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Crop insurance in Yemen: supporting agriculture investment

Farmers typically face unexpected loss of projected crop yields and/or sales profits due to bad weather, insect attack or other unexpected challenges. Crop insurance is a sure way to cover against such loss, and Organic Yemen (OY) is leveraging it for Yemen farmers. Read on to know what crop insurance is and how it supports agriculture investments.

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Small wind turbines: Power to the struggling people

Whenever wind energy is mentioned, most people think of giant wind turbines. However, wind power is more versatile than we assume. While a single Haliade-X could power 16,000 households, another type of windmills better suits small-scale electricity needs. Wind power has something for everyone. And for households and small businesses, we recommend micro wind turbines.

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Wind farms in Yemen: Ending the country’s electricity shortage

With the rise of impact investing and the growing awareness of climate change effects, renewable energy investments have been exploding worldwide. In Yemen, the need for clean energy resources is even direr, as most of the population lacks access to electricity. That is why we, in Organic Yemen (OY), believe that Yemen can be the next frontier for wind farm investments.

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Organic Yemen working in local partnerships to develop new Yemeni export crops

In a move to create globally competitive brands, Organic Yemen is leveraging local partnerships to develop new Yemeni export crops. We have started partnerships with Seiyun, Hadhramawt Agriculture Research Station (ARS) and Ibb University, Department of Agriculture. Leveraging on these mutually beneficial partnerships, OY is certain to exploit all areas of potential growth in Yemen Agriculture.

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The Value of Ground Weather Stations Over Other Data

For Yemen Weather data, one can choose from different meteorological observing systems. These include ground weather stations, weather satellites and weather radars. Each of these confers different benefits in terms of observational representativeness and measurement capabilities. However, ground weather stations, despite being the oldest of them, are still the handiest.

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