Historical extension of operational NDVI products for livestock insurance in Kenya
Droughts induce livestock losses that severely affect Kenyan pastoralists. Recent index insurance schemes have the potential of being a viable tool for insuring pastoralists against drought-related risk. Such schemes require as input a forage scarcity (or drought) index that can be reliably updated...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2014
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34415 |
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