Governments across Africa are looking to protect pastoralists from the impacts of extreme weather with livestock insurance programs. But what works? Continue reading
A 3-day training workshop organized by IBLI, Cornell university, USAID, Australian Aid and other partners took place on ILRI Addis campus from 15–17 July 2015. Continue reading
Through collaboration among the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Cornell University, donor agencies such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), insurance companies, local radio stations, and pastoralists themselves, a new insurance system is being tested in Ethiopia Continue reading
Oromia Insurance Company has introduced a new service using satellite data to insure pastoralists in Southern Ethiopia by using Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI). Continue reading
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A boy and a woman struggle with the dusty wind looking for water in Wajir, Kenya (photo on Flickr by Jervis Sundays, Kenya Red Cross Society). Today, for the first time in Africa, an insurance policy that combines an Islamic-compliant financial instrument with innovative use of satellite imagery is compensating…
Since 2011, ILRI and its partners in the public, private and non-profit sectors have pursued a comprehensive research agenda aimed at designing, developing and implementing market mediated index-based insurance to protect livestock keepers from drought related asset losses, particularly those in the drought prone Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). Continue reading
This page provides the update on the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in North Horr for October 2010 – February 2011 (Short Rain Short Dry,SRSD) insurance coverage period based on the data up to 1-16 Jan. For information on the definition of these variables, see Livestock Mortality Index. Continue reading
This page provides the update on the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in Loiyangalani for October 2010 – February 2011 (Short Rain Short Dry, SRSD) insurance coverage period based on the data up to 1-16 Jan. For information on the definition of these variables, see Livestock Mortality Index. Continue reading
This page provides the update on the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in Maikona for October 2010 – February 2011 (Short Rain Short Dry, SRSD)insurance coverage period based on the data up to 1-16 Jan. For information on the definition of these variables, see Livestock Mortality Index. Continue reading
This page provides the update on the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in Laisamis for October 2010 – February 2011 (Short Rain Short Dry, SRSD) insurance coverage period based on the data up to 1-16 Jan. For information on the definition of these variables, see Livestock Mortality Index. Continue reading
Index-Based Livestock Insurance 