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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>The
work that Shadreck Mapfumo and his Agriculture team have carried out over the
last few years to implement drought and typhoon insurance in the Philippines
was featured on Al Jazeera news earlier this week. The typhoon product which
uses a trigger based on the strength of the wind and distance from the farmer
is one of the first weather insurance products designed for the poor that uses
satellite data.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2009/11/200911552314304198.html">http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2009/11/200911552314304198.html</a><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>If you
would like more information about the product or the work of MicroEnsure in
relation to weather index products then please contact Shadreck (<a
href="mailto:shadreck.mapfumo@microensure.com">shadreck.mapfumo@microensure.com</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"'>Best
regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
color:black'>Richard Leftley</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#91897E'>President
& CEO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#91897E'>Telephone:
+1 630 687 1950<br>
Mobile: +44 (0)7800 593 604<br>
Skype: richard.leftley<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:richard.leftley@microensure.com"><span
style='color:#91897E;text-decoration:none'>richard.leftley@microensure.com</span></a><br>
Web: <a href="http://www.microensure.com"><span style='color:#91897E;
text-decoration:none'>www.microensure.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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