Risk Pools
The African Risk Capacity risk pools aggregate risk from across the continent each season to take advantage of the natural diversity of weather systems across Africa. The risk pool then takes on the risk profile of the group rather than the risk profile of each individual country, combining the uncertainty of individual risks into a calculable risk for the group.
Since it is unlikely that droughts, floods and tropical cyclones will occur in the same year in all parts of the continent, not every country participating in the pool will receive a payout in a given year. Because a continental risk pool’s exposure to covariant risk would be significantly smaller than a given country’s or region’s exposure, an ARC pool could manage climate risk with fewer funds than if each country financially prepared for its own worst case scenario individually.
Historical pool participation
- Risk Pool XIII (2026/27)
ARC’s risk pool covering the 2026/27 agricultural season included 12 participating countries and programmes: Benin Sud Petite, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana Northern Cluster, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Somalia Deyr, The Gambia, and Togo.
Country / programme Coverage (USD) Payouts (USD) Insured people BENIN NORD CROP $2,718,574 — 1,754,417 BENIN SUD PETITE CROP $1,911,886 — 4,897,927 BURKINA FASO CROP $6,765,463 — 1,000,000 BURKINA FASO RANGELAND $521,533 — 2,907,381 CÔTE D'IVOIRE CENTRE CROP $4,425,224 — 491,721 CÔTE D'IVOIRE NORD CROP $3,889,043 — 4,344,481 GHANA NORTH CROP $2,446,546 — 3,159,401 GHANA SOUTH LONG RAIN CROP $1,355,066 — 2,417,797 GHANA SOUTH SHORT-RAINS CROP $2,436,377 — 2,417,797 MALI CROP $8,804,423 — 1,500,000 MALI RANGELAND $3,219,789 — 1,500,000 MAURITANIA CROP NORD $2,380,776 — 231,500 MAURITANIA CROP SUD $5,288,053 — 4,872,843 NIGER CROP $5,027,384 — 3,000,000 NIGER RANGELAND $2,512,214 — 135,908 REPLICA WFP BURKINA FASO CROP $1,503,436 — 700,000 REPLICA WFP MALI CROP $1,467,404 — 12,677,009 REPLICA WFP MAURITANIA RANGELAND $1,784,961 — 2,667,133 REPLICA WFP THE GAMBIA CROP $1,211,958 — 1,931,239 SENEGAL CROP $17,698,992 — 3,000,000 SOMALIA GU CROP $6,024,376 — 931,475 SOMALIA GU RANGELAND $1,161,040 — 418,845 TCHAD CROP $3,592,996 — 263,133 TCHAD RANGELAND $1,704,393 — 325,439 THE GAMBIA CROP $3,029,894 — 474,000 TOGO NORD CROP $2,113,337 — 1,498,058 TOGO SUD PETITE CROP $884,418 — 1,338,675 TOGO TRANSITION CROP $1,385,418 — 4 Pool total $97,264,974 — 60,856,183 - Risk Pool XII (2025/26)
ARC’s risk pool covering the 2025/26 agricultural season included 20 participating countries and programmes: Benin Sud Petite, Burkina Faso, Comoros Tropical Cyclone, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana Northern Cluster, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi North, Mali, Mozambique Z1, Niger, Senegal, Somalia Deyr, The Gambia, Togo, Togo Sud Petite, Unhcr Mali, Zambia, Zambia Anticipatory Insurance, and Zimbabwe Start.
