Across the world, the food security of more than 2bn people depends on the unpredictable yields of half a billion small-scale farmers. In Africa, over 50m smallholders provide up to 80% of the continent's food supply. But smallholding farmers often face bankruptcy due to natural disasters. Although micro-credit has taken off, low-cost, tailor-made agricultural insurance is uncommon within the SME agricultural sector.In 2015, Dutch-born economist Rose Goslinga and Kenyan actuarial consultant Thomas Njeru decided to tackle this “idiosyncrasy” in the market and set up Pula Advisors to pionee...
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