Across Africa there is a growing interest in agricultural insurance as a way to protect farmers, lessen reliance on aid, and bolster economic growth. A number of questions remain. What are the best practices to realize the promise of agricultural insurance? How can pitfalls be avoided?
At this event, over 50 researchers, government officials, private sectors business representatives, and international policy groups all joined together to report on and discuss this promising tool in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
To discuss risk transfer innovations and their applications to the Pan-‐Andean region, the I4 Index Insurance Innovation Initiative hosted a convening on the synergies between the public and private sectors for agricultural insurance.
The AMA Innovation Lab, the United States Agency for International Development, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Micro-Insurance Innovation Facility of the International Labour Organization, and Oxfam America announce the creation of the Index Insurance Innovation
At this event, over 50 researchers, government officials, private sectors business representatives, and international policy groups all joined together to report on and discuss this promising tool in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