Country / programme Coverage (USD) Payouts (USD) Insured people BENIN SUD PETITE $1,754,417 — 1,754,417 BENIN SUD PETITE $2,000,000 — 200,000 BURKINA FASO $6,486,026 — 6,486,026 BURKINA FASO RANGELAND $750,000 — 750,000 COMOROS TC $5,492,547 — 5,492,547 COTE D'IVOIRE CENTRE $4,049,492 — 4,049,492 COTE D'IVOIRE NORD $4,300,412 — 4,300,412 GHANA NORTHERN CLUSTER $3,159,401 $1,100,072 3,159,401 GHANA NORTHERN CLUSTER $2,417,797 — 2,417,797 LESOTHO $2,000,656 — 2,000,656 LESOTHO RANGELAND $1,780,647 — 1,780,647 MADAGASCAR $2,497,640 — 249,764 MADAGASCAR TC $3,500,000 — 350,000 MADAGASCAR TC $2,500,000 — 250,000 MADAGASCAR TC $9,000,000 $4,124,756 900,000 MALAWI NORTH $1,636,315 — 1,636,315 MALAWI NORTH $3,031,600 — 303,160 MALAWI NORTH $1,693,221 — 1,693,221 MALAWI NORTH $2,738,214 — 2,738,214 MALI $8,086,248 — 8,086,248 MAURITANIA CROP NORD $2,315,000 — 231,500 MAURITANIA CROP SUD $4,872,843 — 4,872,843 MOZAMBIQUE TC $2,953,653 — 2,953,653 MOZAMBIQUE Z1 $1,415,875 — 1,415,875 MOZAMBIQUE Z1 $317,603 — 317,603 MOZAMBIQUE Z1 $3,484,361 — 3,484,361 MOZAMBIQUE Z1 $2,961,807 — 2,961,807 NIGER $2,686,384 — 2,686,384 NIGER RANGELAND $1,790,922 — 1,790,922 REPLICA START NETWORK START NETWORK ZIMBABWE $5,078,905 — 5,078,905 REPLICA UNHCR UNHCR MALI $2,695,416 — 2,695,416 REPLICA WFP WFP ZIMBABWE $3,000,000 — 300,000 REPLICA WFP WFP ZIMBABWE $1,931,239 — 1,931,239 REPLICA WFP WFP ZIMBABWE $1,648,303 — 1,648,303 REPLICA WFP WFP ZIMBABWE $5,390,832 — 5,390,832 REPLICA WFP WFP ZIMBABWE $2,328,860 — 232,886 REPLICA WFP WFP ZIMBABWE $1,019,704 — 1,019,704 REPLICA WFP WFP ZIMBABWE $746,506 — 746,506 REPLICA WFP WFP ZIMBABWE $2,154,967 — 2,154,967 REPLICA_START NETWORK ZIMBABWE $2,637,536 — 2,637,536 REPLICA_START NETWORK ZIMBABWE $638,812 — 638,812 REPLICA_WFP ZIMBABWE $2,197,947 — 2,197,947 REPLICA_WFP ZIMBABWE $1,534,926 — 1,534,926 REPLICA_WFP ZIMBABWE $1,213,734 — 1,213,734 SENEGAL $9,674,104 — 9,674,104 SOMALIA DEYR $5,599,063 — 5,599,063 SOMALIA DEYR $1,675,378 — 1,675,378 SOMALIA DEYR RANGELAND $1,534,504 — 1,534,504 SOMALIA DEYR RANGELAND $418,845 — 418,845 THE GAMBIA $2,414,049 — 2,414,049 TOGO NORD $3,150,000 — 315,000 TOGO SUD PETITE $1,222,950 — 122,295 ZAMBIA $17,239,739 — 17,239,739 ZAMBIA ANTICIPATORY INSURANCE $1,734,300 — 173,430 ZIMBABWE START $2,957,710 — 295,771 ZIMBABWE START $6,251,334 — 6,251,334 ZIMBABWE START $2,265,637 — 2,265,637 ZIMBABWE Z1&Z2 $3,453,181 — 3,453,181 Pool total $185,481,562 $5,224,828 150,167,308 - Risk Pool XI (2024/25)
ARC’s risk pool covering the 2024/25 agricultural season included 15 participating countries and programmes: Benin Sud Petite, Comoros Tropical Cyclone, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana Northern Cluster, Lesotho, Madagascar, Madagascar Drought, Malawi North, Mozambique Z1, Somalia Deyr, Togo, Togo Sud Petite, Zambia, Zambia Anticipatory Insurance, and Zimbabwe Start.
