Farming Season

Risk Event

Nature of Weather Index Insurance Response

2016/2017

Dry spells and Pests

Value in evoucher cards used to redeem inputs

2017/2018

Dry spells

In kind, coupled with delays in the finalization of the compensation farmers asked to redeem crop or vet inputs on an equivalent value

2018/2019

Droughts and Pests (fall armyworms)

Average cash pay-outs of K620.00 per farmer, disproportionate to farmer initial investment