Mind the gender gap in farmers’ preferences for weather-index insurance
The findings highlight the importance of investment in institutional credibility as a precondition to attract women farmers to sign up for WII, particularly in an investment environment characterized by poor governance and weak institutional accountability. In addition, the findings indicate the imp...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2015
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| author | Akter, Sonia Krupnik, Timothy J. Rossi, Frederick Khanam, Fahmida International Rice Research Institute International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center |
| author_browse | Akter, Sonia International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center International Rice Research Institute Khanam, Fahmida Krupnik, Timothy J. Rossi, Frederick |
| author_facet | Akter, Sonia Krupnik, Timothy J. Rossi, Frederick Khanam, Fahmida International Rice Research Institute International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center |
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| description | The findings highlight the importance of investment in institutional credibility as a precondition to attract women farmers to sign up for WII, particularly in an investment environment characterized by poor governance and weak institutional accountability. In addition, the findings indicate the importance of continued investments to boost women’s agency and financial literacy, as a necessary precondition to enable WII schemes to work. Lastly, it is imperative that a WII scheme must be as realistic and simple as possible for the intended clients, particularly women, to understand the insurance product. Without these three key interventions, the study indicates that farmers’ interest in WII, particularly among women, is likely to remain low in Southern Bangladesh. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1498702025-11-06T06:17:21Z Mind the gender gap in farmers’ preferences for weather-index insurance Akter, Sonia Krupnik, Timothy J. Rossi, Frederick Khanam, Fahmida International Rice Research Institute International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center financial institutions weather hazards agricultural production attitudes agricultural research farm income weather index insurance agricultural insurance literacy smallholders risks drought gender equity rural investment women farmers The findings highlight the importance of investment in institutional credibility as a precondition to attract women farmers to sign up for WII, particularly in an investment environment characterized by poor governance and weak institutional accountability. In addition, the findings indicate the importance of continued investments to boost women’s agency and financial literacy, as a necessary precondition to enable WII schemes to work. Lastly, it is imperative that a WII scheme must be as realistic and simple as possible for the intended clients, particularly women, to understand the insurance product. Without these three key interventions, the study indicates that farmers’ interest in WII, particularly among women, is likely to remain low in Southern Bangladesh. 2015-12-14 2024-08-01T02:50:07Z 2024-08-01T02:50:07Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149870 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Akter, Sonia; Krupnik, Timothy J.; Rossi, Frederick; and Khanam, Fahmida. 2015. Mind the gender gap in farmers’ preferences for weather-index insurance. CSISA Research Note 7. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149870 |
| spellingShingle | financial institutions weather hazards agricultural production attitudes agricultural research farm income weather index insurance agricultural insurance literacy smallholders risks drought gender equity rural investment women farmers Akter, Sonia Krupnik, Timothy J. Rossi, Frederick Khanam, Fahmida International Rice Research Institute International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Mind the gender gap in farmers’ preferences for weather-index insurance |
| title | Mind the gender gap in farmers’ preferences for weather-index insurance |
| title_full | Mind the gender gap in farmers’ preferences for weather-index insurance |
| title_fullStr | Mind the gender gap in farmers’ preferences for weather-index insurance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mind the gender gap in farmers’ preferences for weather-index insurance |
| title_short | Mind the gender gap in farmers’ preferences for weather-index insurance |
| title_sort | mind the gender gap in farmers preferences for weather index insurance |
| topic | financial institutions weather hazards agricultural production attitudes agricultural research farm income weather index insurance agricultural insurance literacy smallholders risks drought gender equity rural investment women farmers |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149870 |
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