Kenya: Herders In Drought-Stricken Northern Kenya Get First Livestock Insurance Payments

Kenya: Herders In Drought-Stricken Northern Kenya Get First Livestock Insurance Payments   As livestock deaths mount, a small group of herders in Kenya’s Marsabit District is first to benefit from program that tracks forage conditions via satellite.   In the midst of a drought-induced food crisis affecting millions in the Horn of Africa, an innovative insurance program for poor livestock keepers is making its first payouts today, providing compensation for some 650 insured herders in northern...

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