Abstract Climate change is resulting in an increased frequency and severity of droughts in countries such as Senegal and Ethiopia. For smallholder farmers who are dependent on rainfed agriculture and

Three innovative projects designed to help countries in Southern Africa protect against the risk of agricultural disasters have won a Challenge Fund led by the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction

This article was contributed by Kashif Umar Thanvi, General Manager and Head of Rural Finance, Habib Bank Limited (HBL), Pakistan.

This presentation by Luis Alvarez M. was given at the workshop on "Approaches and results on the development of agriculture insurance in LAC", Washington DC February 15, 2013.

This study investigates the feasibility of wind index-based insurance, using an approach where payouts are based on the output of a model which is able to simulate the winds associated

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This presentation by Diego Arias, Senior Agriculture Economist, The World Bank was given at the workshop on "Approaches and results on the development of agriculture insurance in LAC", Washington DC

The following is a summary of Managing Agricultural Risk at the Country Level: The Case of Index-Based Livestock Insurance in Mongolia, by Olivier Mahul and Jerry Skees, published by the

This article was contributed by Diego Arias, Senior Agriculture Economist, World Bank.