During this conference, the CCAFS Learning Platform for Agricultural Insurance, led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and implemented in partnership with the CGIAR research program for Policies, Institutions and Markets (

The study found that dynamic crop models have the accuracy to predict normal to high yields, but there are limits to their ability to capture low yields.

Risk is considered one of the main barriers to investments in agriculture. The Picture-based Insurance (PBI) project in India, funded by 3ie, evaluates the impact of an innovative insurance scheme.

Smallholder farmers are increasingly exposed to weather extremes but lack access to affordable insurance products to protect their livelihoods from catastrophic crop damage.

We developed, implemented, and evaluated an innovative personalized advisory service that complements picture-based insurance (PBI), an easy-to-understand low-cost insurance product for visible crop damage.

Credit markets are key instruments by which liquidity constrained smallholder farmers may finance productivity investments.

This paper describes and tests the feasibility of Picture-Based Crop Insurance (PBI), a new way to deliver affordable and easy-to-understand insurance.

Bundling agricultural insurance with climate-smart technologies and practices (CSA) can help improve risk management for smallholder farmers. This paper analyzes how bundling affects demand for insurance and CSA.

● Making food markets work for the poor
● Evaluating the impact of trade policies on value chains, income, and food security
● Measuring and reducing food losses

Advanced parametric financial instruments, like weather index insurance (WII) and risk contingency credit (RCC), support disaster-risk management and reduction in the world’s most disaster-prone regions.

How does it change the yield benefits of nitrogen fertilizer and improved maize varieties in Africa south of the Sahara?

Building on the existing literature, this chapter synthesizes the key findings of the From Protection to Production (PtoP) project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which studies the impact of SCT (social cash t

This chapter analyzes how the interplay of agriculture and social protection programs and policies and their coordinated implementation can create positive synergies that accelerate progress in reducing rural poverty, eliminating hunger, and build

This article reviews the literature on contract farming (CF) in India and assesses the impact of smallholders’ perceived production risks on the adoption of CF; the impact of CF on smallholders’ food security; and its impact on employment generati

Do impacts of health insurance depend on households' access to informal insurance, as proxied for by mobile money usage in Kenya?

Scientists and policymakers have proposed various strategies for managing drought risks in agriculture. This study considers the effectiveness of two such strategies, specifically drought tolerant rice and weather index insurance in Odisha, India.