We have partnered with Oromia Insurance in Borana, APA insurance in Marasabit and Isiolo, and Takaful Insurance in Wajir. In Isiolo, World Vision International will be responsible (with our technical and capacity backstopping) for supporting APA Insurance with extension, marketing and delivery of sales. Continue reading
A one day workshop was held at the ILRI Addis Ababa campus on 12th July 2010 aiming to introduce potential partners and key stakeholders to the concept of index-based livestock insurance (IBLI), outlining the key relevant issues from the Marsabit pilot, and discuss our interest in developing a similar kind of product for Southern Ethiopia. … Continue reading
Satellites measuring the greenness of Kenya from space are set to help insure livestock herders against droughts and mitigate the effects of climate change, experts said Friday. “This is a new approach to tackle an old problem,” Carlos Sere, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), said of the satellite-based insurance for cattle, … Continue reading
Index-Based Livestock Insurance 