Satellite data for agricultural index insurance
How can we ensure that drought is no longer an outright disaster to smallholder farmers in Africa, but instead a manageable risk? With low-cost satellite-based index insurance products that monitor climatic conditions in near real-time and automatically trigger a pay-out when conditions are below no...
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| Format: | Magazine Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
2018
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99815 |
| Summary: | How can we ensure that drought is no longer an outright disaster to smallholder farmers in Africa, but instead a manageable risk? With low-cost satellite-based index insurance products that monitor climatic conditions in near real-time and automatically trigger a pay-out when conditions are below normal. This helps farmers secure necessary credit for inputs, recover faster from bad seasons and sustainably improve their livelihoods. |
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