Country / programme Coverage (USD) Payouts (USD) Insured people BENIN SUD PETITE $4,897,927 — 4,897,927 COMOROS TC $9,422,300 — 942,230 COTE D'IVOIRE CENTRE $2,155,095 $863,560 2,155,095 GHANA NORTHERN CLUSTER $3,049,800 $960,202 304,980 GHANA NORTHERN CLUSTER $2,458,090 $1,927,334 245,809 LESOTHO $2,780,055 $2,767,959 2,780,055 LESOTHO RANGELAND $2,321,600 — 232,160 MADAGASCAR $3,000,000 — 300,000 MADAGASCAR TC $3,250,000 — 325,000 MADAGASCAR TC $2,450,000 — 245,000 MADAGASCAR TC $6,500,000 — 650,000 MALAWI CENTRAL $1,643,154 $786,043 1,643,154 MALAWI LOWER SHIRE $3,445,912 — 3,445,912 MALAWI NORTH $1,005,998 $288,066 1,005,998 MALAWI NORTH $2,454,486 $2,279,703 2,454,486 MALAWI NORTH $1,969,593 $22,971 1,969,593 MALAWI SOUTH $2,612,016 — 2,612,016 MOZAMBIQUE TC $3,125,650 $3,125,650 312,565 MOZAMBIQUE Z1 $1,682,669 $750,295 1,682,669 MOZAMBIQUE Z1 $483,685 — 483,685 MOZAMBIQUE Z1 $3,750,000 — 375,000 MOZAMBIQUE Z1 $2,734,869 $1,135,367 2,734,869 REPLICA START NETWORK SOMALIA DEYR $2,252,556 $727,855 2,252,556 REPLICA START NETWORK SOMALIA DEYR $1,949,055 — 1,949,055 REPLICA START NETWORK ZIMBABWE START $2,753,302 — 2,753,302 REPLICA START NETWORK ZIMBABWE START $2,064,976 — 2,064,976 REPLICA START NETWORK ZIMBABWE START $1,376,651 — 1,376,651 REPLICA START NETWORK ZIMBABWE START $688,325 — 688,325 REPLICA UNHCR MALAWI NORTH $2,455,085 — 2,455,085 REPLICA UNHCR MALAWI NORTH $1,451,120 — 145,112 REPLICA UNHCR ZAMBIA ANTICIPATORY INSURANCE $2,824,555 — 2,824,555 REPLICA UNHCR ZIMBABWE START $3,030,142 — 3,030,142 REPLICA WFP BURKINA FASO CROP REPLICA WFP $6,363,609 — 6,363,609 REPLICA WFP GAMBIA CROP REPLICA WFP $2,325,851 — 2,325,851 REPLICA WFP MADAGASCAR DROUGHT $3,000,000 — 300,000 REPLICA WFP MALAWI NORTH $10,805,194 — 10,805,194 REPLICA WFP MAURITANIA RANGELAND REPLICA WFP $4,797,300 — 479,730 REPLICA WFP MOZAMBIQUE Z1 $1,051,668 $434,318 1,051,668 REPLICA WFP SOMALIA DEYR $2,257,903 — 2,257,903 REPLICA WFP SUDAN RANGELAND REPLICA WFP $4,647,231 — 4,647,231 REPLICA WFP ZAMBIA ANTICIPATORY INSURANCE $2,459,764 — 2,459,764 REPLICA WFP ZIMBABWE START $2,076,856 — 2,076,856 REPLICA WFP ZIMBABWE START $2,457,508 — 2,457,508 SOMALIA DEYR $4,476,985 $1,455,710 4,476,985 SOMALIA DEYR RANGELAND $1,825,431 — 1,825,431 TOGO NORD $1,753,992 — 1,753,992 TOGO SUD PETITE $753,840 — 753,840 ZAMBIA $7,379,426 — 7,379,426 ZAMBIA ANTICIPATORY INSURANCE $1,542,625 — 1,542,625 ZIMBABWE START $1,856,733 — 1,856,733 ZIMBABWE START $4,615,236 — 4,615,236 ZIMBABWE START $2,404,084 — 2,404,084 ZIMBABWE Z1&Z2 $3,595,486 — 3,595,486 Pool total $160,485,388 $17,525,033 116,767,114 - Risk Pool X (2023/24)
ARC’s risk pool covering the 2023/24 agricultural season included 21 participating countries and programmes: Burkina Faso, Comoros Tropical Cyclone, Côte D'Ivoire, Madagascar, Madagascar Drought, Malawi North, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique Z1, Niger, Rep Somalia Gu, Senegal, Somalia Deyr, Sudan, Tchad, The Gambia, Togo, Togo Sud Petite, Zambia, Zambia Anticipatory Insurance, and Zimbabwe Start.
