Climate intelligence
for African agriculture.
Understand drought, floods and other climate risks. Get early warnings, practical guidance and optional insurance protection for your farm.
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Optional parametric insurance can pay out when an agreed, measurable trigger in your cover is met, helping you respond and recover.
How MARU works.
Four connected capabilities.
One coordinated approach to climate resilience.
Local risk intelligence.
Combine climate, satellite and agricultural data to identify emerging risks by location, crop and livestock type.
Rainfall · Vegetation · Water stressTargeted farmer alerts.
Deliver localised warnings and practical guidance, adapted to the farmer’s location, commodity and preferred communication channel.
SMS · WhatsApp · USSD · Web“Naledi, drought risk is rising in your area. Check your water reserves and plan feed for your livestock. Reply to tell us what you’re seeing.”
Coordinated response.
Turn farmer reports into structured cases for extension officers, veterinary teams and programme managers to prioritise and follow through.
Farmer feedback → Institutional response“My maize is wilting and the borehole is running low.”
Optional financial protection.
MARU Protect connects agreed climate triggers to financial support for enrolled farmers through regulated partners.
MARU ProtectFinancial protection through approved products and licensed insurance partners.
Examples are illustrative. Naledi is a fictional farmer.
Supporting agricultural
resilience.
Farmers. Government. Development partners.
Shared intelligence connects conditions on the farm with the teams and institutions responsible for responding.
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