This MRR Innovation Lab project in Mozambique is testing short-term subsidy and training programs for rural households to learn about stress-tolerant maize bundled with index insurance.

This project evaluates new agricultural technologies that stabilize crop yields and rural incomes in the face of environmental shocks that historically have led to decreased food intake and irreversible, long-term negative impacts especially among young children.

The main goal of this research is to compare two alternatives – conventional versus index insurance – in the specific context of Ecuador.

This project seeks to test an area-based yield (ARBY) insurance scheme for small and medium sized producers in selected valleys of the Peruvian coast.