Innovations in insuring the poor: Experience with weather index-based insurance in India and Malawi
Index-based insurance is an innovative financial product that has been introduced in recent years in countries as diverse as India, Malawi, Mongolia, and Thailand. It allows individual smallholder farmers to hedge against agricultural production risks, such as droughts or floods. The product pays ou...
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| Formato: | Brief |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161857 |
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