To say that 2020 has been one of the most
unpredictable years in a long while, would be understatement. The COVID 19
pandemic coupled with increasingly visible effects of climate change has made
planning for beyond 2021 slightly harder. This has proven to be true for the
agriculture sector. 
A herd of cattle free-grazing
While climate change has drastically affected the
rainfall patterns as seen in recent farming seasons and enabled the outbreaks
of disease and pestilences; the COVID 19 pandemic has disrupted some of the
agriculture value chains and hence affected the income of many farmers.
With regard to the changing climate, scientists say
that the developing world will be most affected by this growing environmental
crisis, with smallholder rural farmers being among those who will be most affected.
The Ministry of Agriculture has undertaken strategies
to enhance the adoption of agriculture insurance among smallholder farmers.
Through the Farmer Input Support Program (FISP), the Ministry of Agriculture has compelled FISP beneficiaries