Country / programme Coverage (USD) Payouts (USD) Insured people BURKINA FASO $8,000,000 $4,454,244 800,000 BURKINA FASO RANGELAND $2,907,381 — 2,907,381 COMOROS TC $11,519,700 — 1,151,970 COTE D'IVOIRE CENTRE $4,917,210 — 491,721 COTE D'IVOIRE NORD $4,344,481 — 4,344,481 MADAGASCAR $2,644,000 — 264,400 MADAGASCAR TC $4,169,065 — 4,169,065 MADAGASCAR TC $3,865,060 — 386,506 MADAGASCAR TC $8,338,130 — 833,813 MALAWI CENTRAL $2,220,318 $683,444 2,220,318 MALAWI LOWER SHIRE $4,235,218 $4,235,218 4,235,218 MALAWI NORTH $1,359,358 — 1,359,358 MALAWI NORTH $3,316,633 $2,363,837 3,316,633 MALAWI NORTH $2,661,419 — 2,661,419 MALAWI SOUTH $3,950,578 $3,918,244 3,950,578 MALI $20,094,910 — 2,009,491 MAURITANIA $7,866,070 — 786,607 MAURITANIA RANGELAND $2,753,420 — 275,342 MOZAMBIQUE TC $4,760,987 — 4,760,987 MOZAMBIQUE Z1 $3,659,232 — 3,659,232 MOZAMBIQUE Z1 $990,286 — 990,286 MOZAMBIQUE Z1 $4,614,863 $4,614,863 4,614,863 MOZAMBIQUE Z1 $2,085,730 $897,659 208,573 NIGER $7,015,720 — 701,572 NIGER RANGELAND $1,983,185 — 1,983,185 REPLICA START NETWORK REP SOMALIA GU $3,484,411 — 3,484,411 REPLICA START NETWORK REP SOMALIA GU $6,208,785 — 6,208,785 REPLICA START NETWORK REP SOMALIA GU $1,420,722 — 1,420,722 REPLICA START NETWORK REP SOMALIA GU $1,620,716 $1,620,716 1,620,716 REPLICA START NETWORK REP SOMALIA GU $836,980 $836,949 836,980 REPLICA START NETWORK REP SOMALIA GU $3,796,698 $3,796,698 3,796,698 REPLICA START NETWORK REP SOMALIA GU $2,758,956 $2,725,410 2,758,956 REPLICA START NETWORK SENEGAL $4,913,749 — 4,913,749 REPLICA UNHCR REP SOMALIA GU $1,311,618 $407,668 1,311,618 REPLICA WFP BURKINA FASO $4,720,000 $2,628,004 472,000 REPLICA WFP MADAGASCAR $3,966,000 — 396,600 REPLICA WFP MALI $11,482,299 — 11,482,299 REPLICA WFP MAURITANIA $2,184,525 — 2,184,525 REPLICA WFP MAURITANIA $2,753,420 — 275,342 REPLICA WFP REP SOMALIA GU $1,016,453 — 1,016,453 REPLICA WFP REP SOMALIA GU $3,326,320 $3,326,320 332,632 REPLICA WFP REP SOMALIA GU $2,808,516 $2,808,516 2,808,516 REPLICA WFP REP SOMALIA GU $3,323,269 $3,282,861 3,323,269 REPLICA WFP SUDAN $2,642,491 — 2,642,491 REPLICA WFP THE GAMBIA $1,880,425 — 1,880,425 SENEGAL $14,004,185 — 14,004,185 SENEGAL RANGELAND $4,811,040 — 481,104 SOMALIA DEYR $5,226,617 — 5,226,617 SOMALIA DEYR $9,314,750 — 931,475 SOMALIA DEYR RANGELAND $2,131,083 — 2,131,083 