Index-based agricultural insurance products: challenges, opportunities and prospects for uptake in sub-Sahara Africa

Index-based agricultural insurance products: challenges, opportunities and prospects for uptake in sub-Sahara Africa

Agricultural insurance products have been piloted in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to address climate related risks faced by farmers. However, these products in general face low rates of adoption in SSA. Factors and challenges that may explain the low uptake of index-based insurance products in SSA are r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nepomuscene Ntukamazina, Richard N. Onwonga, Rolf Sommer, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Clare M. Mukankusi, John Mburu, Rahab Kariuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kassel University Press 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
Subjects:
adoption driving factor
crop and livestock insurance
developing countries
weather risk management
Online Access:https://jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/view/2017042052372

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