e-Agriculture Promising Practice -  ZFU Ecofarmer Combo

e-Agriculture Promising Practice - ZFU Ecofarmer Combo

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 5p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Full item page

Synopsis (short abstract) AgriFin Mobile, a program implemented by Mercy Corps, facilitated the partnership between Econet, the largest Mobile Network Operator in Zimbabwe, and the Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) to develop a bundled product for smallholder farmers. The bundle is called the ZFU EcoFarmer Combo and includes weather index insurance, funeral insurance, ZFU Membership contribution and access to Ecofarmer advisory services.

Language English

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