A agricultura tem o potencial de se tornar um pilar da economia local
tal como a indústria petrolífera que actualmente domina o país. O seu
potencial é enorme, assim também os riscos. Em particular, as secas e as cheias colocam as colheitas dos agricultores em perigo. Manter agricultores no negócio no caso da ocorrência de danos, é uma tarefa essencial e uma excelente oportunidade para o rápido crescimento do sector de seguros angolano.
While the potential of agriculture in Angola is huge, so are the threats. In particular, drought and floods endanger farmers’ harvests. Keeping farmers in business, even if disaster strikes, is a key task and a great opportunity for the fast growing Angolan insurance sector.
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Climate and fertile soils are the backbones of the agricultural sector in Senegal. Groundnut, cotton, tobacco, fruits and vegetables are its main cash crops. Livestock contributes about 37% to agricultural value and 5.5% to GDP. Protecting these businesses against drought, floods and storm will be key for more development in the future.
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Climate and fertile soils are the backbones of the agricultural sector in Senegal. Groundnut, cotton, tobacco, fruits and vegetables are its main cash crops. Livestock contributes about 37% to agricultural value and 5.5% to GDP. Protecting these businesses against drought, floods and storm will be key for more development in the future.
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Zimbabwe supplies one third of tobacco worldwide. But not only is tobacco king in the country, fertile soils and a moderate climate make it perfect to grow maize, sugar cane, cassava, wheat, cotton, tea and oranges. Hail, drought, floods and storms endanger these crops and with it the core of Zimbabwe’s economy.
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Zambia offers fertile land for a wide variety of crops and livestock. At the
same time, this potential is threatened by irregular rainfall. Droughts endanger
farmland and ignite wildfires, while heavy rains burst river banks
sweeping whole harvests away.
A large share of Cameroon’s income depends on the export of agriculture commodities, mainly cocoa, cotton and natural rubber. These segments
can be deeply impacted if the threats of floods and drought in the country come to pass.
Growth in agriculture is especially important, since seven out of ten Nigerians make their living working the land, and food is currently imported rather than shipped abroad. To make farming an attractive business, protection is required against the country’s key perils − windstorms and floods in the tropical south and droughts in the more arid north.
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Enchentes, ciclones, secas e geadas – são estas as principais ameaças
à economia de Moçambique: a agricultura. Ao empregar 80% da força
de trabalho e gerar 29% do PIB, o trabalho na terra é o pilar que sustenta
uma grande fatia dos negócios do país.
Inondations, cyclones, sécheresses et grêle – tels sont les principaux
risques qui menacent le coeur de l’économie du Mozambique :
l’agriculture. Le travail de la terre, qui emploie 80 % de la main d’oeuvre
et génère 29 % du PIB, est le pilier qui supporte de grands pans de
l’économie du pays.
Uganda is one of the most fertile countries in Africa and has a strong agricultural sector. with drought being a major peril by impact, innovative index insurance policies are needed for farmers and livestock.
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Livestock, corn, fruit, flowers, tea, coffee and vegetables – Kenya has it all. But its agricultural wealth is exposed to many hazards. Droughts frequently endanger large parts of the country and are the number one risk. Floods are also a common occurrence and have locally severe impacts.
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