TCHAD $2,631,330 — 263,133 THE GAMBIA $1,880,425 — 1,880,425 TOGO NORD $4,002,025 — 4,002,025 TOGO SUD PETITE $753,840 — 753,840 ZAMBIA $9,979,140 $9,979,140 997,914 ZAMBIA ANTICIPATORY INSURANCE $2,086,080 — 208,608 ZIMBABWE START $2,510,846 $2,510,846 2,510,846 ZIMBABWE START $6,241,147 $6,241,147 6,241,147 ZIMBABWE START $3,251,024 $3,211,494 3,251,024 ZIMBABWE Z1&Z2 $4,862,147 $4,862,147 4,862,147 Pool total $264,414,986 $69,405,425 153,995,759 - Risk Pool IX (2022/23)
ARC’s risk pool covering the 2022/23 agricultural season included 16 participating countries and programmes: Burkina Faso, Comoros Tropical Cyclone, Madagascar, Madagascar Drought, Malawi North, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Somalia Deyr, Tchad, The Gambia, Togo, Togo Sud Petite, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Zimbabwe Start.
Country / programme Coverage (USD) Payouts (USD) Insured people COMOROS TC $10,524,937 — 10,524,937 MADAGASCAR $2,423,930 — 242,393 MADAGASCAR TC $2,694,825 $300,977 2,694,825 MADAGASCAR TC $10,779,300 $1,203,909 1,077,930 MALAWI CENTRAL $2,438,158 — 2,438,158 MALAWI LOWER SHIRE $6,537,882 — 6,537,882 MALAWI NORTH $3,062,175 — 3,062,175 MALAWI SOUTH $2,649,676 — 2,649,676 MAURITANIA $3,824,660 — 382,466 MAURITANIA RANGELAND $2,329,070 — 232,907 NIGER $4,616,695 $4,616,695 4,616,695 NIGER RANGELAND $1,359,080 — 135,908 REPLICA START NETWORK SOMALIA DEYR $4,566,667 $3,381,021 4,566,667 REPLICA START NETWORK SOMALIA DEYR $1,515,580 — 151,558 REPLICA START NETWORK ZIMBABWE START $5,628,069 — 5,628,069 REPLICA WFP BURKINA FASO $7,185,705 $7,185,705 7,185,705 REPLICA WFP MALI $15,742,750 $8,056,409 1,574,275 REPLICA WFP MAURITANIA $1,934,805 — 1,934,805 REPLICA WFP MAURITANIA $2,329,070 — 232,907 REPLICA WFP THE GAMBIA $2,744,611 $187,641 2,744,611 REPLICA WFP ZIMBABWE START $11,256,285 — 11,256,285 REPLICA_MADAGASCAR $2,423,930 — 242,393 TCHAD $3,254,390 — 325,439 THE GAMBIA $2,744,611 $187,641 2,744,611 TOGO NORD $2,500,000 $2,500,000 250,000 TOGO SUD PETITE $2,103,793 — 2,103,793 ZAMBIA $6,965,058 — 6,965,058 ZIMBABWE $1,688,421 — 1,688,421 Pool total $127,824,133 $27,619,998 84,190,549 - Risk Pool VIII (2021/2022)
