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Insuring against drought?related livestock mortality: Piloting index based livestock insurance in northern Kenya

Reports & Research
May, 2011
Kenya
Africa
Eastern Africa

Climate related shocks are among the leading cause of production and efficiency losses in smallholder crop and livestock production in rural Africa. Consequently, the identification of tools to help manage the risks associated with climactic extremities is increasingly considered to be amongst the key pillars of any agenda to enhance agricultural growth and welfare in rural Africa.