New approaches to crop yield insurance in developing countries

Natural disasters can be extremely disruptive to farmers and to others whose incomes depend on a successful crop. Society can gain from more efficient sharing of crop and natural disaster risks. However, the costs associated with traditional agricultural risk programs have historically exceeded the...

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Main Authors:	Skees, Jerry, Hazell, Peter B. R., Miranda, Mario
Format:	Artículo preliminar
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 1999
Subjects:	crop yield agricultural insurance crops developing countries
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161315