– Extreme climatic events have become ever more frequent in Mozambique. In addition to the human victims, they destroy crops, causing hunger in the following months and years
By Aurélio Muianga
Maputo (MOZTIMES) – A new insurance against climate change is being introduced in Mozambique. In an initial phase, it will benefit about 7,000 small producers in Zambézia and Nampula provinces.
The Area Yield Index Insurance (AYII) guarantees that, in the event that agricultural production is lost due to climatic causes such as drought, flood, pests, hail, or storms, “the producers can receive compensation for the amounts lost,” said Elisa Manhique, the commercial director of Pula, one of the AYII insurance companies, in an interview.
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