In a changing climate, stronger and more frequent weather and climate extremes are the new norms. Smallholder farmers in the developing world experience some of the highest levels of vulnerability to weather and climate risk. In this context, weather index-based insurance is an attractive approach to managing weather and climate risks. >>Learn More.
Index insurance has been found to work well at the pilot scale – but can it reach farmers at a broader scale and achieve commercial viability?
>> Watch experts’ discussion held on Wednesday, January 28, 2015.
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