Presentation at the 5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture.
Title: Downscaled Agro-Weather Advisories and Hybrid Crop Insurance for Sorghum Farmers in Kenya
Speaker: Stella Ndirangu
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1. Delivery of Downscaled Agro-
Weather Advisories Through
Text Messages to Sorghum
Farmers in Kenya
A Project by ACRE Africa
Facilitated by The Finance Innovation for Climate
Change Fund, A component of the DFID Kenya
StARCK+ Initiative
3. Outcomes
• 30% of farmers were able to seek advice
from the agricultural extension officers
on the best agronomic practices to
ensure higher yields as well as increase
production by taking advantage of 2
planting seasons in a year
• 85% of the farmers made climate-
information plans and decisions
• 4,000 farmers reached
• 2 AgriBusiness partners were able to
make informed business planning
decisions
4. Scale –Up Plans
• Use of Village Champions for a peer-to-peer on-
ground CIS communication
• Stimulates community interest and discussions
• Complements digital tools
• Engages women and youth
• Dissemination of CIS to other stakeholders (Financial
Institutions)
• Through an Agri-Risk Scoring Tool