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A new project offers smallholder farmers in Kenya the opportunity to insure themselves against the consequences of drought
Agriculture and livestock account for one third of Kenya’s annual economic output. Climate change, however, is making weather patterns increasingly unpredictable, so Kenya’s farmers in particular are feeling the…
A new model for inclusive seed delivery: Lessons learnt from a pilot in Kenya
Climate change has exacerbated the frequency and severity of extreme weather events affecting the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers across Sub Saharan Africa. Risks such as increased droughts,…
Driving smallholder farmers sustainability through digital solutions
Weather hazards, such as erratic rainfall and drought, cause significant hardship for farmers. Climate change is expected to further exacerbate farmers’ vulnerability to extreme weather changes. The anticipation of…
How field photos grow crop insurance in Kenya
As a maize farmer in Tigania West, Meru County, Joseph Ibeere has encountered dozens of challenges with the crop, largely driven by unpredictable weather. Mr Ibeere is on the…
ACRE & IFPRI wins Lacuna Inaugural Funding for Agricultural Datasets for AI
Lacuna Fund are thrilled to share their first cohort of supported projects in the agricultural AI for social good domain. With over 100 applications from, or in partnership with,…
Etherisc’s crop insurance initiative in Kenya earns support from Ethereum Foundation
We are very happy to announce that the Ethereum Foundation has decided to support our project aimed at providing crop insurance to smallholder farmers based on blockchain technology in cooperation with ACRE…
Inclusive innovative insurance: pragmatic solutions for the economically vulnerable
Whether it is health issues, climate change or a global socio-economic crisis such as that caused by Covid-19, the lack of access to formal risk management can trap low-income…
32 farmers in Tanzania receive crop insurance claims worth Tsh.23,000,000
Lima Salama – A hybrid crop insurance product developed by ACRE Africa with support from funding through the FISFAP program under Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)….
Drought, floods? All is not lost with crop insurance
In Summary • More than 1.7 million farmers in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda have taken out crop insurance. • The focus is on value-chain crops such as maize, sorghum,…
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