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    Weather indices for designing micro-insurance products for small-holder farmers in the tropics

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    Authors
    Nieto, J.
    Fisher, M.
    Cook, Simon
    Läderach, P.
    Lundy, M.
    Date
    2012
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Nieto, J. and Fisher, M. and Cook, S. and Läderach, P. and Lundy, M. 2012. Weather indices for designing micro-insurance products for small-holder farmers in the tropics. PLoS One. 7 (6).
    Source Title
    PLoS One
    DOI
    10.1371/journal.pone.0038281
    School
    Department of Environment and Agriculture
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13390
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    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. © 2012 Díaz Nieto et al.

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