Innovations in insuring the poor: Index insurance applied to agriculture: The Mexican case
Uncertainty and risk are characteristics inherent in agricultural activities, and one of the main sources of risk is weather. Because agriculture depends heavily on rainfall, it is sensitive to weather changes. Agriculture is also vulnerable to extreme weather events; floods, droughts, and frosts ca...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2009
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161886 |
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