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12. Season 3: Ep 1 - AgTech and insurance, helping farmers but resilience
What advancements could the agricultural sector anticipate due to the developments in the mobile industry?
The mobile revolution has favoured many sectors of the economy, with industries as varied as fashion, gaming and real estate, to name but a few, all finding innovative ways to leverage its growth. One industry sector that's worth taking a closer look at is agriculture.
As Arunjay speaks with our guest for today's episode Rishi Raithatha, who's a financial specialist and writer, you'll learn how the agricultural industry can team up with mobile network operators and mobile money technology to build climate resilience through accurate climate and weather predictions and devise financially inclusive insurance schemes for farmers.
As a digital finance specialist with extensive experience working in technology offering insurance to smallholder farmers, Rishi has devoured multiple kinds of research that reduce financial inequalities in the farming industry. Today's conversation will introduce you to the technical side of the business, helping you ascertain the incredible potential that technology is offering to the farming industry.
Time-stamps:
[1:18] Rishi's experience working in GSMA for four and a half years and what he learned about mobile money from his time there
[5:38] What is climate resilience?
[6:28] How do you help farmers build climate resilience?
[7:58] Using commercial microwave links as virtual weather sensors to monitor and map rainfall measurements
[13:50] Using mobile money to facilitate financial inclusion of farmers
[16:38] How Pula can unify farmers across regions and make insurance coverage accessible to them all
[18:24] What is meant by the weather insurance index?
[19:28] Rishi explains how his job role allows him to landscape potential markets and value chains
[22:27] Where you can connect with Rishi
Connect with Rishi
Personal Website: https://rishiraithatha.com/
Connect with Us
Website: https://www.lastbillion.org/
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By Arunjay KatakamWhat advancements could the agricultural sector anticipate due to the developments in the mobile industry?
The mobile revolution has favoured many sectors of the economy, with industries as varied as fashion, gaming and real estate, to name but a few, all finding innovative ways to leverage its growth. One industry sector that's worth taking a closer look at is agriculture.
As Arunjay speaks with our guest for today's episode Rishi Raithatha, who's a financial specialist and writer, you'll learn how the agricultural industry can team up with mobile network operators and mobile money technology to build climate resilience through accurate climate and weather predictions and devise financially inclusive insurance schemes for farmers.
As a digital finance specialist with extensive experience working in technology offering insurance to smallholder farmers, Rishi has devoured multiple kinds of research that reduce financial inequalities in the farming industry. Today's conversation will introduce you to the technical side of the business, helping you ascertain the incredible potential that technology is offering to the farming industry.
Time-stamps:
[1:18] Rishi's experience working in GSMA for four and a half years and what he learned about mobile money from his time there
[5:38] What is climate resilience?
[6:28] How do you help farmers build climate resilience?
[7:58] Using commercial microwave links as virtual weather sensors to monitor and map rainfall measurements
[13:50] Using mobile money to facilitate financial inclusion of farmers
[16:38] How Pula can unify farmers across regions and make insurance coverage accessible to them all
[18:24] What is meant by the weather insurance index?
[19:28] Rishi explains how his job role allows him to landscape potential markets and value chains
[22:27] Where you can connect with Rishi
Connect with Rishi
Personal Website: https://rishiraithatha.com/
Connect with Us
Website: https://www.lastbillion.org/