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Pushkar Gaur is a Research Analyst in the Natural Resources and Resilience Unit, based in New Delhi. He currently works on the Picture Based Crop Insurance project. Prior to joining IFPRI, he worked at Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC) on crop area and yield forecasting and was involved in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY). He completed his master’s degree in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems from the Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Utter Pradesh, after receiving his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from VBS Purvanchal University.

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Picture-based crop insurance: Using smartphone camera data for claims verification in India

2025Ceballos, Francisco; Gaur, Pushkar; Gupta, Monali; Kannan, Samyuktha; Kramer, Berber
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Picture-based crop insurance: Using smartphone camera data for claims verification in India

This brief discusses the findings of an impact evaluation of a picture-based crop insurance scheme that uses smartphone camera data for claims verification in India. 3ie initially received funding for the Agricultural Insurance Evidence Program from UK aid through the Department for International Development (now known as FCDO). The program is now funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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2025

Authors

Ceballos, Francisco; Gaur, Pushkar; Gupta, Monali; Kannan, Samyuktha; Kramer, Berber

Citation

Ceballos, Francisco; Gaur, Pushkar; Gupta, Monali; Kannan, Samyuktha; and Kramer, Berber. 2025. Picture-based crop insurance: Using smartphone camera data for claims verification in India. Impact evaluation brief: Agriculture, fishing and forestry. International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie). https://doi.org/10.23846/B/IE/202501

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India

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Asia; Southern Asia; Crop Insurance; Smartphones; Data; Impact Assessment

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English

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Open Access

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https://doi.org/10.23846/b/ie/202501 Source record

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Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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Picture-based crop insurance: A randomized controlled trial evaluating the impacts of using smartphone camera data for claims verification in India

2025Ceballos, Francisco; Gaur, Pushkar; Gupta, Monali; Kannan, Samyuktha; Kramer, Berber
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Picture-based crop insurance: A randomized controlled trial evaluating the impacts of using smartphone camera data for claims verification in India

Exposure to weather hazards, pests, crop diseases, and climate change threaten the livelihoods of many smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries. A lack of agricultural insurance has severe financial consequences for farmers in the aftermath of shocks; however, even in uneventful years, it discourages risk-averse farmers from investing in profitable agricultural production opportunities, thereby limiting the adoption of practices and technologies that would improve productivity and income. As a result, many countries are focusing on agricultural insurance as a means of reducing farmers’ exposure to production risks and increasing investments. This report describes findings from an impact evaluation of a novel crop insurance scheme in the state of Haryana, India.

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2025

Authors

Ceballos, Francisco; Gaur, Pushkar; Gupta, Monali; Kannan, Samyuktha; Kramer, Berber

Citation

Ceballos, Francisco; Gaur, Pushkar; Gupta, Monali; Kannan, Samyuktha; and Kramer, Berber. 2025. Picture-based crop insurance: A randomized controlled trial evaluating the impacts of using smartphone camera data for claims verification in India. Impact Evaluation Report 141. International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie). https://doi.org/10.23846/TW13IE141

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India

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Asia; Southern Asia; Crop Insurance; Smartphones; Data; Impact; Randomized Controlled Trials

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English

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Open Access

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https://doi.org/10.23846/tw13ie141 Source record

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Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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Report

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A gender-responsive approach to designing agricultural risk management bundles

2023Adhikari, Roshan; Kramer, Berber; Ward, Patrick S.; Foster, Timothy; Sharma, Varun; Gaur, Pushkar; Pattnaik, Subhransu
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A gender-responsive approach to designing agricultural risk management bundles

– Bundling agricultural insurance with risk-reducing agricultural technologies can lower the cost of insurance for farmers, but before implementing bundled solutions, it is important to analyze how these bundles would impact men and women differently. –

Year published

2023

Authors

Adhikari, Roshan; Kramer, Berber; Ward, Patrick S.; Foster, Timothy; Sharma, Varun; Gaur, Pushkar; Pattnaik, Subhransu

Citation

Adhikari, Roshan; Kramer, Berber; Ward, Patrick S.; Foster, Timothy; Sharma, Varun; Gaur, Pushkar; and Pattnaik, Subhransu. 2023. A gender-responsive approach to designing agricultural risk management bundles. IFPRI Project Note May 2023. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136692.

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India

Keywords

Southern Asia; Asia; Transplanting; Gender; Agricultural Technology; Policies; Direct Sowing; Farmers; Rice; Agricultural Insurance; Labour; Yields; Risk; Gender Equity; Women Farmers; Climate Change

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English

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Open Access

Links

https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136692 Source record

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Brief