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Strong democracy, weak state: The political economy of Ghana’s stalled structural transformation por Resnick, Danielle

“…As Africa’s only institutionalized two-party system, competitive elections have enforced a commitment to the poor and a broad swathe of voters, evidenced by an impressive national health insurance scheme and an extensive social transfer program. …”
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The impact of household health shocks on female time allocation and agricultural labor participation in rural Pakistan por Gajate-Garrido, Gissele

“…This paper improves on previous research by providing evidence on the role of changes in female labor supply as an insurance mechanism and shedding light on the nonmonetary consequences of adverse health shocks. …”
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Rural Finance Policies 7 - Rural financial services for poverty alleviation: the role of public policy por Sharma, Manohar, Zeller, Manfred

“…Credit and savings also serve as insurance for the poor. In rural areas of developing countries, short-term loans or past savings are often used to provide basic necessities when household incomes decline temporarily — after a bad harvest or between agricultural seasons, for example....Successful financial outreach to the rural poor requires institutional innovations that reduce the risks and costs of lending small amounts of money. …”
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Linking safety nets, social protection, and poverty reduction: directions for Africa por Adato, Michelle, Ahmed, Akhter, Lund, Francie

“…“Social protection” is a newer term that incorporates safety net programs but also includes a role for renewed state involvement, emphasizes a longer-term developmental approach, includes social assistance and social insurance, and is often advocated as a right rather than a reactive form of relief. …”
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ShambaShield: Concept note por Vyas, Shalika, Chilambe, Pedro, Ghosh, Aniruddha, Timu, Anne, Sartas, Murat, Ramirez Villegas, Julian

“…This holistic approach provides (1) climate and financial information through SSU; (2) the financing required to enhance maize-mixed farming system resilience delivered by a financial institution and enabled by the climate-smart credit rating; and (3) the safety net provided by the insurance product (risk-contingent credit, RCC).…”
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Impact of prime-age adult mortality on labor supply: Evidence from adolescents and women in South Africa por Yamauchi, Futoshi, Buthelezi, Thabani, Velia, Myriam

“…Households can respond to an increase in mortality among prime-age adults in many ways—they can utilize government grants and formal insurance; engage in some ex ante and ex post risk coping/mitigating strategies (e.g., borrowing or tapping on remittances) to buffer shocks; and/or develop foster-care arrangements or income diversification strategies (including labor supply). …”
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Agriculture and climate change: Adaptation to climate change: Household impacts and institutional responses por Yamauchi, Futoshi, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…In low-income settings, where formal insurance and government supports are limited, households tend to rely on informal coping strategies, such as transfers from friends and neighbors, remittances, or investments in a diverse range of assets, from livestock to human capital. …”
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Financial services and financing mechanisms for ensuring the development of identified Sasso poultry and sorghum business models in Murewha and Mbire districts in Zimbabwe por Dawes, Michael, Mushongachiware, Rodney

“…Additional strategies involve contract farming agreements to ensure stable market access, credit guarantees to mitigate lending risks, and insurance options to manage climate and production risks. …”
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RIICE development in Cote d’Ivoire : AfricaRice report of 2024. Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa Initiative (TAFS-WCA) por Yéo Yassongui, Serge-Alin, Kouadio, Kouamé Serge Alain, Elliott, Dossou-Yovo, Ouedraogo, Mathieu, Singh, Manjari

“…The Remote Sensing-based Information and Insurance for Crops in Emerging Economies (RIICE) decision support system was introduced to provide reliable, real-time data on rice cultivation, yield forecasts, and climate-related risks. …”
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Building community resilience in Easter Luzon: Women lead the way por Almeida, Olivia Ebenstål

“…Women play a central role in driving these initiatives, coordinating grassroots organizations, advocating for equitable resource access, and leading community-based insurance and agricultural programs. Despite these promising developments, systemic barriers to social equity persist, limiting the success and sustainability of adaptation efforts. …”
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Building resilience through dynamic monitoring of shocks and enhanced access to near-real-time information using citizen science and crowdsourcing techniques: A report of a nationa... por Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Lepariyo, Watson, Gobu, Wako, Godana, Nura, Baraza, Meshack, Ochenje, Ibrahim, Banerjee, Rupsha R.

