Application of Herbaceous and Woody Forage Estimates in Index-Based Livestock Insurance as an Alternative to NDVI for Determining Forage Index

Njoki NJOKI Kahiu1,2, Francesco Fava3, Niall P Hanan2, Julius Anchang4, Nathaniel Duane Jensen5 and Vincent Alulu5, (1)International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi Gpo, Kenya, (2)New Mexico State University, Plant and Environmental Sciences, Las Cruces, United States, (3)Università degli Studi di Milano, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, Milano, Italy, (4)New Mexico State University, Plant and Environmental Sciences, Las Cruces, NM, United States, (5)International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya