Insurance as an agricultural disaster risk management tool: evidence and lessons learned from South Asia

Pilot projects in India and Bangladesh demonstrate that index-based weather insurance products, developed using satellite technology, can reduce the financial risks to smallholder farmers from floods and droughts. Scaling up such schemes has the potential to meet the needs of very vulnerable groups,...

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Main Authors: Amarnath, Giriraj, Ghosh, Surajit, Alahacoon, Niranga, Ravan, Shirish Kumar, Taneja, P.K., Dave, Nisarg, Srivastava, Sanjay K.
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems 2019
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106053
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author Amarnath, Giriraj
Ghosh, Surajit
Alahacoon, Niranga
Ravan, Shirish Kumar
Taneja, P.K.
Dave, Nisarg
Srivastava, Sanjay K.
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Amarnath, Giriraj
Dave, Nisarg
Ghosh, Surajit
Ravan, Shirish Kumar
Srivastava, Sanjay K.
Taneja, P.K.
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description Pilot projects in India and Bangladesh demonstrate that index-based weather insurance products, developed using satellite technology, can reduce the financial risks to smallholder farmers from floods and droughts. Scaling up such schemes has the potential to meet the needs of very vulnerable groups, especially women and assist governments in meeting global development goals.
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spelling CGSpace1060532025-11-07T08:29:25Z Insurance as an agricultural disaster risk management tool: evidence and lessons learned from South Asia Amarnath, Giriraj Ghosh, Surajit Alahacoon, Niranga Ravan, Shirish Kumar Taneja, P.K. Dave, Nisarg Srivastava, Sanjay K. Pilot projects in India and Bangladesh demonstrate that index-based weather insurance products, developed using satellite technology, can reduce the financial risks to smallholder farmers from floods and droughts. Scaling up such schemes has the potential to meet the needs of very vulnerable groups, especially women and assist governments in meeting global development goals. 2019-12 2019-12-09T12:26:22Z 2019-12-09T12:26:22Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/106053 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems Amarnath, Giriraj; Ghosh, Surajit; Alahacoon, Niranga; Ravan, Shirish Kumar; Taneja, P.K.; Srivastava, Sanjay K. 2019. Insurance as an agricultural disaster risk management tool: evidence and lessons learned from South Asia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 8p. (WLE BRIEFING SERIES NO. 27)
spellingShingle Amarnath, Giriraj
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Insurance as an agricultural disaster risk management tool: evidence and lessons learned from South Asia
title Insurance as an agricultural disaster risk management tool: evidence and lessons learned from South Asia
title_full Insurance as an agricultural disaster risk management tool: evidence and lessons learned from South Asia
title_fullStr Insurance as an agricultural disaster risk management tool: evidence and lessons learned from South Asia
title_full_unstemmed Insurance as an agricultural disaster risk management tool: evidence and lessons learned from South Asia
title_short Insurance as an agricultural disaster risk management tool: evidence and lessons learned from South Asia
title_sort insurance as an agricultural disaster risk management tool evidence and lessons learned from south asia
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