Innovations in insuring the poor: Providing weather index and indemnity insurance in Ethiopia
Agriculture in Ethiopia is almost entirely rainfed and highly prone to droughts and floods. Given that 85 percent of the population depends on smallholder agriculture, these weather shocks severely affect many Ethiopians. The high covariance of climatic risks, coupled with the lack of property to be...
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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/10568/161933 |
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