Since 2011, ILRI and its partners in the public, private and non-profit sectors have pursued a comprehensive research agenda aimed at designing, developing and implementing market mediated index-based insurance to protect livestock keepers from drought related asset losses, particularly those in the drought prone Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs).
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.
Dusty northern Kenya doesn’t look like a laboratory, but across its dry plains, cattle herders are pioneering a new way to fend off poverty and teaming up with unlikely partners – insurance agents. The two groups have been brought together by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), headquartered in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. A few years … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
Kleinbauern in Afrika können ihr Vieh neuerdings gegen Dürren versichern Der Marsabit-Distrikt in Kenia ist nicht unbedingt eine Touristengegend. Es gibt zwar um den verloschenen Vul- kan gleichen Namens herum einen Natio- nalpark mit Löwen, Leoparden, Zebras und Elefanten. Aber das Tiefland am Ufer des Turkana-Sees und an der Gren- ze zu Äthiopien ist eintönig … Continue reading
NASA satellites are being used to help Kenyan farmers insure their livestock against drought. The project is being piloted with thousands of herders in Northern Kenya, but could be rolled out to other arid areas of Africa. Traditionally it’s been hard for them to get insurance, because of the logistical difficulties of sending an insurance … Continue reading
The droughts in the Turkana region were less severe when she was growing up, says Laura Letapalel, and pastoralists could still find some grass and water for their animals. Now, she laments, the droughts are longer and there is nothing to eat. Andrew Mude, an economist with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), says drought … Continue reading
Livestock farmers in Kenya are gearing up for insurance opportunities against losses from drought and disease-related deaths. The insurance products will come in handy at a time when global warming has affected rainfall patterns and food prices have shot up because of chronic shortages. The first set of livestock insurance products are set to hit … Continue reading
Index-Based Livestock Insurance 