Real-time insurance helps farmers in crisis

Crop insurance helps farmers cope during harsh times.

For the past two years, Beatrice Ndavi, a 56-year-old farmer in central Kenya, has received vouchers for good-quality seeds and fertiliser, as well as training to improve her yields.

The support is offered on credit as part of an insurance scheme that provides security for the farmer’s loan by paying it down if her harvest is damaged by extreme weather.