Drought Insurance for Agricultural Development and Food Security in Dryland Areas

This paper reviews the potential role for and experience with index based insurance for managing drought risks in agriculture and rural areas in the dry areas of developing countries It argues that while index insurance is not a panacea for risk management, it could make important, market-based cont...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hazell, P. B. R., Hess, U.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5242