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    Home » Nearly 7,000 Kenyan farmers protected by the Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition
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    Nearly 7,000 Kenyan farmers protected by the Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition

    Blockchain-based smart contracts trigger instant payouts to mobile wallets of smallholder farmers impacted by severe weather conditions, protecting them from crippling climate disasters and months-long claims process
    Editorial StaffBy Editorial StaffMarch 28, 2023Updated:March 28, 2023No Comments9 Views
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    THE Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition, the first-of-its-kind, blockchain based parametric crop protection for subsistence farmers, announced today the completion of its initial launch. Led by the Lemonade Foundation, the Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition provided protection for farmers’ livelihoods impacted by weather events during the recent growing season in Kenya. At the end of the season, those eligible were paid out instantly via smart blockchain contracts. The use of smart contracts enabled fast cash transfers without the need for filing claims, or for human adjusters, lowering costs, and avoiding the often months-long timeline associated with the process.

    Alongside additional founding partners, Avalanche, Chainlink, DAOstack, Etherisc, Hannover Re, and Pula, the Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition offered its non-profit, instantaneous crop protection programme to smallholder farmers in the region at the commencement of the planting season. As a result, nearly 7,000 farmers signed up to protect their crops during the most recent short rains season from October 2022 to January 2023. Most of these included green grams and sorghum—principal staple foods grown throughout the region, with green grams representing a main food source for a majority of the population. At the end of the season cash transfers were automatically triggered based on area yield data and sent directly to farmers.

    ‘Working alongside our partners and seeing the very real impact decentralised technologies can have on smallholder farmers in Kenya is incredibly encouraging,’ said Shai Wininger, Director at the Lemonade Foundation. ‘We’ve built highly-accurate data models that trigger autonomous smart contracts, not only bringing the cost of handling a claim down to almost zero, but also providing the best experience for our customers. We’re excited to expand beyond this initial stage and continue scaling to give even more farmers access to critical financial protection when they need it most.’

    ‘The Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition’s groundbreaking Kenya project built on Avalanche illustrates how blockchain is uniquely positioned to make the world better not only in the future, but now,’ said John Wu, President of Ava Labs. ‘We are proud to support the Lemonade Foundation as it helps thousands of smallholder farmers secure their livelihoods from climate dangers. This project is still just on the runway, and thousands of farmers might just be the beginning of a massive movement.’

    Grace Gombe Mlango, one of the first farmers to sign up for the programme and the sole provider for her family, had purchased crop protection in the past; however, the delay in receiving her payout following that season’s lack of rain impacted her ability to prepare and plan for the season ahead. When she was introduced to the mission behind the Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition, she was inspired to try again.

    ‘Climate change has really impacted my family, especially when it comes to what we plant and our livestock. We previously planted maize, but with the current rainfall, we prefer green grams because we [usually can] still harvest them even with little rain. Once I harvest it, I can sell it and buy maize from other farmers—a key source of food and income for my family,” said Grace. “Farming is a game of chance, and when I was told about the program, I felt it was better to register because if the season fails, we would be compensated. I registered that same day, which was easy. And given this season, the compensation I received will help me buy food for my family and seeds for the next season.’

    The next phase of the project will focus on the upcoming long rains season in Kenya in April, with plans to scale the programme throughout the region and expand to support tens of thousands more subsistence farmers facing real climate risks to their livelihoods.

    To learn more about the Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition, visit www.lemonade.org, or read more about the initial launch here.

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