Using satellite data to insure camels, cows, sheep and goats: IBLI and the development of the world's first insurance for African pastoralists

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2014
Country:
Kenya, Ethiopia
Document Type:
Country Report
Theme:
Food and Nutrition
Authors:
Dror, I., Maheshwari, S., Mude, A.

Abstract

This report profiles the development of the Index-Based Livestock Insurance program (IBLI), the first index-based insurance product, that protects poor pastoralists in drought-stricken areas in Africa from losing their primary asset—livestock. The report uses a case study based perspective to describe the program's inception and development, expansion and lessons learned from the process.

Citation

Dror, I.; Maheshwari, S.; Mude, A. Using satellite data to insure camels, cows, sheep and goats: IBLI and the development of the world’s first insurance for African pastoralists. International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya (2014) 29 pp.

Published 1 January 2014
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