Uptake of WBII is affected by basis risk, low technical capacity in developing countries, poor data distribution systems and low level of farmer awareness - says Sharon Onyango from World Bank/IFP SACAU CTA World Bank Finance, Trade, and Competitiveness IFC Kudzai Leslie #SACAUWBII4Farmers

IFPRI's Berber Kramer presenting experiences n WBII SACAU @bcampbell_CGIAR Kudzai Leslie IFPRI CGIAR Ishmael Sunga CTA #SACAUWBII4Farmers

Empirical evidence suggests that WBI insurance leads to higher INV & riskier but profitable production choices SACAU IFPRI CGIAR Climate Action Berber Kramer @bcampbell_CGIAR Kudzai Leslie Ishmael Sunga #SACAUWBII4FARMERS

Presentation on multi-country risk pools by Timothy Gotora from African Risk Capacity SACAU Ishmael Sunga Kudzai Leslie CTA #SACAUWBII4Farmers

Lessons and insights from COMESA Vehicle Insurance Scheme - a multi-country risk pool. Discussion led by Debebe Tamane SACAU Kudzai Leslie Ishmael Sunga CTA #SACAUWBII4Farmers

Note the difference between Weather based index insurance (WBII) is not the same as weather based insurance (WBI) #SACAUWBII4Farmers SACAU Majola

Sithembiso Gina, SADC Disaster Risk Management (DRM) unit Senior Programme Officer presenting on WBII risk pooling potential #SACAUWBII4Farmers

Some of the country WBII progress and finding reports #SACAUWBII4Farmers

#SACAUWBII4Farmers Outcomes - Positive appetite from countries where WBI is unavailable and acknowledgement that the dialogue helped break some of the competitiveness among the private players by focusing on the non-competitive elements of insurance Ishmael Sunga Majola

If farming becomes unprofitable, it becomes unsustainable and welfare case, says president of WFO Majola Kudzai Leslie SACAU @bcampbell_CGIAR

It is high time agriculture is viewed as part of the solution to climate change..Says Theo de Jager

AWD..bringing so much promise for adaptation and mitigation...but how do we improve its adoption among Smallholders? Kudzai Leslie SACAU

What a great #farmersday at #COP25❗️ A full room of participants joining farmers and all The Climakers to learn more how #farmers contribute to #ClimateAction

Martien van Nieuwkoop from World Bank challenges Climakers to work on a consultative strategy to influence NDCs as a next crucial step.

Ishmael Sunga SACAU: “We need a toolbox that brings together different elements of a solution to speak to each other.” The Transforming Food Systems Under a Changing Climate initiative aims to fill this gap, says CCAFS’ Dhanush Dinesh. Learn more: transformingfoodsystems.com

If countries are still grappling with backbone infrastructure, how do we expect farmers to adopt climate smart practices? Ishmael Sunga

Brenda AFASA_Farmer and Francisco from Chile providing practical #farming solutions to nutrient use and manure mgt at #Koronivia #COP25

Producers are part of the #climate solution - and they have been blamed too much for being part of the problem. We need to focus on the ways in which the #agriculture sector can contribute to mitigation and adaptation, says Wageningen U&R President Louise Fresco Louise O. Fresco #COP25

"How do we link global solutions to our local actions?" - asks Nono Sekhoto-Iga, a South African farmer. #ResilientFuture #COP25 #TimetoAct #TimeforAction

“How do we link our national associations which are in a developing phase with what is happening at the global level?”WFOGymnasium young farmer ⁦Nono⁩ at ⁦Food and Agriculture Organization⁩ ⁦globalresilience.bsky.social⁩ #COP25 Agri-Food Chains roundtable