“…The work is implemented under the Drought Index-insurance for Resilience in the Sahel and Horn of Africa (DIRISHA) project. …”
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AICCRA Zambia Cluster Participation at the 97th National Agricultural and Commercial Show por Chikoye, D., Makungwe, Mirriam, Kasoma-Pele, Winnie, Nali, R., Mulundu, S., Sibeso, C

“…The AICCRA team also emphasised the importance of weather-indexed and crop insurance schemes as financial safety nets to help farmers recover quickly from climate-related shocks. …”
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Beyond the climate science: CCAFS downscaled climate data applied by development agencies around the world por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Almost 1700 institutions from 185 countries have used the portal for a range of purposes, including: studying climate change impacts at the country-level for informing decision makers, government planning, informing crop insurance policy development, and water policy development. …”
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Smart investments in sustainable food production: revisiting mixed crop-livestock systems por Herrero, Mario, Thornton, Philip K., Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Wood, S., Msangi, Siwa, Freeman, H.A., Bossio, Deborah A., Dixon, John A., Peters, Michael, Steeg, Jeannette van de, Lynam, John K., Rao, P.P., MacMillan, Susan, Gerard, Bruno G., McDermott, John J., Seré Rabé, Carlos, Rosegrant, Mark W.

“…In small holdings around the world, livestock are reared mostly on grass, browse, and nonfood biomass from maize, millet, rice, and sorghum crops and in their turn supply manure and traction for future crops. Animals act as insurance against hard times and supply farmers with a source of regular income from sales of milk, eggs, and other products. …”
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The multi-functionality of goats in rural Mozambique: Contributions to food security and household risk mitigation por Boogaard, Birgit K., Moyo, Siboniso

“…Based on these findings, the paper discusses implications of the multi-functionality of goats for development projects, in which goats can function as financial saving and insurance, as contributors to food security, as contributors to social capital, and as commercial production commodities. …”
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Review of livestock production in Kakamega, Busia and Bungoma Counties in Western Kenya por Mwendia, Solomon W., Notenbaert, An Maria Omer

“…In addition, cattle act as insurance against monetary requirements, that are more than a household can cope with in case need arises e.g. college fees could be met by proceeds from sale of cattle. …”
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The pastoral farming system: Balancing between tradition and transition por Leeuw, Jan de, Osano, Philip M., Said, Mohammed, Ayantunde, Augustine A., Dube, Sikhalazo, Neely, Constance, Vrieling, Anton, Thornton, Philip K., Ericksen, Polly J.

“…Therefore, there is a need for policies that strengthen the resilience of agriculture and pastoralists livelihoods through, e.g. support to livestock mobility, agricultural insurance, sustainable land and water management as well as monetary and legal support for effective implementation. …”
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CTA Project Completion Report: Data4Ag por Addison, Chris, Msengezi, Chipo, Muyiramye, Didier, Neate, Paul

“…This identified the need for data to improve access to finance in terms of credit, but also to ensure access to insurance. At the fourth Continental Briefing, the PAFO identified the need to upport data driven farming within the farmers organisations and the new opportunities offered by different sustainable models like precision agriculture. …”
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Material of the Climate change, agriculture and food security masterclasses for FCDO advisors por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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Agrarian Reforms and Food Policy Process in Tajikistan por Babu, Suresh Chandra, Akramov, Kamiljon T.

“…While progress has been made, agrarian reforms towards improving land tenure rights, strengthening WUAs, and providing crop insurance against drought, are the necessary steps in a larger policy discussion. …”
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