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In 2014, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) proposed a major expansion of agricultural insurance in the context of other reforms to the agricultural sector, and as part of the implementation of its National Agricultural Resilience Framework (NARF). This report...


Hansen, JamesHellin, JonathanRose, GoslingaAraba, Debisi[A roadmap for evidence-based insurance development for Nigeria’s farmers]A roadmap for evidence-based insurance development for Nigeria’s farmers

Nigeria can build a robust resilience framework to ensure that its agricultural sector is able to cope with the shocks and stresses of climate change through weather insurance. While there is already demand for index insurance, bundling insurance with production inputs and finance can make insura...


Hellin, JonathanHansen, JamesAraba, Debisi[Building Agricultural Resilience through Insurance in Nigeria]Building Agricultural Resilience through Insurance in Nigeria

Our belief that index insurance holds significant potential to reduce climate risk for small-holder farmers through its protection and promotion roles, significantly improving the welfare of farm households, is why we are bringing together experts from across the insurance, agriculture and climat...


Hellin, JonathanHansen, James W.Rose, AlisonBraun, Mélody[Scaling up agricultural adaptation through insurance: Bringing together insurance, big data and agricultural innovation]Scaling up agricultural adaptation through insurance: Bringing together insurance, big data and agricultural innovation

Climate change is expected to increase the risk from extreme climate events, such as drought, flooding and heat waves, in much of the developing world (IPCC 2012, 2014). Extreme events erode farmers’ livelihoods through loss of productive assets, while the uncertainty associated with climate vari...


Hansen, JamesRose, AlisonHellin, Jonathan[Prospects for scaling up the contribution of index insurance to smallholder adaptation to climate risk]Prospects for scaling up the contribution of index insurance to smallholder adaptation to climate risk

Agricultural insurance has been a feature in Nigeria for over two decades. The Federal Government has plans to expand agricultural insurance in the Country as part of several initiatives under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA). The Government wishes to extend crop insurance to those fa...


Hellin, JonathanHansen, James W.Araba D[Evidence-Based Insurance Development for Nigeria’s Farmers: Briefing paper for Nigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD)-CCAFS Knowledge-Sharing Workshop, London, 27-28 January 2015]Evidence-Based Insurance Development for Nigeria’s Farmers: Briefing paper for Nigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD)-CCAFS Knowledge-Sharing Workshop, London, 27-28 January 2015

Wassmann, ReinerSander, Bjoern OleYadav, SudhirBouman, BasSingleton, GrantStuart, AlexanderHellin, JonathanJohnson, DavidHughes, Jacqueline d'ArrosButterbach-Bahl, KlausKiese, RalfKraus, DavidJanz, BaldurLinquist, BruceGaihre, Yam KantaChirinda, NgonidzasheWollenberg, Eva K.[New records of very high nitrous oxide fluxes from rice cannot be generalized for water management and climate impacts]New records of very high nitrous oxide fluxes from rice cannot be generalized for water management and climate impacts

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