IBLI project leader Dr. Andrew Mude interviewed on CNBC Africa television: ‘Increase investments in the pastoral livelihood’

Posted on August 25, 2011 by brendawandera • Leave a comment

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

Posted on August 19, 2011 by brendawandera • Leave a comment

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

Posted on August 16, 2011 by brendawandera • Leave a comment

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 →