This paper analyzes gender differences in awareness and adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices using data from a survey administered to men and women within the same households in southwestern Bangladesh.

It is widely recognized that local management of common pool resources can be more efficient and more effective than private markets or top-down government management, especially in remote rural communities in which the institutions necessary for

This report summarizes results from qualitative research on a picture-based insurance solution to improve agricultural risk management.

Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change (BRACC) is a five year program whose main objective is to strengthen the resilience of poor and vulnerable households to withstand current and future weather and climate-related shocks and stres

Financial instruments such as savings, loans, and insurance are critical tools in managing risk for smallholder farmers across the developing world.

Production risk is pervasive in agriculture, yet smallholder farmers lack access to quality insurance.

The frequency of natural disasters, especially storms and floods, has been increasing globally over the last several decades.

IFPRI, together with partners from India as well as the academic community, pioneered in testing whether smartphone camera data could strengthen insurance products in India.

Low-income households around the world are particularly vulnerable to shocks, but also the least prepared when a shock hits.

Smallholder farmers in Africa, Asia, and elsewhere are highly exposed to crises or “shocks” in both their physical and their socioeconomic environments.

Most index-based insurance products have been developed without giving explicit attention to gender. However, there is ample evidence that shocks affect men and women differently and that they allocate resources in different ways.

Fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. 

Using a participatory rural appraisal approach, a series of qualitative studies were conducted in four countries facing negative impacts of climate change—Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya and Mali—in order to determine men’s and women’s perceptions of

This brief summarizes an in-depth study on gendered aspects of willingness to pay for index-based agricultural insurance in Bangladesh.

Potential for Group-Based Approaches