Weather indices for designing micro-insurance products for small-holder farmer in the tropics
Agriculture is inherently risky. Drought is a particularly troublesome hazard that has a documented adverse impact on agricultural development. A long history of decision-support tools have been developed to try and help farmers or policy makers manage risk. We offer site-specific drought insurance...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34954 |
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