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title: "Akvo ebook: How to measure the income of smallholder farmers"
description: Measuring farmer income is complex. In this eBook, readers will be guided step-by-step through the process of designing an approach to measuring farmer income for different contexts and resources.
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## Ebook: How to measure the income of smallholder farmers

#### A step-by-step guide for development professionals

Many of our partners - from NGOs to CSRs - need to measure smallholder income in order to better understand income streams, measure the impact of an intervention, or define best practises for farmers. 

In this eBook, we provide step-by-step guidance on designing a robust and data-driven measurement approach to accurately measure income and steer your interventions towards success. This eBook will help you to:

- Define the objective of your study
- Select the best income measure for your objective
- Prepare your data quality dimensions
- Choose your data collection methods
- Apply methodological considerations to your context
- Develop your economic model

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