Explaining index based livestock insurance to pastoralists

Livestock production in arid and semi-arid rangelands is a risky enterprise. Covariate risk of catastrophic livestock loss due to drought is the most critical uninsured risk facing livestock producers. These losses can lead to persistent poverty. We are trying to design an index based livestock insu...

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Main Authors: McPeak, J.G., Chantarat, S., Mude, Andrew G.
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: Cornell University 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/778

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