Index Insurance
A variety of index insurance projects
We are working with local and global partners to provide affordable, reliable and scalable index insurance solutions, tailored to the client’s requirements, that protect farmers against the impacts of climate change and adverse weather events, therefore contributing to climate resilience and financial inclusion of the most vulnerable rural populations in developing parts of the world.
Agro Insurance Consortium (AIC) Uganda
Since 2016 the government of Uganda has committed themselves to supporting the implementation of agricultural insurance products via the Ugandan Agricultural Insurance Scheme (UAIS), through which a 50% to 80% premium subsidy is available on eLEAF index insurance solutions nationally. Subsidized agricultural insurance products are provided via the Agro Insurance Consortium formed by Uganda’s main insurance companies to implement the UAIS. Under the SUM Africa project, eLEAF has developed (remote sensing based) crop specific drought and excess rainfall index products, which are offered via AIC and monitored seasonally by eLEAF. Approximately 150,000 policyholders were covered by the AIC with subsidy in 2020 alone.
AXA
eLEAF has been working with AXA in West Africa since 2016. We have developed index insurance products that are underwritten by AXA Climate, AXA Cameroon and AXA Cote d’ Ivoire for farmers in Senegal (cotton), Cameroon (cotton) and Ivory Coast (maize).
eLEAF’s drought index is behind the successful cotton index insurance scheme in Senegal that is provided by the national agricultural insurance company, CNAAS since 2017.
Lorica
eLEAF has partnered with Lorica since 2020 to provide affordable and reliable drought insurance to farmers in Togo. Lorica partners undertook a proof-of-concept pilot (supported by ISF) that, based on an in-depth study of the target group, resulted in a parametric pilot insurance product bundled with a loan, covering input costs of small-scale soy farmers against drought in two regions of Togo. In 2021, eLEAF continues to work together with Lorica and provides drought insurance products for farmers growing soy, maize, cassava and rainfed rice. Our ambition is to scale up index insurance in Togo, increasing farmers’ access to finance and improve their climate resilience.
OKO Finance
eLEAF works closely together with OKO to distribute index insurance products to farmers in Africa. Since 2020, OKO has been distributing eLEAF’s maize and coffee index insurance products in Uganda as part of collaborations with two large agro-industries, using innovative mobile tools, and has demonstrated its ability to ensure efficient last-mile delivery of index insurance. In Mali, OKO has integrated eLEAF’s drought index products for cereals and sesame into their operations and distributed them to smallholder farmers across the country.
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