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ZEP-RE (PTA Reinsurance Company) is a specialized institution of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) established to service and develop the insurance and reinsurance industry within…
ZEP-RE (PTA Reinsurance Company) is a specialized institution of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) established to service and develop the insurance and reinsurance industry within…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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)….
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,…