CONTEXT Cropping system models can be used to both assess regional food security and
to monitor and predict agricultural drought. Agriculture in Kenya is extremely important to …

Extreme weather events cause considerable damage to the livelihoods of smallholder
farmers globally. Whilst index insurance can help farmers cope with the financial …

Kenya is highly dependent on precipitation for both food and water security. Farmers and
pastoralists rely on rain to provide water for crops and vegetation to feed herds. As such …

The recent trajectory of micro-insurance in Africa lies at the intersection of two trends that
have been percolating unevenly over the past decades:(1) the incorporation of micro …

Despite its promise, the adoption of index insurance has been hindered by the extent of
basis risk, the additional variability introduced by its reliance on a signal correlated with …

In this paper, we use a discrete choice experiment conducted among pastoralists in four
different semi-arid counties in Kenya characterized by different land tenure regimes to …

Climate variability and change significantly influences agricultural production, with its
impacts felt in climate dependent production systems. Changes in Agro-Ecological Zones is …

Kenya. The effects include reduced livestock productivity, food insecurity, and increased
conflicts over resources amongst other adverse effects. Examining such effects makes it …