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ACRE Africa provides micro-insurance products to strengthen farmer resilience
ACRE Africa partners with insurers to offer affordable index-based crop insurance to smallholder farmers. Uses weather stations and satellite rainfall data to trigger payouts automatically.
Date Issued
2021
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Better Weather Protection for Tanzanian Farmers
One Acre Fund and Global Parametrics piloted an innovative weather-index microinsurance solution using the Water Balance Index for ~70,000 Tanzanian smallholder farmers. The parametric cover enabled timely payouts and improved resilience against drought and excess rain.
Date Issued
2021
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Empowering Women Smallholder Farmers through Digital Microinsurance
Photo essay by ADFI and Pula showing gender-inclusive insurance design using mobile platforms and bundled climate microinsurance products across Kenya, Nigeria, and Zambia.

Enhancing Agricultural Productivity through Yield Estimation Initiatives in Partnership with the Farm-to-Market Alliance
Details ACRE Africa & FtMA project in Kenya to improve crop index insurance using geo-mapped yield data and local training.
Date Issued
2024
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Innovative Index-Based Agriculture Insurance: Where hope meets possibility
A pilot index-based insurance product for rice farmers to mitigate flood-related risks and promote financial resilience.

Making Climate Risk Microinsurance Work. Case Study: MiCRO & Aseguradora Rural (AR), Guatemala
Partnership between MiCRO and Aseguradora Rural to deliver parametric climate microinsurance to smallholder farmers and microentrepreneurs in Guatemala through bundled loans.
Date Issued
2022
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MiCRO / SBS / Bancamía – Boosting Resilience for Microentrepreneurs
In 2019, MiCRO and SBS Seguros, in partnership with Bancamía, launched "My Protected Investment", a microinsurance product for SMEs that combines index-based and traditional coverage. Three years after Colombia's first parametric insurance launch, the initiative had already reached almost 120,000 low-income beneficiaries, providing protection against hazards such as excess rain, drought, and earthquakes, while expanding access to underserved urban and rural clients.

Nepal: Introducing index-based insurance for flood-prone communities
Practical Action developed a flood index insurance for Western Nepal smallholder farmers. Features bundled services, cooperative-based sales, and payouts for crop loss after severe floods.