Country / programme Coverage (USD) Payouts (USD) Insured people COTE D'IVOIRE CENTRE $9,135,462 — 913,546 COTE D'IVOIRE NORD $4,305,677 — 430,568 MALI $15,000,000 $14,535,969 1,500,000 SENEGAL $25,000,000 — 2,500,000 REPLICA_BURKINA FASO $3,018,474 — 301,847 REPLICA_MALI $7,362,989 $7,136,192 736,299 REPLICA_SENEGAL $11,107,700 — 1,110,770 MAURITANIA CROP $3,082,217 — 308,222 MAURITANIA RANGELAND $4,000,000 — 400,000 REPLICA MAURITANIA CROP $2,055,370 — 205,537 REPLICA MAURITANIA RANGELAND $2,667,133 — 266,713 NIGER $7,000,000 — 700,000 THE GAMBIA $2,479,520 — 247,952 REPLICA THE GAMBIA $2,066,267 — 206,627 TOGO NORD $3,000,000 — 300,000 TOGO SUD PETITE $2,500,000 — 250,000 SUDAN CROP $4,225,550 — 422,555 SUDAN RANGELAND $3,018,870 — 301,887 MADAGASCAR DROUGHT $2,503,042 — 250,304 MADAGASCAR TC $11,690,000 — 1,169,000 MALAWI NORTH $1,659,700 — 165,970 MALAWI CENTRAL $1,949,250 — 194,925 MALAWI SOUTH $4,493,000 — 449,300 MALAWI LOWER SHIRE $7,905,190 — 790,519 ZAMBIA $5,377,892 — 537,789 ZIMBABWE $13,150,640 — 1,315,064 REPLICA START NETWORK ZIMBABWE $13,150,640 — 1,315,064 REPLICA WFP ZIMBABWE $7,890,384 — 789,038 REPLICA_MADAGASCAR DROUGHT $1,251,874 — 125,187 Pool total $182,046,841 $21,672,161 18,204,683 - Risk Pool VII (2020/2021)
ARC’s risk pool covering the 2019/2020 agricultural season included 12 countries: The Gambia, Mali, Cote D’Ivoire, Niger, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Madagascar, Malawi, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mauritania.
Country / programme Coverage (USD) Payouts (USD) Insured people THE GAMBIA $1,128,178 — 112,818 COTE D'IVOIRE CENTRE $8,000,000 — 800,000 COTE D'IVOIRE NORD $4,305,679 $2,185,100 430,568 MAURITANIA $6,451,139 — 645,114 NIGER $7,000,000 — 700,000 TOGO NORD $1,498,058 — 149,806 TOGO SUD PETITE $1,338,675 — 133,868 REPLICA_BURKINA FASO $4,397,760 — 439,776 REPLICA_MALI $15,000,000 — 1,500,000 REPLICA_MAURITANIA $6,451,139 — 645,114 REPLICA_GAMBIA $2,256,126 — 225,613 MADAGASCAR_DROUGHT $2,799,451 — 279,945 MADAGASCAR_TROPICAL CYCLONE $9,890,026 — 989,003 MALAWI $15,500,999 — 1,550,100 ZAMBIA $7,122,400 — 712,240 ZIMBABWE $13,483,000 — 1,348,300 REPLICA_ZIMBABWE $10,780,741 — 1,078,074 Pool total $117,403,371 $2,185,100 11,740,339 - Risk Pool VI (2019/2020)
ARC’s risk pool covering the 2019/2020 agricultural season included 11 countries: The Gambia, Mali, Cote D’Ivoire, Niger, Senegal, Chad, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mauritania.
