Herders in Northern Kenya who have lost their cattle due to the intensive drought are getting their first payments as part of an innovative insurance program known as Index Based Livestock Insurance or IBLI. This was reported by the International Livestock Research Institute who developed this insurance programme together with Cornell University and the Index … Continue reading
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UAP, ILRI make first compensations for livestock losses
Pastoralists in Marsabit who have lost up to a third of their animals due to ravaging drought witnessed in the country a few months ago today received compensation from UAP Insurance under an insurance program developed in partnership with the Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Cornell University, Equity Bank and the index Insurance Innovation … Continue reading
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Herders welcome livestock insurance
A feature on Index Based livestock Insurance by Vincent Oduor NTV Kenya on 24th Oct 2011 Continue reading
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Herders receive first drought insurance payouts in Kenya
As part of an innovative new scheme, 650 herders in northern Kenya received their first drought insurance payouts for the loss of thousands of cows, camels, goats and sheep on Friday. Up to a third of livestock in Marsabit District are estimated to have died during the current drought, which has affected over 13 million … Continue reading
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IBLI project leader Dr. Andrew Mude interviewed on CNBC Africa television: ‘Increase investments in the pastoral livelihood’
As hunger spreads among more than 12 million people in the Horn of Africa, a study by the International Livestock Research Institute of the response to Kenya’s last devastating drought, in 2008-2009, finds that investments aimed at increasing the mobility of livestock herders could be the key to averting future food crises in arid lands. … Continue reading
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Kenyan farmers may soon receive first drought payout
Farmers who signed up to a livestock insurance scheme could receive their first payments, after the worst drought in the region for 60 years Insurers will assess in October whether Kenyan farmers signed up to the index-based livestock insurance scheme will receive their first payment, after the worst drought in the region for 60 years. … Continue reading
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Kenya: Farmers may soon receive first drought payout
Nairobi — Insurers will assess in October whether Kenyan farmers signed up to the Index-Based Livestock Insurance scheme will receive their first payment, after the worst drought in the region for 60 years. The scheme, which has been piloted in northern Kenya since early 2010, uses freely-available satellite data to assess the state of pastures. … 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
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