents, members of universities or training centres, business plan development consultants, or financial specialists can become experts in RuralInvest. The users understand which data are needed to develop a business plan, how to collect it and insert it in the software, and how to analyse the business plans generated.
The results
Harmonized and visually appealing reports make it easy to evaluate and compare business proposals with solid capital budgeting and performance indicators automatically calculated.
Discover more about RuralInvest
Join Marietóu Sissao to learn more about RuralInvest implementation. Marietóu is a RuralInvest trainer from Burkina Faso. She supports entrepreneurs in developing more sustainable business concepts and bankable business plans.
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