Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to extreme climate events.
With over 60% of its population living in rural areas, over a third of which lives under the …

The effects of climate change on agricultural production are pushing countries to reconsider
risk management policies in their development plans. Opportunities exist to increase …

Index insurance is a promising avenue for addressing risk in developing countries, but pilot
index insurance projects are rarely scaled-up because demand remains disappointingly …

In rainfed production systems throughout India, agricultural activities are dependent upon
the summer monsoon, and any aberration in monsoon rainfall patterns can have severe …

The adoption of advanced agricultural technologies in Sub‐Saharan Africa remains
disappointingly low, particularly among the millions of poor smallholders who account for …

This study examines Cambodian rice farmers' willingness to pay for the weather-indexed
insurance (WII) proposed to manage the financial impact of shifting monsoon rainfall …

An initial cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of the African Risk Capacity (ARC), published in 2013,
showed that regional risk pooling for severe droughts could increase benefits to poor …

Using a multi-year, spatially diversified randomised controlled trial spanning two African
countries, this paper explores whether a complementary bundle of genetic and financial …

China has invested substantial financial subsidies to promote the development of crop
insurance; however, the insurance demand among farmers remains notably low, resulting in …

We analysed Nepalese farmers' risk perceptions, attitudes, management strategies and
preferences for crop insurance products. We found that drought is the most important …