Insurance protects Kenya farmers from drought
Pilot insurance programme has been linked to a 33- percent drop in food aid required in northern Kenya.
Published On 26 Mar 2014
A new insurance programme in northern Kenya is helping farmers protect their livelihoods in dry seasons.
Farmers who contribute to the scheme will be given payments should their livestock die. The initiative has already been linked to a 33-percent drop in food aid needed in the area.
Al Jazeera’s Caroline Malone reports.
Source: Al Jazeera