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Protecting livelihoods – Linking agricultural insurance and social protection
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Online Location
http://www.fao.org/social-protection/resources/resources-detail/en/c/1391574/
Publication date
22/03/2021
Number of Pages
72
Language:
English
Type of Publication:
Studies
Focus Region:
Global
Focus Topic:
Gender / Youth / Social Inclusion
Rural Finance / Insurance
Author
FAO
Organization
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study is to provide readers with an overview of how agricultural insurance and social protection interventions can complement each other, within the frame of disaster risk management for vulnerable agricultural actors. Specifically, it aims to underline the operational nuances, challenges, opportunities and constraints associated with employing agricultural insurance within social protection systems. Furthermore, it presents a number of practical lessons learned and considerations that can be used by relevant public stakeholders (such as local policymakers and development agencies) to introduce aspects of agricultural insurance in programmes and initiatives that seek to strengthen social protection for vulnerable farmers.