Climate-smart crop insurance to promote adoption of stress-tolerant seeds :  midterm findings from a cluster randomized trial

Cecchi, Francesco; Chegeh, Joseph; Aredo, Samson Dejene; Kivuva, Benjamin; Kramer, Berber; Waithaka, Lilian; Waweru, Carol

Climate-smart crop insurance to promote adoption of stress-tolerant seeds : midterm findings from a cluster randomized trial

2021

Too often, smallholder farmers suffer severe financial consequences from extreme weather events, pests, and disease; and climate change will increase the frequency at which natural hazards occur. This project note describes the findings from a research program in Kenya that aims to design, implement, and evaluate more complete risk management solutions; in particular, a solution that promotes stress-tolerant crops and varieties using an innovative picture-based crop insurance (PBI) product. The note first describes this intervention and the study designed to measure its impacts, followed by an overview of key findings at midline. This will include insights on the scalability of picture-based claims settlement, opportunities for more gender-responsive program design, and demand for the insurance product. We conclude by describing key challenges faced whilst implementing these solutions and providing an outlook for the future.

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Dutch Research Council (NWO-WOTRO)

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Cultivate Africa’s Future Phase II

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CGIAR research programs for Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM)

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