Satellite and cellphone imagery increases climate-smart crop insurance in Kenya
2020
Wrenmedia
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Show more [+] Less [-]Researchers will use satellite and cellphone imagery to verify crop losses due to extreme weather events, observe management practices and engage with farmers, and rigorously evaluate the demand for, and impacts of insurance packages. The project expects to train 45,000 farmers on the benefits of climate-smart risk management strategies, of which a third are expected to adopt the technology. Climate change is expected to exacerbate farmers’ vulnerability to extreme weather. The anticipation of possible losses discourages farmers from making productivity-enhancing investments, trapping them in low-risk yet low-return agriculture.
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