A recent workshop sought solutions to index insurance challenges. If the rains fail, a farmer can lose everything. With even the chance of a bad year, investing in new crop varieties and technologies might be too risky. Year after year, she’s caught in the trap of low production. Weather index-based insurance emerged at the beginning … Continue reading
The work of the IBLI project is showcased in several news items: AlJazeera Inter Press Service Continue reading
The IBLI project announces a call for proposals to help build a web-based interface with simulation capacity that will enable the automation of index-generating procedures; the automation of information dissemination across a range of output and format types; a facility for querying the system on historical index trends and other project-relevant data across program locations; … Continue reading
27th July 2013 saw the successful launch of IBLI in Isiolo. APA Insurance, World Vision Kenya and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have come together in a dedicated effort aimed at mitigating the effects of drought experienced by pastoralist communities in Isiolo as the two introduce an index-based insurance product using satellite-based data on … Continue reading
The pdf below provides the update on the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in Loiyangalani for October 2012 – February 2013 (Short Rain Short Dry, SRSD) insurance coverage period based on the data up to Tuesday, March 05, 2013. Loiyangalani.pdf Continue reading
The pdf below provides the update on the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in North Horr for October 2012 – February 2013 (Short Rain Short Dry, SRSD) insurance coverage period based on the data up to Tuesday, March 05, 2013. North Horr.pdf Continue reading
The pdf below provides the update on the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in Laisamis for October 2012 – February 2013 (Short Rain Short Dry, SRSD) insurance coverage period based on the data up to Tuesday, March 05, 2013. Laisamis.pdf Continue reading
The pdf below provides the update on the predicted livestock mortality index and the summary of the underlying data in Maikona for October 2012 – February 2013 (Short Rain Short Dry, SRSD) insurance coverage period based on the data up to Tuesday, March 05, 2013. Maikona.pdf Continue reading
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 2012 – February 2013 (Short Rain Short Dry, SRSD) insurance coverage period based on the data up to Tuesday, March 05, 2013. Central and Gadamoji.pdf Continue reading
Oromia Insurance Company (OIC) has recently launched a new product dubbed Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) for pastoralists in Borena Zone, Oromia National Regional State. For farmers and pastoralists in Ethiopia’s drought vulnerable zone, the launching of IBLI is very good news. Borena has been affected by drought recurrently over the past couple of years. … Continue reading
Index-Based Livestock Insurance 