Crop insurance, an idea worth seeding

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August 26, 2014 Today's TED Talk Rose Goslinga: Crop insurance, an idea worth seeding 10:04 minutes · Filmed Jun 2014 · Posted Aug 2014 · TEDSalon Berlin 2014 Across sub-Saharan Africa, small farmers are the bedrock of national and regional economies—unless the weather proves unpredictable and their crops fail. The solution is insurance, at a vast, continental scale, and at a very low, affordable cost. Rose Goslinga, a citizen of Kenya, and her team pioneered an unconventional way to give farmers whose crops fail early a second chance at a growing season. Rose Goslinga isn’t your typical insurance salesperson. Through the Syngenta Foundation, she sells insurance to small-scale farmers in Africa, to safeguard their crops in case of droughts. Watch now » Quote of the Day “ Why is it that when we had rotary phones, when we were having folks being crippled by polio, that we were teaching the same way then that we're doing right now?" Geoffrey Canada Geoffrey Canada: Our failing schools. Enough is enough! Become a Fan on Facebook Follow us @TEDNews | @TEDTalks News, speakers, Q&As and more: TEDBlog Get the TED app for iPhone, iPad, and Android

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