Chapter 6 Insurance Opportunities Against Weather Risks For Smallholder Farmers In Africa

AUTHOR

Francisco Ceballos, John M. Ulimwengu, Tsitsi Makombe, and Miguel Robles

SERIES NAME

ReSAKSS Annual Trends and Outlook Report

YEAR

2017

ABSTRACT

Although the potential for innovative insurance mechanisms is real, additional work to understand their effectiveness and substantial scale-up efforts will be needed to achieve a sustainable expansion of efficient agricultural insurance markets in Africa.

PUBLISHER

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington DC, USA