Weather-based index insurance for climate risk management in agriculture

Despite government subsidies, many farmers remain uninsured and dissatisfied with current insurance products. In the case of weather-based index insurance, spatial variability of weather, lack of historical data to develop appropriate insurance triggers at local level, and poor insurance delivery sys...

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Autor principal: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
Formato: Brochure
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66569
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description Despite government subsidies, many farmers remain uninsured and dissatisfied with current insurance products. In the case of weather-based index insurance, spatial variability of weather, lack of historical data to develop appropriate insurance triggers at local level, and poor insurance delivery systems are the major constraints. CCAFS South Asia is working with the Agriculture Insurance Company of India to help them design insurance schemes that are better suited to farmers’ need in different locations.
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spelling CGSpace665692024-01-09T09:55:39Z Weather-based index insurance for climate risk management in agriculture CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security agriculture climate change Despite government subsidies, many farmers remain uninsured and dissatisfied with current insurance products. In the case of weather-based index insurance, spatial variability of weather, lack of historical data to develop appropriate insurance triggers at local level, and poor insurance delivery systems are the major constraints. CCAFS South Asia is working with the Agriculture Insurance Company of India to help them design insurance schemes that are better suited to farmers’ need in different locations. 2015-06-02 2015-06-02T10:31:49Z 2015-06-02T10:31:49Z Brochure https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66569 en Open Access application/pdf CCAFS. 2014. Weather-based index insurance for climate risk management in agriculture. New Delhi, India: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
spellingShingle agriculture
climate change
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Weather-based index insurance for climate risk management in agriculture
title Weather-based index insurance for climate risk management in agriculture
title_full Weather-based index insurance for climate risk management in agriculture
title_fullStr Weather-based index insurance for climate risk management in agriculture
title_full_unstemmed Weather-based index insurance for climate risk management in agriculture
title_short Weather-based index insurance for climate risk management in agriculture
title_sort weather based index insurance for climate risk management in agriculture
topic agriculture
climate change
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