Zimbabwe: Econet's Crop Insurance Scheme Pays Out

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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