Central and Gadamoji / IBLI Index / Insurance / Kenya

IBLI Update on Index in Central and Gadamoji based on data up to 16 November 2010

This page provides the update on the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in Central and Gadamoji for October 2010 – February 2011 (Short Rain Short Dry, SRSD) insurance coverage period based on data up to 16 November 2010. For information on the definition of these variables, see Livestock Mortality … Continue reading

IBLI Index / Insurance / Kenya / Laisamis

IBLI Update on Index in Laisamis based on data up to 16 November 2010

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 data up to 16 November 2010. For information on the definition of these variables, see Livestock Mortality Index. Continue reading

IBLI Index / Insurance / Kenya / Loiyangalani

IBLI Update Index in Loiyangalani based on data up to 16 November 2010

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 data up to 16 November 2010. For information on the definition of these variables, see Livestock Mortality Index. Continue reading

ILRI / Insurance / Kenya / Livestock / News

Innovative livestock insurance program launched in Kenya

In the arid, dusty Marsabit region of northern Kenya, most people rely on livestock   for food, milk and income   to survive. So when a drought hits the already desertlike area and plants and animals begin to die, the entire population is at risk of famine. And because northern Kenya experiences drought about every … Continue reading

IBLI Index / Insurance / Kenya / North Horr

IBLI Index in North Horr for March – September 2010 (Long Rain Long Dry, LRLD)insurance coverage period

This page provides the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in North Horr for March – September 2010 (Long Rain Long Dry, LRLD) insurance coverage period. For information on the definition of these variables, see Livestock Mortality Index. Continue reading

IBLI Index / Insurance / Kenya / Maikona

IBLI Index in Maikona for March – September2010 (Long Rain Long Dry, LRLD) insurance coverage period

This page provides the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in Maikona for March – September 2010 (Long Rain Long Dry, LRLD) insurance coverage period. For information on the definition of these variables, see Livestock Mortality Index. Continue reading

Central and Gadamoji / IBLI Index / Insurance / Kenya

IBLI Index in Central and Gadamoji for March – September 2010 (Long Rain Long Dry, LRLD) insurance coverage period

This page provides the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in Central and Gadamoji for March – September 2010 (Long Rain Long Dry,LRLD) insurance coverage period. For information on the definition of these variables, see Livestock Mortality Index. Continue reading

IBLI Index / Insurance / Kenya / Laisamis / Uncategorized

IBLI Index in Laisamis for March – September 2010 (Long Rain Long Dry, LRLD) insurance coverage period

This page provides the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in Laisamis for March – September 2010 (Long Rain Long Dry, LRLD) insurance coverage period. For information on the definition of these variables, see Livestock Mortality Index. Continue reading

IBLI Index / Insurance / Kenya / Loiyangalani

IBLI Index in Loiyangalani for March – September 2010 (Long Rain Long Dry,LRLD) insurance coverage period

This page provides the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in Loiyangalani for March – September 2010 (Long Rain Long Dry, LRLD) insurance coverage period. For information on the definition of these variables, see Livestock Mortality Index. Continue reading

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Satellites to help Kenyans insure against drought

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