APA insurance, World Vision and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have introduced an index-based insurance product using satellite-based data to provide cover against the loss of livestock in Kenya’s Isiolo District.
Archive for July, 2013
Livestock keepers in Kenya’s northern Isiolo District to get livestock-drought insurance for first time
Prestigious Award for BecA-ILRI Hub Scientist, Jagger Harvey
ILRI’s Jagger Harvey was presented the prestigious Societal Impact Award by The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) in Norwich, UK. The award, one of four given to TSL alumni who have worked with developing country agriculture, was presented to Dr Harvey …
Where are Poor and Small-scale Farmers in Global Fisheries Policy?
Traditionally, fisheries policies have been primarily driven by environmental and economic research agendas by foreign governments, development NGOs and scientific researchers.
Research: Nearly a quarter of June fires in Indonesia occurred in industrial plantations
A new CIFOR analysis shows 21% of haze-causing fires in Indonesia in June were in industrial oil palm and pulp plantations.