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...
Main Authors: | Nepomuscene Ntukamazina, Richard N. Onwonga, Rolf Sommer, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Clare M. Mukankusi, John Mburu, Rahab Kariuki |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Kassel University Press
2017-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics |
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Online Access: | https://jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/view/2017042052372 |
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