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…
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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,…
Challenges, solutions in selling agri insurance
In Summary With weather index insurance, there’s a mismatch between a farmer’s experience and their data. To fill the gaps, firm now uses picture-based insurance. Agriculture insurance comes with…
ZEP-RE to acquire 56% equity stake in ACRE Africa to support the scale up of Agriculture insurance for African smallholder farmers
Nairobi, December 1st 2020. ZEP-RE is to acquire a majority stake in ACRE Africa, subject to relevant regulatory approval. The agreement paves the way to significant expansion of agricultural…
Etherisc teams up with Chainlink to deliver crop insurance in Kenya
In Sub-Saharan Africa, only 3% of smallholder farmers use agricultural insurance coverage to protect their families’ livelihoods. Accessible and affordable crop insurance is crucial for smallholder farmers as a…
Chainlink Awards Grant to Support the Joint Venture Between ACRE Africa and Etherisc
The Chainlink Community Grant Program provides financial resources to the many development teams and researchers building a more functional and accessible Chainlink Network. We encourage talented individual developers and development teams…
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