Rain shortfall triggers first M-PESA drought insurance payouts for Kenyan farmers
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 04:14
in Earth & Climate
Over 100 farmers in Embu received insurance payouts via M-PESA today, marking the first payouts issued through the mobile phone payment system M-PESA by Kilimo Salama, an innovative micro-insurance program that protects farmers' investments in improved seeds and farm inputs against drought and other extreme weather.