New insurance scheme protects Kenyan farmers
1,726 views · Published 26 March 2014 · 2:03 · Indexed 6 November 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics
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 33 per cent drop in food aid needed in the area. Al Jazeera's Caroline Malone reports
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