Although coffee is a promising cash crop, smallholder farmers that grow coffee are still vulnerable. Soil fertility is declining, pest and disease pressure is increasing, populations are rising, and land is continuously fragmented. Above all, climate change is starting to take its toll and puts f...
Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Läderach, Peter
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Craparo, S.
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Wanyama, I.
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Nibasumba A
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Bielders, Charles L.
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[Climate-smart perennial systems]
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Climate-smart perennial systems
This paper discusses a methodology to model precipitation indices and premium prices for index-based drought insurance for smallholders. Spatial basis risk, which is borne by the insured, is a problem, especially in variable topography. Also, site-specific drought risk needs to be estimated accur...
Kost, André
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Läderach, Peter
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Myles, Fisher
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Cook, Simon
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Gómez, Lorena
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[Improving index-based drought insurance in varying topography: evaluating basis risk based on perceptions of Nicaraguan hillside farmers]
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Improving index-based drought insurance in varying topography: evaluating basis risk based on perceptions of Nicaraguan hillside farmers
Agriculture is inherently risky. Drought is a particularly troublesome hazard that has a documented adverse impact on agricultural development. A long history of decision-support tools have been developed to try and help farmers or policy makers manage risk. We offer site-specific drought insuran...
Díaz Nieto, Jacqueline
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Fisher, Myles J.
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Cook, Simon E.
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Läderach, Peter
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Lundy, Mark
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[Weather indices for designing micro-insurance products for small-holder farmer in the tropics]
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Weather indices for designing micro-insurance products for small-holder farmer in the tropics