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1.
NEW APPROACHES TO CROP YIELD INSURANCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
IFPRI Environment and Production Technology Division Discussion
Paper 55. View
Online
Abstract:
Natural disasters can be extremely disruptive to farmers and
to others whose incomes depend on a successful crop. Society
can gain from more efficient sharing of crop and natural disaster
risks. However, the costs associated with traditional agricultural
risk programs have historically exceeded the gains from improved
risk sharing. This paper explores government intervention in
agricultural risk markets and discusses new approaches to risk
sharing with limited government involvement. In particular,
we build the case for introducing negotiable state-contingent
contracts settled on area crop yield estimates or locally appropriate
weather indices. These instruments could replace traditional
crop insurance at a lower cost to government while meeting the
risk management needs of a wider clientele.
2.
CROP INSURANCE AND CROP CREDIT: IMPACT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
CROP INSURANCE SCHEME ON COOPERATIVE CREDIT IN GUJARAT
Mishra, Pamod K.,
In: Journal of International Development 6, no. 5 (1994):
519-568.
3. MUTUAL INSURANCE AS AN ELUSIVE CONCEPT IN TRADITIONAL RURAL
COMMUNITIES
Platteau, Jean - Philippe
In: Journal of development studies, 33, no.6 [1997], 764-96
Available in hard copy at the British
Library for Development Studies (BLDS), IDS. Record Number:
168227
4. RISK AND INSURANCE IN A HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY : ROLE OF LIVESTOCK
IN MIXED FARMING IN PAKISTAN
Kurosaki, Takashi
In: Developing economies / Institute of Developing Economies,
33, no.4 [1995], 464-85
ISSN: 0012-1533
Available at: BLDS, IDS
Record Number: 153359
5.
RURAL DEMAND FOR DROUGHT INSURANCE
Gautam, Madhur; Hazell, Peter; Alderman, Harold
World Bank. Agricultural Policies Division. Policy Research
Department. Poverty and Human Resources Division, Washington,
D.C.: World Bank, 1994
Policy research working paper ; 1383
Available at IDS, BLDS. Record Number: 137724
6.
AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development [Geneva]:
UNCTAD, 1994
Available at BLDS, IDS, Record Number: 131719
7.
CAN CROP INSURANCE WORK? : THE CASE OF INDIA
Mosley, Paul; Krishnamurthy, R.
Journal of Development Studies, Vol31:3. February 1995, p
428.
or
University of Reading. Department of Economics; University
of Manchester. Institute for Development Policy and Management.
Working papers on finance for low income groups ; no. 9. Manchester
: IDPM, 1993
Available at BLDS, IDS, Record Number: 137184
(for further information you can call Paul Mosley direct on
0114 222 3346 and he will gladly chat to you)
8.
DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE SCHEMES
IN ASIA
Asian Productivity Organization, Tokyo : APO, 1999
ISBN: 9283322274
Available at BLDS, IDS, Record Number: 205711
9. CASE STUDIES ON RURAL INSURANCE IN AFRICA
Zaman, M.A.; Mekonnen, Merid
Joint ECA / FAO Agriculture Division [Addis Ababa] : The Division,
1993
Monograph / Joint ECA - FAO Agriculture Division ; no. 5
Available at BLDS, IDS. Record Number: 117222
10.
THE APPROPRIATE ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
Hazell, Peter B.R.
In: Journal of International Development, 4,no.6 [1992], 567-81
Available at BLDS, IDS. Record Number: 102217
11. AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE IN ASIA : PLANNING AND PRACTICES
: REPORT OF APO SEMINAR, 21ST - 31ST AUGUST 1990, TOKYO, JAPAN
Asian Productivity Organization, Tokyo : APO, 1991
Available at BLDS, IDS. Record Number: 109588
12. CREDIT MARKETS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA : CREDIT AS INSURANCE
IN A RURAL ECONOMY
Udry, Christopher
In: World Bank Economic Review, 4,
no.3 [1990], 251-69
Available at BLDS, IDS. Record Number: 65241
13.
INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSION FORUM ON MICRO-INSURANCE, DHAKA,
BANGLADESH 29 FEBRUARY, 2000
Report
on the Proceedings
Presentations by around 20 micro-finance practitioners. Some
case studies of crop and livestock insurance described. Issues
raised include: What is the scope for agricultural insurance?
Agricultural insurance is not common. It is an extremely challenging
product, and is not recommended for the MFI sector.
14.
FAO SITE - RURAL FINANCE IN THE FAO
Not much detail
Site describes the following publication (not online):
Crop Insurance Planning - Strategies for Crop Insurance Planning
The purpose of this publication is purely practical. It is
intended as a guide for those organizations and individuals
concerned with crop insurance, whether at the stage of early
consideration, planning, or actual operations. It does not
seek to map out fixed, detailed guidelines. Rather, the aim
is to identify the broad strategies for viable crop insurance
on the basis of experience from a variety of programmes in
both developing and developed agriculture.
15.
PROMOTING
FARM INVESTMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION OF AFRICAN
AGRICULTURE
Productive Sector Growth and Environment (PSGE) in Africa,
USAID (1996)
Abstract:
Key findings and policy implications discussed in this document-Promoting
Farm Investment for Sustainable Intensification of African
Agriculture- include the following: Farmers are much more
likely to invest in both productivity and land protection
when they can produce cash crops. Livestock husbandry is a
boon to farm investments, as it provides cash income, manure,
and an insurance policy against crop failures. Land tenure
insecurity, political instability, policy caprice, and wildly
fluctuating farm prices dissuade investment. Complementary
infrastructure, often built by villages or national governments,
is crucial. Furthermore, rural non-farm businesses are a crucial
source of funds for farm investments, especially since the
dismantling of public credit programs.
There
is a little bit of stuff on livestock as an insurance against
crop failure, risks and other forms of investment in agriculture
but it is not a major theme.
16.
MICROFINANCE
IN THE WAKE OF NATURAL DISASTERS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Geetha Nagarajan, Development Alternatives, Inc.
No specific mention of agricultural insurance, but topic may
be of relevance.
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