This filmed interview of Hassan Bashir, group chief executive of Takaful Africa Group, was prepared for the ILRI-World Bank Group side event at the Borlaug Dialogue, Des Moines, Iowa, 12 October 2016.
Bashir, H.
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[Delivering insurance to protect livestock wealth and livelihoods in the drylands of Kenya]
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Delivering insurance to protect livestock wealth and livelihoods in the drylands of Kenya
Jensen, Nathaniel D.
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Mude, Andrew G.
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Barrett, Christopher B.
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[How basis risk and spatiotemporal adverse selection influence demand for index insurance: Evidence from northern Kenya]
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How basis risk and spatiotemporal adverse selection influence demand for index insurance: Evidence from northern Kenya
This report summarizes the proceedings of the workshop; “Mobilizing a CGIAR Agricultural
Insurance Research Community,” held in Washington, D.C., January 20-22. 29 participants
representing 14 CGIAR Centers (AfricaRice, CIAT, CIMMYT, ICARDA, ICRAF, IFPRI,
ILRI, CCAFS, IWMI, IRRI) came together to...
Garvin, S
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Hansen, James
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[Mobilizing a CGIAR Agricultural Insurance Research Community]
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Mobilizing a CGIAR Agricultural Insurance Research Community
Taye, Masresha
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Mude, Andrew G.
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[Strengthening resilience of pastoralists through Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI): Insights from Ethiopia]
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Strengthening resilience of pastoralists through Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI): Insights from Ethiopia
Fava, Francesco P.
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Upton, J.
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Banerjee, Rupsha R.
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Taye, Masresha
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Mude, Andrew G.
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[Pre-feasibility study for Index-Based Livestock Insurance in Niger]
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Pre-feasibility study for Index-Based Livestock Insurance in Niger
This paper examines the impact of shocks on food security and the insurance role of social capital and informal social networks. In particular, by combining household panel data, weather data, self-reported shocks and detailed social capital information, the paper investigates the insurance role ...
Wossen, T.
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Falco, S. di
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Berger, T.
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McClain, W.
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[You are not alone: social capital and risk exposure in rural Ethiopia]
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You are not alone: social capital and risk exposure in rural Ethiopia
Pastoral populations of sub-Saharan Africa are particularly vulnerable to losses in wealth and productive assets via herdmortality shocks. Although conventional insurance mechanisms covering individual losses are not cost effective in low income extensive grazing pastoral communities, index insur...
Mills, C.J.
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Jensen, Nathaniel D.
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Barrett, Christopher B.
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Mude, Andrew G.
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[Characterization for index based livestock insurance]
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Characterization for index based livestock insurance
Chelanga, P.
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Khalai, D.C.
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Fava, Francesco P.
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Mude, Andrew G.
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[Determining insurable units for index-based livestock insurance in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia]
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Determining insurable units for index-based livestock insurance in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia
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, Jonathan
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Hansen, James W.
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Rose, Alison
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Braun, Mélody
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[Scaling up agricultural adaptation through insurance: Bringing together insurance, big data and agricultural innovation]
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Scaling up agricultural adaptation through insurance: Bringing together insurance, big data and agricultural innovation