Demand for Complementary Financial and Technological Tools for Managing Drought Risk: Evidence from Rice Farmers in Bangladesh

Financial and technological innovations that mitigate weather-related production risks have the potential to greatly benefit farmers in many risk-prone. In this study we examine farmers’ preferences for two distinct tools that allow them to manage drought risk: weather index insurance and a recently...

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Main Authors: Ward, Patrick S., Spielman, David J., Ortega, David L., Kumar, Neha, Minocha, Sumedha
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151319

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