Modern agricultural risk management instruments

The Kenya Kwanza Government promised to deploy modern agricultural risk management instruments that ensure farming is profitable and income is predictable, such as was provided for scheduled crops by the Guaranteed Minimum Returns (GMR) Scheme in the 1970s. These instruments include crop and livestock insurance schemes, commodity market instruments such as forward contracts, futures contracts and price stabilization schemes.

In December 2023, the Kenya Kwanza Government published the National Agricultural Insurance Policy (NAIP).
The government has established specific GMR floor prices for several key scheduled crops and products to shield farmers from market volatility:
The State Department for Livestock Development recently highlighted the expansion of livestock insurance and the rollout of the Animal Identification and Traceability System (ANITRAC) to improve the data-driven accuracy of insurance products.

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Last updated: March 4, 2026 8:08 am