This paper evaluates the effectiveness of a new index-based livestock insurance (IBLI) product designed to compensate for area average predicted livestock mortality loss in northern Kenya, where previous work has established the presence of poverty traps.
In this paper, we study the adoption of an innovative rainfall insurance product designed to compensate low-income Indian farmers in case of deficient rainfall during the primary monsoon season.
This memorandum describes how the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) can help to realize the potential of index insurance to build credit markets, enhance technology adoption and support farmers' income.
This presentation was presented by Andrew Shepherd from Center Poverty Research Center describing how social exclusion is relevant to international aid.