Agricultural insurance gains attention as climate risks continues affecting farmers in Western Rwanda Potato farmers in Rutsiro District are increasingly turning to agricultural insurance after receiving compensation for losses caused by drought under the government-supported Tekana Urishingiwe Muhinzi Mworozi scheme. Farmers and local leaders say the insurance program is helping reduce the impact of climate-related […]

Farmers who once sold goats and household property after floods and drought now say insurance has become their safety net For many years, rice farmers in Nyamasheke District lived with fear every farming season. Heavy rains flooded their fields. Strong winds destroyed crops. Diseases and drought reduced harvests. And when losses came, many farmers had

Government of Rwanda increases campaign as climate risks continue to affect agriculture As climate change continues to affect farming in Rwanda, the government of Rwanda says more farmers are turning to agricultural insurance to protect themselves from losses caused by floods, drought, strong winds and animal diseases. Under the national agricultural insurance scheme known as

For years, when Musengimana Jean Marie’s children watched their neighbors drink milk, they would ask a question: “Why don’t we also have milk at home?” Living in the Nyundo Sector of Rubavu District, Jean Marie had no answer. Poverty made it impossible for him to buy a cow, despite living in a community where livestock