Index-based insurance arms East African pastoralists against uncertainty

Posted on October 1, 2012 by IBLI Africa • Leave a comment

On 19 September, IBLI collaborator Michael Carter from the University of California-Davis gave an in-depth presentation at the latest live streamed science seminar held by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). He discussed how index-based insurance is moving forward as a viable policy alternative to insure farmers against risks, … Continue reading →

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Livestock insurance – protecting Kenya’s pastoralists from drought

Posted on June 11, 2012 by IBLI Africa • Leave a comment

CNN’s Nima Elbagir today reports on the IBLI micro-insurance scheme in northern Kenya that is offering hope to farmers in the region. Speaking on CNN’s Marketplace Africa, Elbagir reports how, now the rains have come, farmers know they must prepare for the next drought that will inevitably come. Fifty-nine-year-old Wacho Yayo lost 10 of his … Continue reading →

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Designing Index-Based Livestock Insurance to manage asset risk in northern Kenya

Posted on May 28, 2012 by IBLI Africa • Leave a comment

A new article in the Journal of Risk and Insurance by Sommarat Chantarat, Andrew Mude, Christopher Barrett and Michael Carter describes our index-based livestock insurance (IBLI) product piloted among pastoralists in Northern Kenya, where insurance markets are effectively absent and uninsured risk exposure is a main cause of poverty. It describes the methodology used to … Continue reading →

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Livestock insurance helps herders to protect livestock

Posted on May 4, 2012 by IBLI Africa • Leave a comment

In Kenya, the value of the pastoral livestock sector is estimated to be worth 800 million U.S. dollars Livestock insurance scheme developed by pastoralists in partnership with the Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is helping Kenyan herders to protect their marketable assets. The new book on markets development for African small holder farmers published … Continue reading →

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IBLI index color coded map based on data up to 18 Feb 2012 – 4 Mar 2012

Posted on April 18, 2012 by IBLI Africa • Leave a comment

The pdf below provides a color coded map of the predicted mortality index in all 5 Marsabit divisions based on the data up to 18 Feb 2012 – 4 Mar 2012, and also posts the index status at the previous 6 potential payment periods. 5IndexAreaMarsabit.pdf Continue reading →

IBLI Index / North Horr

IBLI Index in North Horr based on data up to 18 Feb 2012 – 4 Mar 2012

Posted on April 18, 2012 by IBLI Africa • Leave a comment

The pdf below provides the update on the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in North Horr for October 2011 – February 2012 (Short Rain Short Dry, SRSD) insurance coverage period based on the data up to Sunday, March 04, 2012. North Horr.pdf Continue reading →

IBLI Index / Loiyangalani

IBLI Index in Loiyangalani based on data up to 18 Feb 2012 – 4 Mar 2012

Posted on April 18, 2012 by IBLI Africa • Leave a comment

The pdf below provides the update on the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in Loiyangalani for October 2011 – February 2012 (Short Rain Short Dry, SRSD) insurance coverage period based on the data up to Sunday, March 04, 2012. Loiyangalani.pdf Continue reading →

IBLI Index / Maikona

IBLI Index in Maikona based on data up to 18 Feb 2012 – 4 Mar 2012

Posted on April 18, 2012 by IBLI Africa • Leave a comment

The pdf below provides the update on the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in Maikona for October 2011 – February 2012 (Short Rain Short Dry, SRSD) insurance coverage period based on the data up to Sunday, March 04, 2012. Maikona.pdf Continue reading →

IBLI Index / Laisamis

IBLI Index in Laisamis based on data up to 18 Feb 2012 – 4 Mar 2012

Posted on April 18, 2012 by IBLI Africa • Leave a comment

The pdf below provides the update on the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in Laisamis for October 2011 – February 2012 (Short Rain Short Dry, SRSD) insurance coverage period based on the data up to Sunday, March 04, 2012. Laisamis.pdf Continue reading →

Central and Gadamoji / IBLI Index

IBLI Index in Central and Gadamoji based on data up to 18 Feb 2012 – 4 Mar 2012

Posted on April 18, 2012 by IBLI Africa • Leave a comment

The pdf below provides the update on the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in Central and Gadamoji for October 2011 – February 2012 (Short Rain Short Dry, SRSD) insurance coverage period based on the data up to Sunday, March 04, 2012. Central and Gadamoji.pdf Continue reading →