Weather indices for designing micro-insurance products for small-holder farmer in the tropics
2012
Díaz Nieto, Jacqueline | Fisher, Myles J. | Cook, Simon E. | Läderach, Peter R.D. | Lundy, Mark M.
Agriculture is inherently risky. Drought is a particularly troublesome hazard that has a documented adverse impact on agricultural development. A long history of decision-support tools have been developed to try and help farmers or policy makers manage risk. We offer site-specific drought insurance methodology as a significant addition to this process. Drought insurance works by encapsulating the best available scientific estimate of drought probability and severity at a site within a single number- the insurance premium, which is offered by insurers to insurable parties in a transparent risk-sharing agreement. The proposed method is demonstrated in a case study for dry beans in Nicaragua.
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