Satellite data informs new agricultural insurance programme in Kenya
Kenya has launched an insurance program designed to address challenges that agricultural producers may face when there are large production shocks, such as droughts and floods.
The World Bank-backed Kenya National Agricultural Insurance Program is designed as a partnership between the government and the private sector.
"The program introduces a state-of-the-art method of collecting crop yield data, using statistical sampling methods, GPS-tracking devices, and mobile phones. This offers the promise of greater accuracy and transparency. This program could pave the way for other large scale agricultural insurance programs in Africa," said Olivier Mahul, Program Manager of the Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program at the World Bank.