ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe's farm insurance scheme paid out to scores of farmers in Mutoko last week with many of them commending the telecoms giant for helping cushion them against drought-induced food shortages and hardships.
EcoFarmer is Econet's farming insurance initiative which, apart from providing a cash or input cover to farmers hit by drought, also comes with information on farming tips, market prices and other agronomic educational materials to subscribers.
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