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 18 December 2010. For information on the definition of these variables, see Livestock Mortality … Continue reading
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IBLI Index / Insurance / Kenya / Laisamis
IBLI Index in Laisamis based on data up to 18 December 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 18 December 2010. For information on the definition of these variables, see Livestock Mortality Index. Continue reading
Exploring weather index insurance in Ethiopia
Researchers, insurance brokers, insurance companies, banks, donors, ministry of agriculture and non-governmental organizations participated in a workshop this week to discuss index insurance for agriculture in Ethiopia. Three projects of the Index Insurance Innovation Initiative (I4) hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the international Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Livestock Research … Continue reading
IBLI Index / Insurance / Kenya / Maikona
IBLI Index Update in Maikona 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 Maikona 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 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
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IBLI explores opportunities in Ethiopia
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
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
Index-Based Livestock Insurance 