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discussion paper

When implementation goes wrong: Lessons from crop insurance in India

Based on experiments to bring about comprehensive crop insurance coverage over the last 50 years, the Indian government introduced a new crop insurance program, called Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), in April 2016.

factsheet

Assessing the risk of COVID-19 in Bangladesh

As COVID-19 vaccines are becoming available, governments will need to assess the number and location of the most vulnerable people within their populations.

factsheet

Assessing the risk of COVID-19 in Nepal

As COVID-19 vaccines are becoming available, governments will need to assess the number and location of the most vulnerable people within their populations.

project paper

Assessing the risk of COVID-19 in Feed the Future countries

In anticipation of the development of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine—the distribution of which will be a complex and sensitive issue—governments will need to assess the number and location of the most vulnerable people within their populati

discussion paper

Crop insurance and crop productivity: Evidence from rice farmers in eastern India

The paper explores the spread of crop insurance in India and analyzes the factors affecting the demand for crop insurance. The study also assesses the impact of crop insurance on the rice yields of smallholder rice producers.

book

Agricultural development: New perspectives in a changing world

Explores key emerging issues facing developing-country agriculture today, from rapid urbanization to rural transformation to climate change

synopsis

Agricultural development: New perspectives in a changing world: Synopsis

Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World is the first comprehensive exploration of key emerging issues facing developing-country agriculture today, from rapid urbanization to rural transformation to climate change.

book chapter

Agricultural development in a changing world

The world has been changing rapidly, and major issues surrounding agriculture have evolved as well. In fact, over the last several decades major shifts have occurred in the thinking on and practice of agricultural development.

journal article

Demand for crop insurance in developing countries: New evidence from India

Determining farmers’ real demand for crop insurance is difficult, especially in developing countries, where there is a lack of formal financial sector integration and a high reliance on informal risk mitigation options.

dataset

Crop Monitoring Using Smartphone Based Near-Surface Remote Sensing: Ground Pictures of Wheat and Auxiliary Data from Northern India

This is a processed dataset of approximately 20,000 near-surface remote sensing images acquired using inexpensive smartphones within the context of a picture-based insurance (PBI) initiative of 1,685 smallholder farmers fields in northwest India.
journal article

Drought‐tolerant rice, weather index insurance, and comprehensive risk management for smallholders: Evidence from a multi‐year field experiment in India

In rainfed production systems throughout India, agricultural activities are dependent upon the summer monsoon, and any aberration in monsoon rainfall patterns can have severe consequences for rice production.