Country / programme Coverage (USD) Payouts (USD) Insured people THE GAMBIA $1,761,681 — 176,168 MALI $15,000,000 — 1,500,000 COTE D'IVOIRE CENTRE $4,000,000 $738,540 400,000 COTE D'IVOIRE NORD $4,000,000 — 400,000 NIGER $1,322,570 — 132,257 SENEGAL $20,000,000 $12,522,508 2,000,000 CHAD $1,200,000 — 120,000 ZIMBABWE $5,345,668 $1,465,602 534,567 MADAGASCAR $2,500,000 $2,126,803 250,000 TOGO $4,500,000 — 450,000 REPLICA_BURKINA FASO $7,000,000 — 700,000 REPLICA_MALI $12,677,009 — 1,267,701 REPLICA_MAURITANIA $9,256,528 $167,133 925,653 REPLICA_SENEGAL $17,022,967 $10,658,512 1,702,297 REPLICA_ZIMBABWE $1,065,329 $290,288 106,533 REPLICA_GAMBIA $3,522,014 — 352,201 Pool total $110,173,766 $27,969,386 11,017,377 - Risk Pool V (2018/2019)
ARC’s risk pool covering the 2018/2019 agricultural season included 3 countries: Burkina Faso, Senegal, The Gambia.
Country / programme Coverage (USD) Payouts (USD) Insured people BURKINA FASO $6,000,000 — 600,000 SENEGAL $25,000,000 $67,200 2,500,000 THE GAMBIA $3,300,000 — 330,000 Pool total $34,300,000 $67,200 3,430,000 - Risk Pool IV (2017 - 2018)
ARC’s risk pool covering the 2017/2018 agricultural season included five countries: Senegal, the Gambia, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, and Mali.
Country / programme Coverage (USD) Payouts (USD) Insured people BURKINA FASO $7,000,000 — 700,000 MALI $12,632,609 — 1,263,261 MAURITANIA $7,500,000 — 750,000 SENEGAL $21,148,867 — 2,114,887 THE GAMBIA $7,000,000 — 700,000 Pool total $55,281,476 — 5,528,148 - Risk Pool III (2016 - 2017)
Entering its third year, ARC welcomed one new member. The risk pool for the 2016/2017 agricultural season included the following countries: Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, The Gambia, Mali, Mauritania.
Country / programme Coverage (USD) Payouts (USD) Insured people BURKINA FASO $10,000,000 — 1,000,000 MALI $15,000,000 — 1,500,000 MAURITANIA $10,000,000 — 1,000,000 NIGER $30,000,000 — 3,000,000 SENEGAL $24,799,273 — 2,479,927 THE GAMBIA $5,000,000 — 500,000 Pool total $94,799,273 — 9,479,927 - Risk Pool II (2015 - 2016)
The risk pool for the 2015/2016 agricultural season included the following countries: Kenya, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, The Gambia, Mali, Malawi.
Country / programme Coverage (USD) Payouts (USD) Insured people KENYA (Long rains Arid) $15,000,000 — 1,500,000 KENYA (Long rains Semi-Arid) $15,000,000 — 1,500,000 KENYA (Short rains Arid) $15,000,000 — 1,500,000 KENYA (Short rains Semi-Arid) $15,000,000 — 1,500,000 MALAWI $30,000,000 $8,106,846 3,000,000 MALI $15,000,000 — 1,500,000 MAURITANIA $9,000,000 — 900,000 NIGER $30,000,000 — 3,000,000 SENEGAL $30,000,000 — 3,000,000 THE GAMBIA $4,740,000 — 474,000 Pool total $178,740,000 $8,106,846 17,874,000 - Risk Pool I (2014 - 2015)
The African Risk Capacity’s inaugural risk pool launched in 2014 and covered the 2014/2015 agricultural season. The risk pool consisted of four countries: Kenya, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal.
Country / programme Coverage (USD) Payouts (USD) Insured people KENYA (Long Rains) $30,000,000 — 3,000,000 KENYA (Short Rains) $30,000,000 — 3,000,000 MAURITANIA $9,000,000 $6,331,915 900,000 NIGER $30,000,000 $3,463,409 3,000,000 SENEGAL $30,000,000 $16,506,656 3,000,000 Pool total $129,000,000 $26,301,980 12,900,000