Over the past decade, agricultural insurance has evolved from an experimental concept in low-income markets to a tool for strengthening farmer resilience and food security. Early pilots, advisory support, and collaboration across public and private actors paved the way for insurtech companies to operate at scale. Pula’s journey illustrates how innovation, technical assistance, and long-term partnerships can transform pilots into integrated systems supporting millions of smallholder farmers. Laying the Foundations: Building the Market In Kenya, Kilimo Salama, an index-based microinsurance

As part of the KNOWvember 2025 discussion series, the W orld Bank Group (WBG) Academy Impact Program “Disaster Risk Insurance” held a webinar session titled “Insuring Against Disaster Risk” last November 25th. The webinar showcased how knowledge, financing, and public-private collaboration can accelerate real-world development impact, with lessons shared from the training held in Istanbul in April 2025. Opened by Véronique Kabongo, Head of the World Bank Group Academy and Client Capacity, the session highlighted the Academy’s evolving role as a one-stop shop for client capacity building across