Finance and Insurance for Smallholder Farmers

Wandie Kazeem interviewing George Kuria, CEO of Agriculture and Climate Risk Enterprise –ACRE Africa. An innovative organization providing access to agricultural insurance and other financial services to smallholder farmers. They partner with different organizations in the agriculture value chain to develop specific insurance products for smallholder farmers. In this interview, George discusses the importance of agriculture insurance for farmers. He talks about finance products that help smallholder farmers access inputs and protect their crops throughout the planting season. He explains how partnerships can help farmers increase productivity by providing them with extension services and access to market.